U-762
Type | VIIC | |||||
| Ordered | 9 Oct 1939 | |||||
| Laid down | 2 Jan 1941 | Kriegsmarinewerft (KMW), Wilhelmshaven (werk 145) | ||||
| Launched | 21 Nov 1942 | |||||
| Commissioned | 30 Jan 1943 | Oblt. Wolfgang Hille | ||||
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| Career | 2 patrols | 30 Jan 1943 - 31 Jul 1943 8. Flottille (training) 1 Aug 1943 - 8 Feb 1944 9. Flottille (front boat) | ||||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||
| Fate | Left Brest on 28 Dec, 1943. | |||||
Attacks on this boat
8 Oct 1943
A British B-24 Liberator aircraft (Sqdn 120, pilot Bryan W. Turnbull) attacked the boat and drove her under. A destroyer joined the attack but the boat escaped although 2 men were wounded and a diesel engine was damaged. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 430)
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-762 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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