German submarine U-144 (1940)
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For other ships of the same name, see German submarine U-144.
| Career (Nazi Germany) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-144 |
| Ordered: | 25 September 1939 |
| Builder: | Howaldtswerke, Kiel |
| Laid down: | 10 January 1940 |
| Launched: | 24 August 1940 |
| Commissioned: | 2 October 1940 |
| Fate: | Sunk in the Gulf of Finland north of Dagö, 10 August 1941 |
| Class and type: | Type IID |
| Complement: | 28 |
| Service record | |
| Part of: | Kriegsmarine: 1st U-boat Flotilla (Training) 22nd U-boat Flotilla (School Boat) 22nd U-boat Flotilla (Front Boat) |
| Commanders: | Friedrich von Hippel Gert von Mittelstaedt |
| Operations: | 3 |
| Victories: | 1 |
German submarine U-144 was a Type IID U-boat of the German Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was laid down on 10 January 1940 by Deutsche Werke of Kiel and commissioned on 2 October 1940.[1]
[edit] Career
In three patrols U-144 sank one submarine for a total of 206 tons. The Soviet submarine M-78 was torpedoed and sunk, west of Widawa in position 57°28′N 21°17′E / 57.467°N 21.283°E on 23 June 1941.
[edit] Fate
U-144 was sunk on 10 August 1941 in the Gulf of Finland north of Dagö, in approximate position 59°N 23°E / 59°N 23°ECoordinates: 59°N 23°E / 59°N 23°E, by torpedoes from the Soviet submarine SC-307. All 28 men inside were killed.
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