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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| Career | 2 patrols | 5 Dec 1942 - 31 Jul 1943 8. Flottille (training) 1 Aug 1943 - 9 Feb 1944 3. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| 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). | |||
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.
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