U-713

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered7 Dec 1940
Laid down 21 Oct 1941 H C Stülcken Sohn, Hamburg (werk 779)
Launched24 Sep 1942
Commissioned29 Dec 1942Oblt. Henri Gosejacob
Commanders
29 Dec 1942 - 24 Feb 1944  Oblt. Henri Gosejacob
Career4 patrols 29 Dec 1942 - 30 Jun 1943  8. Flottille (training)
1 Jul 1943 - 31 Oct 1943  11. Flottille (front boat)
1 Nov 1943 - 24 Feb 1944  13. Flottille (front boat)
SuccessesNo 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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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.



U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2

Wynn, Kenneth


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Books dealing with this subject include:

German U-Boat Losses During World War II. Niestle, Axel, 1998.
Hitler's U-boat War. Blair, Clay, 1996.
Hitler's U-boat War, Vol II. Blair, Clay, 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.