U-951
Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 10 Apr 1941 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 31 Jan 1942 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 151) | ||||||||
| Launched | 14 Oct 1942 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 3 Dec 1942 | Oblt. Kurt Pressel | ||||||||
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| Career 1 patrol |
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||
| Fate | Sunk 7 July, 1943 north-west of Kap St.Vincent, in position 37.40N, 15.30W by depth charges from a US Liberator aircraft (1st A/S USAAF/K). 46 dead (all hands lost). | |||||||||
Wolfpack operations
U-951 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Trutz (1 Jun 1943 - 16 Jun 1943)
Trutz 2 (16 Jun 1943 - 29 Jun 1943)
Geier 2 (30 Jun 1943 - 7 Jul 1943)
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-951 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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