List of all U-boats
U-748
Type | VIIC | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ordered | 25 Aug 1941 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Laid down | 20 Aug 1942 | F Schichau GmbH, Danzig (werk 1558) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Launched | 13 May 1943 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Commissioned | 31 Jul 1943 | Cdr. Mario Arillo (Italian) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Fate | Scuttled on 3 May, 1945 in Rendsburg. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Renamed S 5 after being transferred to Italy in exchange for transport vessels. Reverted to Germany as U-748 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-748 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
U-boat Emblems
We have 1 emblem entry for this boat! See the emblem page for this boat or view each one below.
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