List of all U-boats

U-721

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered25 Aug 1941
Laid down16 Nov 1942 H C Stülcken Sohn, Hamburg (werk 787)
Launched23 Jul 1943
Commissioned8 Nov 1943Oblt. Otto Wollschläger
Commanders
8 Nov 1943 - 17 Dec 1944   Otto Wollschläger
18 Dec 1944 - 4 May 1945  Oblt. Ludwig Fabricius
Career
No patrols
28 Sep 1943-28 Feb 1945  22. Flottille (school boat)
1 Mar 1945-4 May 1945  31. Flottille (training)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Scuttled on 4 May, 1945 in Gelting Bay. Wreck broken up.

Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus in September 1944. Read more about the Schnorchel and see list of fitted boats.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-721 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.

U-boat Emblems

We have 1 emblem entry for this boat! See the emblem page for this boat or view each one below.



Hitler's U-boat War
Blair, Clay


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Books dealing with this subject include

German U-Boat Losses During World War II. Niestle, Axel, 1998.
Hitler's U-boat War. Blair, Clay, 1996.
Hitler's U-boat War, Vol II. Blair, Clay, 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.