U-716
Type | VIIC | |||||||
| Ordered | 10 Apr 1941 | |||||||
| Laid down | 16 Apr 1942 | H C Stülcken Sohn, Hamburg (werk 782) | ||||||
| Launched | 15 Jan 1943 | |||||||
| Commissioned | 15 Apr 1943 | Oblt. Hans Dunkelberg | ||||||
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| Career | 10 patrols | 15 Apr 1943 - 31 Dec 1943 5. Flottille (training) 1 Jan 1944 - 30 Sep 1944 11. Flottille (front boat) 1 Oct 1944 - 31 Mar 1945 13. Flottille (front boat) 1 Apr 1945 - 8 May 1945 14. Flottille (front boat) | ||||||
| Successes | 1 ship sunk for a total of 7,200 GRT 1 warship sunk for a total of 54 tons (lost aboard transport ships) | |||||||
| Fate | Surrendered at Narvik, Norway on 8 May, 1945. Transferred to Loch Ryan, Scotland for Operation Deadlight. Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info) | |||||||
See the 2 ships hit by U-716 - View the 10 war patrols
Attacks on this boat
23 Apr 1945
The U-716 was depth charged in the Arctic Sea by a hunter-killer group. Due to the damage incurred the boat had to return to base.
1 recorded attack on this boat.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-716 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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