U-760

Type

VIIC

Ordered

9 Oct, 1939

Laid down

5 Aug, 1940

Kriegsmarinewerft, Wilhelmshaven (werk 143)

Launched

21 Jun, 1942

Commissioned

15 Oct, 1942

Oblt. Otto-Ulrich Blum

Commanders

15 Oct, 1942 - 8 Sep, 1943

Kptlt. Otto-Ulrich Blum

Career

2 patrols

15 Oct, 1942 - 30 Apr, 1943 8. Flottille (training)
1 May, 1943 - 8 Sep, 1943 3. Flottille (front boat)

Successes

No ships sunk or damaged

Fate

On September 8, 1943, U-760 was sailing on the surface alongside the U-262 when they were attacked by a British Wellington aircraft (Sqdn 179/C) about 150 miles out of Cape of Finisterre. The U-760 arrived at Vigo harbor and was put under the supervision of the Spanish Navy cruiser Navarra. After 24 hours the boat had not left the harbor (the neutrality laws allowed this time frame for emergency repairs and such) and it was interned. The boat was taken to El Ferrol where she remained until the end of the war.

On July 23, 1945 the boat was taken to England for Operation Deadlight.

Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info)
She was interned at El Ferrol, Spain in 1943. Sunk on 13 Dec, 1945 in position 55.50N, 10.05W.

View the 2 war patrols

Attacks on this boat

26 Feb, 1943
A man from U-760 was killed during an air attack in Wilhelmshaven. [Obermaschinist Jakob Ippendorf]

12 Aug, 1943
During an air attack in the North Atlantic one man was lost. [Matrosenenobergefreiter Günter Werner]. The boat was damaged and had to abort its patrol.

2 recorded attacks on this boat.