U-747

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered25 Aug 1941
Laid down 19 Aug 1942 F Schichau GmbH, Danzig (werk 1557)
Launched13 May 1943
Commissioned17 Jul 1943Cdr. Rigoli (Italian)
Commanders
Oct, 1943 - May, 1944  Oblt. Erich Jewinski
May, 1944 - 1 Apr 1945  Oblt. Günter Zahnow
CareerNo patrols1 Sep 1943 - 1 Apr 1945  24. Flottille (training)
1 Apr 1945 - 1 Apr 1945  31. Flottille (training)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Destroyed 1 April, 1945 in Hamburg, by US bombs.

Renamed S 3 after being transferred to Italy in exchange for transport vessels. Reverted to Germany as U-747 after the Italian capitulation.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-747 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.


We have an emblem for this boat!

You can view it here. (The emblem on the left is not the emblem for this boat).



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.