U-792

Type

XVIIA

 
Ordered19 Jun 1942
Laid down 1 Dec 1942 Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 455)
Launched28 Sep 1943
Commissioned16 Nov 1943Ltnt. Horst Heitz
Commanders
16 Nov 1943 - Dec, 1944  Oblt. Horst Heitz
Dec, 1944 - 4 May 1945  Oblt. Hans Diederich Duis
CareerNo patrols16 Nov 1943 - 30 Nov 1943  5. Flottille (trial boat)
1 Dec 1943 - 15 Feb 1945  8. Flottille (trial boat)
16 Feb 1945 - 4 May 1945  5. Flottille (trial boat)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Used for trials. Scuttled at 0130hrs on 4 May, 1945 in position 54.19N, 09.43E in the Audorfer See, near Rendsburg.

The boat was later raised and taken as a British prize and used for trials. Final fate unknown.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-792 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.