U-793
Type | XVIIA | |||||||||
| Ordered | 19 Jun 1942 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 1 Dec 1942 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 456) | ||||||||
| Launched | 4 Mar 1944 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 24 Apr 1944 | Oblt. Günther Schauenburg | ||||||||
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| Career No patrols |
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||
| Fate | 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-793 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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