U-742
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 5 Jun, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 12 May, 1942 | F. Schichau, Danzig (werk 1545) | ||
| Launched | 4 Feb, 1943 | |||
| Commissioned | 1 May, 1943 | Kptlt. Heinz Schwassmann | ||
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| Career | 2 patrols | 1 May, 1943 - 31 Mar, 1944 8. Flottille (training) 1 Apr, 1944 - 31 May, 1944 6. Flottille (front boat) 1 Jun, 1944 - 18 Jul, 1944 13. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 18 July 1944 in the Arctic west of Narvik, Norway, in position 68.24N, 09.51E, by depth charges from a British Catalina aircraft (RAF Sqdn. 210/Z, pilot R. W. G. Vaughan). 52 dead (all hands lost). | |||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-742 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 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 |