List of all U-boats
U-713
Type | VIIC | |||||||||||||
| Ordered | 7 Dec 1940 | |||||||||||||
| Laid down | 21 Oct 1941 | H C Stülcken Sohn, Hamburg (werk 779) | ||||||||||||
| Launched | 24 Sep 1942 | |||||||||||||
| Commissioned | 29 Dec 1942 | Oblt. Henri Gosejacob | ||||||||||||
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||||||
| Fate | Sunk 24 Feb, 1944 in the Arctic north-west of Narvik, Norway, in position 69.27N, 04.53E, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Keppel. 50 dead (all hands lost). | |||||||||||||
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Wolfpack operations
U-713 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Monsun (3 Oct 1943 - 26 Oct 1943)
Werwolf (5 Feb 1944 - 23 Feb 1944)
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-713 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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