U-717
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 10 Apr 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 24 Apr 1942 | H C Stülcken Sohn, Hamburg (werk 783) | ||
| Launched | 20 Feb 1943 | |||
| Commissioned | 19 May 1943 | Oblt. Siegfried von Rothkirch und Panthen | ||
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| Career | 5 patrols | 19 May 1943 - 31 Jul 1944 5. Flottille (training) 1 Aug 1943 - 31 Jul 1944 22. Flottille (school boat) 1 Aug 1944 - 1 Oct 1944 8. Flottille (front boat) 1 Oct 1944 - 15 Feb 1945 8. Flottille (training) 16 Feb 1945 - 2 May 1945 5. Flottille (training) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Scuttled on 2 May, 1945 in the Wasserlebenbucht, in position 54.49N, 09.27E, after being damaged by British bombs. | |||
Attacks on this boat
14 Oct 1944
During an air raid on Libau 2 men from the boat were killed and 3 more wounded. [Matrosenobergefreiter Walter Steube, Maschinenobergefreiter August Großdonk]
1 recorded attack on this boat.
General notes on this boat
The position of loss for this boat is incorrect as the given position is inland it seems.
Men lost from the boat
14 Oct 1944
During an air raid on Libau 2 men from the boat were killed and 3 more wounded. [Matrosenobergefreiter Walter Steube, Maschinenobergefreiter August Großdonk]
Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -
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