U-739

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered10 Apr 1941
Laid down 17 Apr 1942 F Schichau GmbH, Danzig (werk 1536)
Launched23 Dec 1942
Commissioned6 Mar 1943Ltnt. Ernst Mangold
Commanders
6 Mar 1943 - 25 Feb 1945  Oblt. Ernst Mangold
26 Feb 1945 - 13 May 1945  Oblt. Fritz Kosnick
26 Feb 1945 - Mar, 1945  Oblt. Johannes Ney (in deputize) -- acting
Career8 patrols 6 Mar 1943 - 31 Oct 1943  8. Flottille (training)
1 Nov 1943 - 31 Dec 1943  9. Flottille (front boat)
1 Jan 1944 - 8 May 1945  13. Flottille (front boat)
Successes1 warship sunk for a total of 625 tons
Fate

Surrendered at Wilhelmshaven on 8 May, 1945. Transferred to Loch Ryan, Scotland for Operation Deadlight.

Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info)
Sunk on 16 December 1945 at 56.10N x 10.05W as an aerial target.

See the 1 ships hit by U-739 - View the 8 war patrols

Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus in October 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-739 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.


We have emblem entries for this boat!

You can view the emblems here. (The emblem on the left is not the emblem for this boat).



U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2

Wynn, Kenneth


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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.
Torpedy wsrod lodow. Wilczek, Wojciech, 1976.
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.