U-712
Type | VIIC | |||||||
| Ordered | 7 Dec 1940 | |||||||
| Laid down | 4 Sep 1941 | H C Stülcken Sohn, Hamburg (werk 778) | ||||||
| Launched | 10 Aug 1942 | |||||||
| Commissioned | 5 Nov 1942 | Oblt. Walter Pietschmann | ||||||
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| Career | No patrols | 5 Nov 1942 - 31 Oct 1943 8. Flottille (training) 1 Nov 1943 - 31 Dec 1943 3. Flottille (front boat) 1 Jan 1944 - 28 Feb 1945 21. Flottille (school boat) 1 Mar 1945 - 8 May 1945 31. Flottille (training) | ||||||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||
| Fate | Surrendered at Kristiansand, Norway on 8 May, 1945. Transferred to Loch Ryan, Scotland. Used for tests by the British and broken up at Hayle in 1950. | |||||||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-712 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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