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</script> </div> <div align="center"> <h3><a href="/boats/">List of all U-boats</a></h3><h1>U-858</h1> </div> <div align="center"> <table class="table_subtle width650"><tr> <td class="width100"><h3>Type</h3></td><td class="width95" align="center" class="seperator"><h3><a href="/types/ixc40.htm" class="header">IXC/40</a></h3></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td>Ordered</td><td class="seperator">5 Jun 1941</td><td><br/></td></tr> <tr><td>Laid down</td><td class="seperator">11 Dec 1942</td> <td class="seperator"><a href="/technical/shipyards/ag-weser.htm">AG Weser, Bremen</a> (werk 1064)</td></tr> <tr><td>Launched</td><td class="seperator">17 Jun 1943</td><td><br/></td></tr> <tr><td>Commissioned</td><td class="seperator">30 Sep 1943</td><td class="seperator">Kptlt. Thilo Bode</td></tr> <tr><td>Commanders</td> <td colspan="2" class="seperator"><table class="table-clean"><tr><td class="width85 right">30 Sep 1943</td><td> - </td><td class="width90 right">14 May 1945</td><td>  </td><td>Kptlt. <a href="/men/commanders/94.html"> Thilo Bode</a></td></tr></table></td></tr> <tr><td>Career<br><a href="/boats/patrols/u858.html">2 patrols</a></td><td colspan="2" class="seperator"><table class="table-clean"><tr><td class="right">30 Sep 1943</td><td>-</td><td class="right">30 Apr 1944</td><td>  <a href="/flotillas/4flo.htm">4. Flottille</a> (training)<br></td></tr><tr><td class="right">1 May 1944</td><td>-</td><td class="right">30 Sep 1944</td><td>  <a href="/flotillas/2flo.htm">2. Flottille</a> (active service)<br></td></tr><tr><td class="right">1 Oct 1944</td><td>-</td><td class="right">8 May 1945</td><td>  <a href="/flotillas/33flo.htm">33. Flottille</a> (active service)<br></td></tr></table></td></tr> <tr><td>Successes</td><td colspan="2" class="seperator">No ships sunk or damaged</td></tr> <tr><td class="width100">Fate</td> <td colspan="2" class="width400 seperator"> <p><a href="/fates/surrendered.htm">Surrendered</a> on 14 May 1945 at Lewes, Delaware, USA (Waller & Niestl茅, 2010). <p><strong>Post war information (<a href="/fates/after-dl.htm">see more post-war boats</a>):</strong><br/>Transferred to Philadelphia Navy Yard, Penn on 19 May 45. Moved to New London, CT on 5 Jun 45. Minor refit. Used for limited trials in early 1946. Scuttled by US submarine USS Sirago on 21 Nov 1947 after being used for torpedo trials near New England. Map position is approximate. </td></tr> <tr><td>Final location</td><td colspan="3"> <style media="screen" type="text/css"> #mapFate {width:510px; height: 270px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px;} </style> <div id="mapFate" align="center"></div> <script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"> var mymap = L.map('mapFate').setView([39.48, -75.07], 4) L.tileLayer('/map-tiles/{z}/{x}/{y}.png', { attribution: 'map 漏 OpenStreetMap contributors | ship info by uboat.net', maxZoom: 10, }).addTo(mymap); var iconFate = L.icon({ iconUrl: '/media/maps/googlemarkers/orange_Marker.png', iconSize: [20, 34], iconAnchor: [10, 34], }); var marker = L.marker([38.80, -75.12], {icon: iconFate}).addTo(mymap).bindPopup('<strong>U-858</strong>. <a href=\"/fates/surrendered.htm\">Surrendered</a> on 14 May 1945 at Lewes, Delaware, USA (Waller & Niestl茅, 2010).');var iconPostwar = L.icon({ iconUrl: '/media/maps/googlemarkers/green_Marker.png', iconSize: [20, 34], iconAnchor: [10, 34], }); var marker = L.marker([43.12, -69.22], {icon: iconPostwar}).addTo(mymap).bindPopup('<strong>U-858</strong>. Transferred to Philadelphia Navy Yard, Penn on 19 May 45. Moved to New London, CT on 5 Jun 45. Minor refit. Used for limited trials in early 1946. Scuttled by US submarine USS Sirago on 21 Nov 1947 after being used for torpedo trials near New England. Map position is approximate.'); </script> <p class="caption">Blue marker shows the final fate of the boat after the war. Orange marker shows German surrender. Map is click-able and zoom-able.</p> </td> </tr> </table>  <p class="np"><a href="/boats/patrols/u858.html">View the 2 war patrols</a><br></p> </div> <h3>Wolfpack operations</h3> <p>U-858 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career: <br>   <a href="/ops/wolfpacks/202.html">Seewolf</a> (14 Apr 1945 - 1 May 1945) </p> <h3>Attacks on this boat and other events</h3> <div class="content_box"> <p><strong>19 Sep 1944</strong><br/>At 20.10 hours, the boat was attacked by <a href="/allies/aircraft/b24.htm">B-24 Liberator</a> BZ984 (206 Sqdn RAF/S, pilot P. Carlisle) west of Stadlandet, Norway. U-858 was searching for the disabled <a href="/boats/u867.htm">U-867</a> when she was attacked with seven depth charges. Evading the attack by a sharp turn to port the boat crash dived and was attacked with another depth charge shortly after diving, but escaped with minor damage. For some time it was thought that U-865 was sunk in this attack, but the large oil patch and 21 dinghies sighted by the crew of the aircraft about 20 minutes after the attack were actually from the scuttled U-867. <cite>(Sources: BdU KTB/ADM199-1786)</cite></p> <p>1 recorded attack on this boat.</p> </div> <h3>General notes on this boat</h3><p><strong>14 May 1945</strong>. <a href="/boats/u858.htm">U-858</a> was originally docked near Fort Miles, Delaware, where the crew were held, and was then taken to the Philadelphia Naval Yard. She was the first German warship to surrender to U.S. forces.</p> <h3>Men lost from U-boats</h3> <p>Unlike <a href="/men/men_lost.htm">many other U-boats</a>, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-858 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.</p> <h3>U-boat Emblems</h3> <p>We have 1 <strong>emblem</strong> entry for this boat. See the emblem page <a href="/special/emblems/u858.html">for this boat</a> or view emblems individually below.</p> <table><tr> <td class="width95"><a href="/special/emblems/emblem125.html"><img src="/media/boats/emblems/u858.gif" class="width80" alt="" /><br></a></td> </tr></table><br> <div align="center"> <h3>Media links</h3> <table> <tr> <td class="width140"><p><a href="/books/item/525"><img src="/media/books/covers/english/german_u-boat_losses.jpg" alt="" /> <br>German U-Boat Losses During World War II</a><br>Niestle, Axel</p></td> <td class="width140"><p><a href="/books/item/270"><img src="/media/books/covers/english/u-boat_operations2.jpg" alt="" /> <br>U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2</a><br>Wynn, Kenneth</p></td> <td class="width140"><p><a href="/books/item/538"><img src="/media/books/covers/english/hitlers_uboat_war2.jpg" alt="" /> <br>Hitler's U-boat War, Vol II</a><br>Blair, Clay</p></td></tr> </table> </div> <br><br>  <p class='center'><br/>As an Amazon Associate uboat.net earns a commission from qualifying purchases.</p> <div class="adSeperator"></div> <div id="ga_contentFooter728" align="center"> <script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-1101670507446460" data-ad-slot="7580936821"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div><br> </div>  <div id="footer"> <div id="footer_navcontainer"> <ul id="footer_navlist"> <li><a href="/" title="Front page">Front page</a></li> <li><a href="/about/" title="About uboat.net">About</a></li> <li><a href="/about/contact.htm" title="Contact us">Contact us</a></li> <li><a href="/special/faq.htm" title="Frequently Asked Questions">FAQ</a></li> <li><a href="/glossary.htm" title="Glossary pages">Glossary</a></li> <li><a href="/new.htm" title="What's new at uboat.net">What's new</a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="footer_copyright">  © 1995 - 2025 Guðmundur Helgason </div> </div>  </div>  </body></html>