List of all U-boats
U-766
Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 15 Aug 1940 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 1 Mar 1941 | Kriegsmarinewerft (KMW), Wilhelmshaven (werk 149) | ||||||||
| Launched | 29 May 1943 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 30 Jul 1943 | Oblt. Hans-Dietrich Wilke | ||||||||
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| Career 5 patrols |
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| 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 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-766 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
U-boat Emblems
We have 1 emblem entry for this boat! See the emblem page for this boat or view each one below.
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