U-957
Type | VIIC | |||||
| Ordered | 10 Apr, 1941 | |||||
| Laid down | 11 Mar, 1942 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 157) | ||||
| Launched | 21 Nov, 1942 | |||||
| Commissioned | 7 Jan, 1943 | Ltnt. Franz Saar | ||||
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| Career | 6 patrols | 7 Jan, 1943 - 31 Jul, 1943 5. Flottille (training) 1 Aug, 1943 - 31 Dec, 1943 3. Flottille (front boat) 1 Jan, 1944 - 30 Sep, 1944 11. Flottille (front boat) 1 Oct, 1944 - 21 Oct, 1944 13. Flottille (front boat) | ||||
| Successes | 2 ships sunk for a total of 7.564 GRT 2 warships sunk for a total of 604 tons | |||||
| Fate | On 19 Oct, 1944 at Lofoten/Norway she had a collision with a German steamer. On 21 Oct, 1944 she was taken out of service in Trondheim. On 29 May, 1945 she was taken to England where she was broken up. | |||||
See the 4 ships hit by U-957 - View the 6 war patrols
Men lost from the boat
20 Mar, 1943
The commander was lost during a diving accident in the Baltic Sea. [Oberleutnant zur See Franz Saar (see right)]
Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -
 German U-Boat Losses During World War II Niestle, Axel Buy this title at amazon.co.uk See more sellers |
Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 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 |