German submarine U-248

German submarine U-248 was a Type VIIC U-boat of the Nazi German Kriegsmarine during World War II. The submarine was laid down on 19 December 1942 at the Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft yard at Kiel as 'werk' 682, launched on 7 October 1943 and commissioned on 6 November under the command of Oberleutnant Bernhard Emde.

In two patrols, she sank or damaged no ships.

She was sunk in mid-Atlantic by US warships in January 1945.

Service history
After training with the 5th U-boat Flotilla at Kiel, U-248 was transferred to the 9th flotilla for front-line service on 1 August 1944. She was reassigned to the 11th flotilla on 1 November.

1st patrol
The boat's first patrol was preceded by two short trips between Kiel in Germany and Horten and Bergen, both in Norway. Her first sortie began with her departure from Bergen on 18 August 1944. She arrived at Trondheim on 14 October.

2nd patrol and loss
U-248 was sunk by destroyer escorts, the USS Hayter, Otter, Varian and Hubbard north of the Azores on 16 January 1945. Forty-seven men died; there were no survivors.