U-986
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 25 May 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 18 Sep 1942 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 186) | ||
| Launched | 20 May 1943 | |||
| Commissioned | 1 Jul 1943 | Oblt. Karl-Ernst Kaiser | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 1 Jul 1943 - 29 Feb 1944 5. Flottille (training) 1 Mar 1944 - 17 Apr 1944 6. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 17 Apr. 1944 south-west of Ireland, in position 50.09N, 12.51W by depth charges from the US minesweeper USS Swift and the US submarine chaser USS PC-619. 50 dead (all hands lost). | |||
There is some doubt about U-986's loss. The fate listed above is somewhat to the north of its normal return route to its Lorient base. There is no explanation why the boat would return via that northerly route.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-986 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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