German submarine U-250

German submarine U-250 was a Type VIIC U-boat of the Nazi German Kriegsmarine during World War II. The submarine was laid down on 9 January 1943 at the Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft yard at Kiel as 'werk' 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 MO103 in the Gulf of Finland (Baltic) in July 1944.

Service history
After training with the 5th U-boat Flotilla at Kiel, U-249 transferred to the 8th flotilla on 1 July 1944.

Patrol, loss and capture
The boat's first and only patrol was preceded by a pair of short trips between Kiel in Germany, and Reval (now Talinn in Estonia), and Grand Hotel (Poland). U-250's first sortie proper started with her departure from Grand Hotel on 26 July 1944. She sank the Soviet submarine chaser or patrol boat M-105 on 26 July.

This sinking resulted in a concerted response on the part of the Soviets. M-103 made the kill; dropping a pattern of depth charges which opened a large hole in the U-boat's pressure hull. Only six men escaped the submarine, forty-six others did not; the U-boat sank in the relatively shallow depth of 27 m. It was decided to raise U-250, despite her proximity to the German-held shore. Harassing artillery fire was met with a constant smokescreen while divers worked. The Soviets succeeded in raising the boat and taking her to Kronstadt in September 1944 where she was examined. She then served briefly in the Soviet navy as the TS-14 before being broken up.