U-982
Type | VIIC | |||||||
| Ordered | 5 Jun, 1941 | |||||||
| Laid down | 24 Aug, 1942 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 182) | ||||||
| Launched | 29 Apr, 1943 | |||||||
| Commissioned | 10 Jun, 1943 | Oblt. Edmund Grochowiak | ||||||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 10 Jun, 1943 - 31 Jan, 1944 5. Flottille (training) 1 Feb, 1944 - 1 Jul, 1944 6. Flottille (front boat) 1 Jul, 1944 - 28 Feb, 1945 24. Flottille (training) 1 Mar, 1945 - 9 Apr, 1945 31. Flottille (training) | ||||||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||
| Fate | Destroyed on 9 April, 1945 in Hamburg by bombs from RAF-Bomber Command aircraft. | |||||||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-982 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 |