List of all U-boats

U-148

Type

IID

Ordered

25 Sep 1939

Laid down

10 Apr 1940

Deutsche Werke AG, Kiel (werk 277)

Launched

16 Nov 1940

Commissioned

28 Dec 1940

Oblt. Hans-Jürgen Radke

Commanders

28 Dec 1940	-	14 Sep 1941	Oblt. Hans-Jürgen Radke
15 Sep 1941	-	15 Jan 1942	Oblt. Eberhard Mohr
16 Jan 1942	-	19 Oct 1942	Oblt. Rudolf Heinz Franke (Knights Cross)
20 Oct 1942	-	18 Jan 1943	Oblt. Herbert Brüninghaus
19 Jan 1943	-	15 Dec 1943	Oblt. Goske von Möllendorff
30 Nov 1943	-	15 Dec 1944	Oblt. Heinz Schäffer
16 Dec 1944	-	5 May 1945	Oblt. Renko Tammen

Career
No patrols

28 Dec 1940	-	30 Sep 1941	24. Flottille (training)
1 Oct 1941	-	1 Mar 1945	21. Flottille (school boat)
1 Mar 1945	-	5 May 1945	31. Flottille (training)

Successes

No ships sunk or damaged

Fate

Scuttled on 5 May 1945 at Wilhelmshaven, western entrance to Raederschleuse. Wreck broken up.

Final location

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-148 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.