U-759
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 9 Oct 1939 | |||
| Laid down | 15 Nov 1940 | Kriegsmarinewerft (KMW), Wilhelmshaven (werk 142) | ||
| Launched | 30 May 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 15 Aug 1942 | Oblt. Rudolf Friedrich | ||
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| Career | 2 patrols | 15 Aug 1942 - 31 Jan 1943 5. Flottille (training) 1 Feb 1943 - 15 Jul 1943 9. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 2 ships sunk for a total of 12,764 GRT | |||
| Fate | Sunk 15 July, 1943 in the Caribbean Sea east of Jamaica, in approximate position 15.58N, 73.44W, by depth charges from a US Mariner aircraft, P-10 (VP-32). 47 dead (all hands lost). | |||
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Previously recorded fate
(Last revised by Axel Niestlé during December 1997. More on revised fates.
The attack by the American Mariner aircraft (USN VP-32/P-12) on 26 July, 1943 in position 18.06N, 75.00W formerly credited with sinking this boat actually sank the U-359.
Wolfpack operations
U-759 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Neptun (18 Feb 1943 - 3 Mar 1943)
Attacks on this boat
7 Jul 1943
While attacking convoy TAG 70 (sinking one ship) the American destroyer USS Tattnall attacked the boat but U-759 got away. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 362)
8 Jul 1943
The boat was attacked by a US Navy scout plane but escaped unharmed after 7 hours of attacks by Allied surface ships brought in by the plane. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page )
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-759 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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