German submarine U-299
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German submarine U-299 was a Type VIIC/41 U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
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Name | U-299 |
Ordered | 23 March 1942 |
Builder | Bremer Vulkan Werft, Bremen-Vegesack |
Yard number | 64 |
Laid down | 1 March 1943 |
Launched | 6 November 1943 |
Commissioned | 15 December 1943 |
Fate | Surrendered on 9 May 1945; sunk as part of Operation Deadlight on 4 December 1945 |
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Class and type | Type VIIC/41 submarine |
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Height | 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in) |
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Complement | 4 officers, 40–56 enlisted |
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Identification codes: | M 05 506 |
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Victories: | None |
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She was laid down on 1 March 1943 by the Bremer Vulkan Werft (yard) at Bremen-Vegesack as yard number 64, launched on 6 November 1943 and commissioned on 15 December with Oberleutnant zur See Helmuth Heinrich in command.
In six patrols, she sank no ships. She was a member of one wolfpack.
She surrendered at Kristiansand-Sud on 9 May 1945 and was sunk as part of Operation Deadlight on 4 December 1945.