German submarine U-286
 German submarine U-286 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.The submarine was laid down on 3 August 1942 at the Bremer Vulkan yard at Bremen-Vegesack as 'werk' 51. She was launched on 21 April 1943 and commissioned on 5 June under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Willi Dietrich.She was sunk by British warships in April 1945 off Murmansk.