U-757
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 9 Oct 1939 | |||
| Laid down | 18 May 1940 | Kriegsmarinewerft (KMW), Wilhelmshaven (werk 140) | ||
| Launched | 14 Dec 1941 | |||
| Commissioned | 28 Feb 1942 | Oblt. Friedrich Deetz | ||
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| Career | 5 patrols | 28 Feb 1942 - 1 Sep 1942 6. Flottille (training) 1 Sep 1942 - 8 Jan 1944 6. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 2 ships sunk for a total of 11,313 GRT 1 warship sunk for a total of 291 tons (lost aboard transport ships) | |||
| Fate | Sunk 8 Jan, 1944 in the North Atlantic south-west of Iceland, in position 50.33N, 18.03W, by depth charges from the British frigate HMS Bayntun and the Canadian corvette HMCS Camrose. 49 dead (all hands lost). | |||
See the 3 ships hit by U-757 - View the 5 war patrols
Wolfpack operations
U-757 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Panther (8 Oct 1942 - 14 Oct 1942)
Neuland (6 Mar 1943 - 12 Mar 1943)
Attacks on this boat
16 Mar 1943
While inbound with injured personnel (and travelling with U-359) the boats were attacked by an unknown B-24 Liberator bomber but manged to drive her off. The U-757 was already seriously damaged from an earlier action and did not sail again for months. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 255)
14 Jul 1943
At 11.15 hours, the boat was attacked by an American B-24 Liberator (2nd A/S Sqdn USAAF, pilot 1Lt J.M. Pennoyer) west-northwest of Lisbon. The aircraft was hit by AA fire during the first attack run and only one depth charge was released due to the damages, which failed to explode. U-757 then crash-dived and was slightly damaged by the six depth charges that were dropped on the swirl in a second attack. The Liberator had been hit in one engine and the fuselage and lost its hydraulics, so the crew had to manually lower the undercarriage to safely land back at Agadir, French Marocco. (Sources: Franks/Zimmerman)
2 recorded attacks 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-757 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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