U-751

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered9 Oct 1939
Laid down 2 Jan 1940 Kriegsmarinewerft (KMW), Wilhelmshaven (werk 134)
Launched16 Nov 1940
Commissioned31 Jan 1941Kptlt. Gerhard Bigalk (Knights Cross)
Commanders
31 Jan 1941 - 17 Jul 1942  Kptlt. Gerhard Bigalk (Knights Cross)
Career7 patrols 31 Jan 1941 - 1 Jun 1941  7. Flottille (training)
1 Jun 1941 - 17 Jul 1942  7. Flottille (front boat)
Successes5 ships sunk for a total of 21,412 GRT
1 warship sunk for a total of 11,000 tons
1 ship damaged for a total of 8,096 GRT
Fate

Sunk 17 July, 1942 north-west of Cape Ortegal, Spain, in position 45.14N, 12.22W, by depth charges from a British Whitley and Lancaster aircraft (Sqdn. 61/F & 502/H). 48 dead (all hands lost).

See the 7 ships hit by U-751 - View the 7 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-751 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


Buy this title at


amazon.com
See more sellers

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.