U-749

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered25 Aug 1941
Laid down 28 Sep 1942 F Schichau GmbH, Danzig (werk 1559)
Launched10 Jun 1943
Commissioned14 Aug 1943Cdr. Longhi (Italian)
Commanders
29 Sep 1943 - 31 Dec 1943  Oblt. Rupprecht Fishler, Graf von Treuberg
1 Jan 1944 - Nov, 1944  Oblt. Ernst Fischer
Dec, 1944 - 4 Apr 1945  Kptlt. Friedrich Huisgen
CareerNo patrols1 Sep 1943 - 1 Apr 1945  24. Flottille (training)
1 Apr 1945 - 4 Apr 1945  5. Flottille (training)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Sunk 4 April, 1945 at Germaniawerft dockyard 4 in Kiel, by US bombs. 2 dead, unknown number of survivors.

Renamed S 7 after being transferred to Italy in exchange for transport vessels. Reverted to Germany as U-749 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-749 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.



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.