U-751
Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 9 Oct 1939 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 2 Jan 1940 | Kriegsmarinewerft (KMW), Wilhelmshaven (werk 134) | ||||||||
| Launched | 16 Nov 1940 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 31 Jan 1941 | Kptlt. Gerhard Bigalk (Knights Cross) | ||||||||
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| Career 7 patrols |
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| Successes | 5 ships sunk for a total of 21,412 GRT 1 warship sunk for a total of 11,000 tons 1 ship damaged for a total of 8,096 GRT | |||||||||
| Fate | Sunk 17 July, 1942 north-west of Cape Ortegal, Spain, in position 45.14N, 12.22W, by depth charges from a British Whitley and Lancaster aircraft (Sqdn. 61/F & 502/H). 48 dead (all hands lost). | |||||||||
Wolfpack operations
U-751 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
West (16 Jun 1941 - 20 Jun 1941)
Hammer (5 Aug 1941 - 12 Aug 1941)
Grönland (12 Aug 1941 - 27 Aug 1941)
Bosemüller (28 Aug 1941 - 2 Sep 1941)
Seewolf (2 Sep 1941 - 5 Sep 1941)
Reissewolf (21 Oct 1941 - 31 Oct 1941)
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-751 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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