List of all U-boats

U-747

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered25 Aug 1941
Laid down19 Aug 1942 F Schichau GmbH, Danzig (werk 1557)
Launched13 May 1943
Commissioned17 Jul 1943Cdr. Rigoli (Italian)
Commanders
Oct, 1943 - May, 1944  Oblt. Erich Jewinski
May, 1944 - 1 Apr 1945  Oblt. Günter Zahnow
Career
No patrols
1 Sep 1943-1 Apr 1945  24. Flottille (training)
1 Apr 1945-1 Apr 1945  31. Flottille (training)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Destroyed 1 April, 1945 in Hamburg, by US bombs.

Renamed S 3 after being transferred to Italy in exchange for transport vessels. Reverted to Germany as U-747 after the Italian capitulation.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-747 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.

U-boat Emblems

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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.