U-754
Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 9 Oct 1939 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 8 Jan 1940 | Kriegsmarinewerft (KMW), Wilhelmshaven (werk 137) | ||||||||
| Launched | 5 Jul 1941 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 28 Aug 1941 | Kptlt. Hans Oestermann | ||||||||
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| Career 3 patrols |
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| Successes | 13 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). | |||||||||
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.
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