German submarine U-149 (1940)

II D

M 16 105

German works, Kiel

September 25, 1939

278

May 25, 1940

October 19, 1940

November 13, 1940

1 war patrol

1 submarine (206 t)

U 149 was a German U- boat of the type II D, which was used in World War II by the German Navy.

History

The contract for the boat was awarded on 25 September 1939 the German shipyard works, Kiel. The keel was laid on 25 May 1940 the launching on October 19, 1940. Went into service under Lieutenant Horst Höltring finally took place on 13 November 1940.

The boat belonged after its commissioning on 13 November 1940 to 31 December 1940 as the training boat for the first U- Flotilla in Kiel. From January 1, 1941 to June 21, 1941 school boat in the 22 U- Flotilla in Gdynia, it came from 22 June 1941 to 31 August 1941 as a front boat of this flotilla used. After active service came U 149, from 1 September 1941 to May 1945, again as a school boat for 22 U- Flotilla to Gotenhafen and Wilhelmshaven.

U 149 took during his service a patrol on which it could sink a submarine with 206 t.

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First patrol

The boat ran on 18 June 1941 at 9.15 clock from Gdynia and expired on July 11, 1941 at 7:15 clock back there one. On this lasting 24 days and 989 nautical miles across and 843 nm under water long company in the Baltic Sea off Saaremaa, Hiiumaa and Hango was sunk with 206 tonnes a submarine.

On 27 June 1941, the Soviet, measured with 206 t, U- boat was M -101 ( Lage59.33333321.2 ) sunk by a torpedo hit.

Whereabouts

U 149 was sunk on 21 December 1945 at 03.35 clock, on the way to Operation Deadlight, in tow of HMS Cawsand Bay, by fracture of the towing connection by artillery fire from the Polish destroyer ORP Piorun ( G.65 ). The position was 56 ° 4 ' N, 9 ° 35' W56.066666666667 - 9.5833333333333 in naval grid square AM 5243rd