U-754

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered9 Oct 1939
Laid down8 Jan 1940 Kriegsmarinewerft (KMW), Wilhelmshaven (werk 137)
Launched5 Jul 1941
Commissioned28 Aug 1941Kptlt. Hans Oestermann
Commanders
28 Aug 1941 - 31 Jul 1942  Kptlt. Hans Oestermann
Career
3 patrols
28 Aug 1941-30 Nov 1941  5. Flottille (training)
1 Dec 1941-31 Jul 1942  1. Flottille (front boat)
Successes13 ships sunk for a total of 55,659 GRT
1 ship damaged for a total of 490 GRT
Fate

Sunk 31 July, 1942 in North Atlantic north of Boston, USA in position 43.02N, 64.52W, by a Canadian Hudson aircraft (RCAF Sqdn. 113, pilot S/L N. E. Small). 43 dead (all hands lost).

See the 14 ships hit by U-754 - View the 3 war patrols

Wolfpack operations

U-754 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
   Ziethen (6 Jan 1942 - 22 Jan 1942)

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-754 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.



U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2

Wynn, Kenneth


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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.