U-764

Type

VIIC

Ordered

15 Aug, 1940

Laid down

1 Feb, 1941

Kriegsmarinewerft, Wilhelmshaven (werk 147)

Launched

13 Mar, 1943

Commissioned

6 May, 1943

Oblt. Hanskurt von Bremen

Commanders

6 May, 1943 - 14 May, 1945

Oblt. Hanskurt von Bremen

Career

8 patrols

6 May, 1943 - 31 Oct, 1943  8. Flottille (training)
1 Nov, 1943 - 30 Sep, 1944  9. Flottille (front boat)
1 Oct, 1944 - 8 May, 1945  11. Flottille (front boat)

Successes

1 ship sunk for a total of 638 GRT
2 warships sunk for a total of 1.696 tons

Fate

Surrendered 14 May, 1945 at Lisahally, Northern Ireland. Transferred to Loch Foyle for Operation Deadlight.

Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info)
Sunk on 2 February, 1946 at 56.06N x 09.00W as a target.

See the 3 ships hit by U-764 - View the 8 war patrols

Attacks on this boat

27 Nov, 1943

A British Wellington bomber (Sqdn 172/O) was shot down.

29 Nov, 1943
On 29 Nov, 1943 east of the Azores, in position 39.33N, 19.01W, aircraft of the US escort carrier USS Bogue depth charges a contact. The attack was thought to have destroyed the U-86.

This attack in fact was directed towards U-764 that escaped undamaged.

30 Nov, 1943
Attack on 29 Nov, 1943 east of the Azores, in position 39.33N, 19.01W, by depth charges from aircraft of the US escort carrier USS Bogue formerly credited with sinking the U-86.

This attack in fact was directed towards U-764 that escaped undamaged.

(Sources: 1996-12-01, Eric Zimmerman)

23 May, 1944
The boat was attacked by an enemy aircraft and damaged slightly. One crew member was wounded.

15 Jun, 1944
After torpedoing the British frigate HMS Blackwood (she sank the next day) the boat was attacked by nearby allied escorts causing, among other things, damages to its snort. The boat aborted to Brest, arriving on June 21. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 586)

5 recorded attacks on this boat.

Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus in March 1944. Read more about the Schnorchel and see list of fitted boats.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-764 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.