U-199

Type

IXD2

Ordered

4 Nov 1940

Laid down

10 Oct 1941

AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1045)

Launched

11 Jul 1942

Commissioned

28 Nov 1942

Kptlt. Hans-Werner Kraus (Knights Cross)

Commanders

28 Nov 1942

31 Jul 1943

Kptlt. Hans-Werner Kraus (Knights Cross)

Career
1 patrol

28 Nov 1942	-	30 Apr 1943	4. Flottille (training)
1 May 1943	-	31 Jul 1943	12. Flottille (active service)

Successes

2 ships sunk, total tonnage 4,181 GRT

Fate

Sunk 31 July 1943 in the South Atlantic east of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in position 23.54S, 42.54W, by depth charges from one American Mariner aircraft (VP-74) and two Brazilian aircraft (Catalina and Hudson). 49 dead and 12 survivors.

Loss position

See the 2 ships hit by U-199 - View the 1 war patrol

Attacks on this boat and other events

3 Jul 1943
An American Mariner flying boat (VP-74 USN, pilot Harold C. Carey) attacked the boat and was shot down with the loss of the entire aircrew. Blair has the date wrong as 30 June. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 351)

1 recorded attack on this boat.

General notes on this boat

The survivors ended up in Brazil and then in US captivity.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-199 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.