U-767
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 15 Aug 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 5 Apr 1941 | Kriegsmarinewerft (KMW), Wilhelmshaven (werk 150) | ||
| Launched | 10 Jul 1943 | |||
| Commissioned | 11 Sep 1943 | Oblt. Walter Dankleff | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 11 Sep 1943 - 30 Apr 1944 8. Flottille (training) 1 May 1944 - 18 Jun 1944 1. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 1 warship sunk for a total of 1,370 tons | |||
| Fate | Sunk 18 June, 1944 in the English Channel south-west of Guernsey, in position 49.03N, 03.13W, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Fame, HMS Inconstant and HMS Havelock. 49 dead and 1 survivor | |||
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Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus in April 1944. Read more about the Schnorchel and see list of fitted boats.
Annoucements related to this boat
U-767 located (26 Mar 2003)Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-767 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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