| abstract | - German submarine U-86 was a Type VIIB U-boat of the Nazi German Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was laid down at the Flender Werke in Lübeck on 20 January 1940 as Werk 282. Launched on 10 May 1941, she was commissioned on 8 July and completed training with the 5th U-boat Flotilla under the command of Kapitänleutnant (Kptlt.) Walter Schug. She was reassigned to the 1st flotilla, initially for further training on 1 September before being ready for operations from 1 December. She stayed with that organization until her loss on 29 November 1943. U-86 completed eight war patrols with the flotilla, sinking three ships, totalling . She also damaged a ship of 8,627 GRT. She was a member of ten wolfpacks. She was sunk in November 1943 by two British warships.
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