List of all U-boats
U-994
Type | VIIC | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ordered | 25 May 1941 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Laid down | 14 Nov 1942 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 194) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Launched | 8 Jul 1943 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Commissioned | 2 Sep 1943 | Ltnt. Wolf Ackermann | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Fate | Surrendered on 9 May 1945 at Trondheim, Norway (Waller & Niestlé, 2010). Transferred from Trondheim, Norway to Loch Ryan on 19 May, 1945 for Operation Deadlight. Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Attacks on this boat
17 Jul 1944
The boat was attacked by a Norwegian Mosquito aircraft (Sqdn 333/L), the boat was damaged and 5 men were wounded. The boat reached Bergen the same day.
7 Oct 1944
The boat was attacked in Norwegian waters by an aircraft, but the crew replied with anti-aircraft fire and claimed a hit on the plane.
2 recorded attacks on this boat.
Men lost from the boat
17 Jul 1944
The boat was attacked by a Norwegian Mosquito aircraft (Sqdn 333/L), the boat was damaged and 5 men were wounded. The boat reached Bergen the same day.
Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -
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