U-250 1944
Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).
Key facts
| Name | U-250 | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1944 | Wikidata P793 significant event, point-in-time qualifier |
| Era | Second World War | derived from year |
| Ship type | U-boat | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | War action | Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence |
| Nationality / flag | Nazi Germany | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Operator | Soviet Union, Kriegsmarine | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Conflict | Battle of the Atlantic, Baltic Sea campaigns | Wikidata P607 conflict |
| Sea / ocean | Gulf of Finland | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | Russia | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 27 km from land |
| Position | 60.2790, 28.2490 | Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0) |
About the wreck
German submarine U-250 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's navy (Kriegsmarine) during World War II. The submarine was laid down on 9 January 1943 at the Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft yard at Kiel as yard number 684. She was launched on 11 November 1943 and commissioned on 12 December under the command of Kapitänleutnant Werner-Karl Schmidt.
In one patrol, she sank one ship.
The boat was sunk by the Soviet submarine chaser MO-103 in the Gulf of Finland (Baltic) on 30 July 1944 at 60°27′54″N 28°24′54″E
Location
- Recorded position: 60.2790, 28.2490 (Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Gulf of Finland
- Nearest coast: Russia
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Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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