U-792
Type | XVIIA | |||||
| Ordered | 19 Jun, 1942 | |||||
| Laid down | 1 Dec, 1942 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 455) | ||||
| Launched | 28 Sep, 1943 | |||||
| Commissioned | 16 Nov, 1943 | Ltnt. Horst Heitz | ||||
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| Career | No patrols | 16 Nov, 1943 - 30 Nov, 1943 5. Flottille (trial boat) 1 Dec, 1943 - 15 Feb, 1945 8. Flottille (trial boat) 16 Feb, 1945 - 4 May, 1945 5. Flottille (trial boat) | ||||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||
| Fate | Used for trials. Scuttled at 0130hrs on 4 May, 1945 in position 54.19N, 09.43E in the Audorfer See, near Rendsburg. | |||||
The boat was later raised and taken as a British prize and used for trials. Final fate unknown.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-792 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 |