Lorient back to Germany; because of the heavy seas and foul weather, U-28 sank only half a ship for 2,694 GRT. (U-28 and shared credit for the sinking of the SS Matina). On 15 November 1940, she returned to Germany and was turned over to the training command. Günter Kuhnke proceeded to command . Fate U-28 sank by accident on 17 March 1944, at the U-boat pier in Neustadt. During a training exercise, the boat had passed under a dummy freighter used for target practice. The commander-in-training failed to note the position of the stationary freighter, and the U-boat's conning tower was ripped off. Water flooded the control room, but the other compartments remained intact. The crew escaped by slowly equalizing the water pressure in the boat and swimming to the surface. The boat was raised in March 1944, but was stricken on 4 August. The submarine's crew suffered no casualties during her career. Wolfpacks U-28 took part in one wolfpack, namely: Prien (12 – 17 June 1940) Summary of raiding history References Notes Citations Bibliography External links 1936 ships German Type VIIA submarines Military units and formations of Nazi Germany in the Spanish Civil War Ships built in Bremen (state) U-boats sunk in collisions U-boat accidents U-boats commissioned in 1936 U-boats sunk in 1944 World War II submarines of Germany Maritime incidents in March 1944