U-952

Type

VIIC

Ordered

10 Apr 1941

Laid down

1 Feb 1942

Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 152)

Launched

14 Oct 1942

Commissioned

10 Dec 1942

Oblt. Oskar Curio

Commanders

10 Dec 1942

6 Aug 1944

Kptlt. Oskar Curio

Career
5 patrols

10 Dec 1942	-	30 Apr 1943	5. Flottille (training)
1 May 1943	-	31 Jan 1944	3. Flottille (front boat)
1 Feb 1944	-	6 Aug 1944	29. Flottille (front boat)

Successes

2 ships sunk, total tonnage 13,374 GRT
1 warship sunk, total tonnage 925 tons
1 ship damaged, total tonnage 7,176 GRT

Fate

Sunk on 6 Aug 1944 in the Mediterranean at Toulon, France by US bombs.

See the 4 ships hit by U-952 - View the 5 war patrols

Wolfpack operations

U-952 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
   Without name (5 May 1943 - 10 May 1943)
   Isar (10 May 1943 - 15 May 1943)
   Donau 1 (15 May 1943 - 26 May 1943)
   Leuthen (15 Sep 1943 - 24 Sep 1943)
   Rossbach (27 Sep 1943 - 6 Oct 1943)

Attacks on this boat

24 Apr 1943
At 16.50 hours, the boat was strafed and damaged by 6 Beaufighter aircraft (Sqdn 235) off the Norwegian coast. Two crew members were wounded.

19 May 1943
The frigate Tay (Cmdr. R. E. Sherwood) severely depth charged the boat around convoy SC-130 causing major damage and forcing the boat to return to port. She reached port on May 31. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 334)

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-952 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.