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 | 7 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 7 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 -
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