List of all U-boats

U-722

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered25 Aug 1941
Laid down21 Dec 1942 H C Stülcken Sohn, Hamburg (werk 788)
Launched21 Sep 1943
Commissioned15 Dec 1943Ltnt. Hans-Heinrich Reimers
Commanders
15 Dec 1943 - 27 Mar 1945  Oblt. Hans Reimers
Career
3 patrols
15 Dec 1943-31 Jul 1944  31. Flottille (training)
1 Aug 1944-30 Sep 1944  1. Flottille (front boat)
1 Oct 1944-27 Mar 1945  11. Flottille (front boat)
Successes1 ship sunk, total tonnage 2,190 GRT
Fate

Sunk 27 March, 1945 in the North Atlantic near the Hebrides, in position 57.09N, 06.55W, by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Fitzroy, HMS Redmill and HMS Byron. 44 dead (all hands lost).

See the 1 ships hit by U-722 - View the 3 war patrols

Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus and sailed equipped with it in October 1944 but it was of course installed prior to that date. 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-722 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.



U-Boats at War
Showell, Jak P. Mallmann


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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.
U-Boats at War. Showell, Jak P. Mallmann, 2001.