Deutsches U-Boot-Museum

1

UBoats built in Germany and commissioned between 1935 and 1945, of which some 863 were brought into combat action

2

UBoats taken over from foreign Navies and commissioned by the Kriegsmarine (1 x TUR/ 1 x GBR/ 2 x NOR/ 5 x NED/ 1 x FRA/ 5 x ITA)

Total 1 - 2

Losses in combat missions caused by...

3

Enemy surface combattants

245

4

Enemy aircraft

264

5

Enemy surface combattants and aircraft jointly

45

6

Enemy submarines

23

7

Mines

20

8

Missing, sinking still open

26

9

Collisions at sea while engaged in missions

8

10

Scuttling following non-repairable combat damage

12

11

Own blasting in foreign territorial waters

2

12

Enemy seizure while in combat missions

5

13

Apart from 3-13: Losses suffered by UBoats taken over from other Navies (UIT-22 und UIT-23)

2

Total 3 - 13

652

Losses through other causes and fates of UBoats at the end of war…

14

Through enemy action at bases outside Germany

21

15

Through enemy action at bases in Germany

45

16

Through accidents or diving failures

9

17

Through collision during training in homewaters

15

18

Through mines in homewaters

9

19

Through sinking (U-235) by own vessel (T-17) by unintentional dropping of depth charges

1

20

De-commissioned prior the end of war

29

21

Special cases (U-382/ U-416/ U-560/ U-612/ U-1007)

5

22

Internment during the war (U-573 und U-760 in SPA)

2

23

UBoats handed over to Japan as a present by an ally (U-511 on 16.09.1943) and at the time of the German surrender in Europe in May 1945 (U-181/ U-195/ U-219/ U-862/ UIT-24/ UIT-25)

7

24

Scuttling at the end of war

208

25

Surrender at the end of war
a. At sea = 49 (5 to USA/ 2 to CAN/ 2 to ARG/ 23 to GBR, includ. Gibraltar/ 9 to NOR/ 7 to GER, 1 to DEN)
b. In port = 107 (87 in NOR/ 16 in GER/ 3 in DAN/ 1 in FRA)

156

26

Apart from 14-25: Losses at the UBoats taken over from foreign Navies (exempt UIT-24 and UIT-25 taken over by Japan) though 8 de-commissionings (UA/ UB/ UC-1/ UC-2/ UD-1/ UD-2/ UD-3/ UD-4), 1 accident (UF-2), 1 scuttling (UIT-21) and 1 surrender (UD-5)

11

Total 14 - 26

518

Total 3 - 13