List of all U-boats
U-707
Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 6 Aug 1940 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 2 Jan 1941 | H C Stülcken Sohn, Hamburg (werk 771) | ||||||||
| Launched | 18 Dec 1941 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 1 Jul 1942 | Oblt. Günther Gretschel | ||||||||
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| Successes | 2 ships sunk, total tonnage 11,811 GRT | |||||||||
| Fate | Sunk 9 Nov, 1943 east of the Azores, in position 40.31N, 20.17W, by depth charges from a British Fortress aircraft (Sqdn. 220/J). 51 dead (all hands lost). | |||||||||
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Wolfpack operations
U-707 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Haudegen (26 Jan 1943 - 2 Feb 1943)
Nordsturm (2 Feb 1943 - 9 Feb 1943)
Haudegen (9 Feb 1943 - 15 Feb 1943)
Taifun (15 Feb 1943 - 20 Feb 1943)
Specht (19 Apr 1943 - 4 May 1943)
Fink (4 May 1943 - 6 May 1943)
Naab (12 May 1943 - 15 May 1943)
Donau 2 (15 May 1943 - 26 May 1943)
Schill (25 Oct 1943 - 9 Nov 1943)
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-707 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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