List of all U-boats
U-734
Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 21 Nov 1940 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 20 Oct 1941 | F Schichau GmbH, Danzig (werk 1525) | ||||||||
| Launched | 19 Sep 1942 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 5 Dec 1942 | Oblt. Hans-Jörg Blauert | ||||||||
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||
| Fate | Sunk 9 Feb, 1944 in the North Atlantic south-west of Ireland, in position 49.43N, 16.23W by depth charges from the British sloops HMS Wild Goose and HMS Starling. 49 dead (all hands lost). | |||||||||
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Wolfpack operations
U-734 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Coronel (4 Dec 1943 - 8 Dec 1943)
Coronel 2 (8 Dec 1943 - 14 Dec 1943)
Igel 2 (9 Feb 1944 - 9 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-734 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
U-boat Emblems
We have 1 emblem entry for this boat! See the emblem page for this boat or view each one below.
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