U-765
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 15 Aug 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 15 Feb 1941 | Kriegsmarinewerft (KMW), Wilhelmshaven (werk 148) | ||
| Launched | 22 Apr 1943 | |||
| Commissioned | 19 Jun 1943 | Oblt. Werner Wendt | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 19 Jun 1943 - 31 Mar 1944 8. Flottille (training) 1 Apr 1944 - 6 May 1944 7. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 6 May, 1944 in the North Atlantic, in position 52.30N, 28.28W, by depth charges from 2 Swordfish aircraft (Sqdn. 825) of the British escort carrier HMS Vindex and the British frigates HMS Bickerton, HMS Bligh and HMS Aylmer. 37 dead and 11 survivors. | |||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-765 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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