U-964
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 5 Jun, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 20 Apr, 1942 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 164) | ||
| Launched | 30 Dec, 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 18 Feb, 1943 | Oblt. Emmo Hummerjohann | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 18 Feb, 1943 - 30 Sep, 1943 5. Flottille (training) 1 Oct, 1943 - 16 Oct, 1943 6. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 16 Oct, 1943 in the North Atlantic south-west of Iceland, in position 57.27N, 27.17W, by depth charges from British Liberator aircraft (Sqdn. 86/Y). 47 dead and 3 survivors. | |||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-964 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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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 |