U-766
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 15 Aug, 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 1 Mar, 1941 | Kriegsmarinewerft, Wilhelmshaven (werk 149) | ||
| Launched | 29 May, 1943 | |||
| Commissioned | 30 Jul, 1943 | Oblt. Hans-Dietrich Wilke | ||
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| Career | 5 patrols | 30 Jul, 1943 - 29 Feb, 1944 8. Flottille (training) 1 Mar, 1944 - 21 Aug, 1944 6. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Stricken on 21 Aug, 1944 near La Pallice, in position 46.10N, 01.14W, when unable to put to sea and surrendered to France. | |||
Became the French submarine Laubie in 1947. Stricken on 11 March, 1963 as Q335. Broken up.
Attacks on this boat
14 Aug, 1944
A Canadian Wellington aircraft (Sqdn 407/E) was shot down on the Brest - La Pallice route.
1 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-766 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 |