U-75
Type | VIIB | |||
| Ordered | 2 Jun 1938 | |||
| Laid down | 15 Dec 1939 | Bremer Vulkan-Vegesacker Werft, Bremen-Vegesack (werk 3) | ||
| Launched | 18 Oct 1940 | |||
| Commissioned | 19 Dec 1940 | Kptlt. Helmuth Ringelmann | ||
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| Career | 5 patrols | 19 Dec 1940 - 31 Mar 1941 7. Flottille (training) 1 Apr 1941 - 1 Oct 1941 7. Flottille (front boat) 1 Oct 1941 - 28 Dec 1941 23. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 7 ships sunk for a total of 37,884 GRT 2 warships sunk for a total of 744 tons | |||
| Fate | Sunk 28 Dec 1941 in the Mediterranean near Mersa Matruh, in position 31.50N, 26.40E, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Kipling. 14 dead and 30 survivors. | |||
See the 9 ships hit by U-75 - View the 5 war patrols
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-75 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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There was another U-75 in World War One
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 30 Jan 1916 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 26 Mar 1916. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 75 during WWI.