U-742
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 5 Jun 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 12 May 1942 | F Schichau GmbH, Danzig (werk 1545) | ||
| Launched | 4 Feb 1943 | |||
| Commissioned | 1 May 1943 | Kptlt. Heinz Schwassmann | ||
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| Career | 2 patrols | 1 May 1943 - 31 Mar 1944 8. Flottille (training) 1 Apr 1944 - 31 May 1944 6. Flottille (front boat) 1 Jun 1944 - 18 Jul 1944 13. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 18 July 1944 in the Arctic west of Narvik, Norway, in position 68.24N, 09.51E, by depth charges from a British Catalina aircraft (RAF Sqdn. 210/Z, pilot R. W. G. Vaughan). 52 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-742 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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