List of all U-boats
U-298
Type | VIIC/41 | ||||||||||||||||
Ordered | 23 Mar 1942 | ||||||||||||||||
Laid down | 23 Feb 1943 | Bremer Vulkan-Vegesacker Werft, Bremen-Vegesack (werk 63) | |||||||||||||||
Launched | 25 Oct 1943 | ||||||||||||||||
Commissioned | 1 Dec 1943 | Oblt. Ortwin Hensellek | |||||||||||||||
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Career No patrols |
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Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | ||||||||||||||||
Fate |
Surrendered at Bergen, Norway on 9 May 1945. Transferred to Loch Ryan, Scotland on 30 May 1945. Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info) | ||||||||||||||||
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Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-298 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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