German submarine U-144 (1940)

German submarine U-144 was a Type IID U-boat of the Nazi German Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was laid down on 10 January 1940 by Deutsche Werke of Kiel and commissioned on 2 October 1940.

Career
In three patrols, U-144 sank one submarine for a total of 206 tons. The Soviet submarine SOVIET SUBMARINE M-78 was torpedoed and sunk, west of Widawa in position 57.46667°N, 21.28333°W on 23 June 1941.

Fate
U-144 was sunk on 10 August 1941 in the Gulf of Finland north of Hiiumaa, in approximate position 59°N, 23°W, by torpedoes from the Soviet submarine SOVIET SUBMARINE SC-307. All 28 men inside were killed.