U-740
Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 10 Apr 1941 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 26 Apr 1942 | F Schichau GmbH, Danzig (werk 1537) | ||||||||
| Launched | 23 Dec 1942 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 27 Mar 1943 | Oblt. Günther Stark | ||||||||
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| Career 2 patrols |
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||
| Fate | Listed as missing in the English Channel after 6 June, 1944. 51 dead (all hands lost). | |||||||||
There is a possibility that the boat was sunk either by a Liberator aircraft (Sqdn. 53/L) on June 7 in position 48.34N, 05.23W or Liberator aircraft (Sqdn. 224/G) on 8 June in position 48.27N, 05.47W.
Previously recorded fate
(Last revised by Axel Niestlé during August 1996. More on revised fates.)
Sunk 9 June, 1944 south-west of the Scilly Isles, in position 49.09N, 08.37W, by depth charges from a British Liberator aircraft (Sqdn. 120/F).
This attack was in fact against a nonsub target.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-740 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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