U-757

Type

VIIC

Ordered

9 Oct, 1939

Laid down

18 May, 1940

Kriegsmarinewerft, Wilhelmshaven (werk 140)

Launched

14 Dec, 1941

Commissioned

28 Feb, 1942

Oblt. Friedrich Deetz

Commanders

28 Feb, 1942 - 8 Jan, 1944

KrvKpt. Friedrich Deetz

Career

9 patrols

28 Feb, 1942 - 1 Sep, 1942 6. Flottille (training)
1 Sep, 1942 - 8 Jan, 1944 6. Flottille (front boat)

Successes

2 ships sunk for a total of 11.313 GRT
1 warship sunk for a total of 291 tons (lost aboard transport ships)

Fate

Sunk 8 Jan, 1944 in the North Atlantic south-west of Iceland, in position 50.33N, 18.03W, by depth charges from the British frigate HMS Bayntun and the Canadian corvette HMCS Camrose. 49 dead (all hands lost).

See the 3 ships hit by U-757 - View the 9 war patrols

Wolfpack operations

U-757 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Panther (8 Oct, 1942 - 14 Oct, 1942)
Neuland (6 Mar, 1943 - 12 Mar, 1943)

Attacks on this boat

16 Mar, 1943
While inbound with injured personnel (and travelling with U-359) the boats were attacked by an unknown B-24 Liberator bomber but manged to drive her off. The U-757 was already seriously damaged from an earlier action and did not sail again for months. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 255)

14 Jul, 1943
At 11.15 hours, the boat was attacked by an American B-24 Liberator (2nd A/S Sqdn USAAF, pilot 1Lt J.M. Pennoyer) west-northwest of Lisbon. The aircraft was hit by AA fire during the first attack run and only one depth charge was released due to the damages, which failed to explode. U-757 then crash-dived and was slightly damaged by the six depth charges that were dropped on the swirl in a second attack. The Liberator had been hit in one engine and the fuselage and lost its hydraulics, so the crew had to manually lower the undercarriage to safely land back at Agadir, French Marocco. (Sources: Franks/Zimmerman)

2 recorded attacks 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-757 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.