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, total tonnage 21,412 GRT 1 warship sunk, total tonnage 11,000 tons 1 ship damaged, total tonnage 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)
Attacks on this boat
17 Oct 1941
At 17.00 hours, the boat was sighted by HMS Veronica on her way to rejoin the convoy SC-48 and crash dived when she approached. Subsequently the corvette carried out five attacks with 34 depth charges between 17.18 and 17.53 hours, observing oil on the surface after the attacks and then left because she only had twelve depth charges remaining. None of the attacks was accurate and U-751 escaped undamaged. Unknown to both, U-502 was present after diving for aircraft in the area and heard the depth charges. This U-boat had a problem with an untraceable fuel leak and it is likely that the oil observed by the corvette had come from her. (Sources: KTB U-751 & U-502/ADM 237-164)
1 recorded attack on this boat.
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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