U-713
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 7 Dec, 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 21 Oct, 1941 | HC Stülcken, Hamburg (werk 779) | ||
| Launched | 24 Sep, 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 29 Dec, 1942 | Oblt. Henri Gosejacob | ||
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| Career | 5 patrols | 29 Dec, 1942 - 30 Jun, 1943 8. Flottille (training) 1 Jul, 1943 - 31 Oct, 1943 11. Flottille (front boat) 1 Nov, 1943 - 24 Feb, 1944 13. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 24 Feb, 1944 in the Arctic north-west of Narvik, Norway, in position 69.27N, 04.53E, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Keppel. 50 dead (all hands lost). | |||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-713 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 |