Type: II-D
Built by: Deutsche Werke (Kiel)
Launched: 19 October, 1940
Commissioned: 13 November, 1940
Feldpost Nr.: M16105
Sunk: 1945/46
Sunk by: scuttled Operation Deadlight
Location sunk: NW of Ireland
Position sunk: (no men lost)

Skippers of U-149 include Horst Höltring from November 1940 to November 1941 and he also commanded U-604 - U-604 was sunk and Höltring committed suicide on another boat after breathing chlorine gas when that boat was sinking; Rolf Borchers from November 1941 to July 1942 he also commanded U-226, U-276 and U-2515; Frhr von Hammerstein-Equord; Plohr was the last commander until the boat was surrendered.

U-149 was initially assigned to the 1st U-Bootflottille as a Frontboot (combat boat) then in June or July 1941, she was transferred to the 22nd as a Schulboot (school boat). The boat was surrendered 3 June 1945 in Wilhelmshaven, transferred to Northern Ireland and eventually scuttled in Operation DEADLIGHT.

SHIPS SUNK BY U-144 UNDER von MITTELSTÄDT
26.06.41	M-101	Soviet Sub	206 GRT