German submarine U-149 (1940)

History
Germany
Name	U-149
Ordered	25 September 1939
Builder	Deutsche Werke, Kiel
Laid down	25 May 1940
Launched	19 October 1940
Commissioned	13 November 1940
Fate	Surrendered on 5 May 1945 at Heligoland
General characteristics
Class and type	Type IID Diesel-electric submarine
Displacement	list error: <br /> list (help); 314 Tons (Surfaced) ; 364 Tons (Submerged)
Length	144 ft. 3 in. (43.97 meters)
Beam	16 ft. 2 in. (4.92 meters)
Draught	12 ft. 11 in (3.93 meters)
Propulsion	2 × MWM RS127S 6-cylinder diesel engines, 700 hp (522 kW) 2 × SSW PGVV322/26 double-acting electric motors, 402 hp (300 kW)
Speed	list error: <br /> list (help); 12.7 knots (Surfaced) ; 7.4 knots (Submerged)
Range	list error: <br /> list (help); 5,650 miles at 8 knots (Surfaced) ; 56 miles at 4 knots (Submerged)
Test depth	492 ft. (150 meters)
Complement	22-24
Armament	list error: <br /> list (help); 3 × torpedo tubes (bow), five torpedoes ; 1 × 20mm anti-aircraft gun
Service record
Part of:	list error: mixed text and list (help); 1st U-boat Flotilla (30 October–31 December 1940); 22nd U-boat Flotilla (1 January–21 June 1941); 22nd U-boat Flotilla (22 June 1941–31 August 1941); 22nd U-boat Flotilla (1 September 1941–8 May 1945);
Commanders:	list error: mixed text and list (help); Kptlt. Horst Höltring (13 November 1940–30 November 1941); Kptlt. Rolf Borchers (1 December 1941–31 July 1942); Oblt. Freiherr Adolf-Whilhelm von Hammerstein-Equord (1 August 1942–14 May 1944); Oblt. Helmut Plohr (15 May 1944–8 May 1945);
Operations:	list error: mixed text and list (help); Patrol: 18 June–11 July 1941;
Victories:	One warship sunk

German submarine U-149 was a Type IID U-boat of the Nazi German Kriegsmarine during World War II. Her keel was laid down on 25 May 1940 by Deutsche Werke in Kiel as 'werk' 278. She was launched on 19 October 1940 and commissioned on 13 November with Kapitänleutnant Horst Höltring in command.

U-146 began her service life with the 1st U-boat Flotilla. She was then assigned to the 22nd flotilla, where she remained for the rest of the war, including time on a single patrol.

She surrendered in May 1945 and was sunk as part of Operation Deadlight in December.

Operational career

U-149's one patrol was carried out within the confines of the Baltic Sea, but she did sink the Soviet submarine M-99 on 27 July 1941, northwest of Dagö Island before returning to her base at Gotenhafen, (now Gdynia in modern Poland).

Fate

The boat surrendered at the German island of Heligoland on 5 May 1945. She was transferred from Wilhelmshaven to Loch Ryan in preparation for Operation Deadlight and was sunk on 21 December at 55.40N 08.00W.

References

U-boat.net webpage for U-149

^ "The Type IID boat U-149 - German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
^ "War Patrols by German U-boat U-149 - Boats - uboat.net". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 15 July 2012.

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[uboatnet-1] "The Type IID boat U-149 - German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 15 July 2012.

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