U-752
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 9 Oct 1939 | |||
| Laid down | 5 Jan 1940 | Kriegsmarinewerft (KMW), Wilhelmshaven (werk 135) | ||
| Launched | 29 Mar 1941 | |||
| Commissioned | 24 May 1941 | Kptlt. Karl-Ernst Schroeter | ||
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| Career | 8 patrols | 24 May 1941 - 1 Aug 1941 3. Flottille (training) 1 Aug 1941 - 23 May 1943 3. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 6 ships sunk for a total of 32,358 GRT 2 auxiliary warships sunk for a total of 1,134 GRT 1 ship damaged for a total of 4,799 GRT | |||
| Fate | Sunk 23 May, 1943 in the North Atlantic, in position 51.40N, 29.49W, by rockets from a Swordfish aircraft (FAA-Sqdn. 819) of the British escort carrier HMS Archer. 29 dead and 17 survivors. | |||
See the 9 ships hit by U-752 - View the 8 war patrols
Wolfpack operations
U-752 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Hai (8 Jul 1942 - 21 Jul 1942)
Habicht (12 Jan 1943 - 19 Jan 1943)
Haudegen (22 Jan 1943 - 9 Feb 1943)
Rhein (8 May 1943 - 11 May 1943)
Elbe I (11 May 1943 - 13 May 1943)
Attacks on this boat
10 Feb 1943
An American B-24 Liberator (Sqdn 2, pilot William L. Sanford) hit the boat. The boat was already aborting its patrol when this attack took place so it just continued its homeward journey. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 183)
1 recorded attack on this boat.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-752 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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