U-794
Type | XVIIA | |||||
| Ordered | 7 Aug, 1942 | |||||
| Laid down | 1 Feb, 1943 | Germaniawerft, Kiel (werk 718) | ||||
| Launched | 7 Oct, 1943 | |||||
| Commissioned | 14 Nov, 1943 | Oblt. Werner Klug | ||||
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| Career | No patrols | 14 Nov, 1943 - 30 Nov, 1943 5. Flottille (trial boat) 1 Dec, 1943 - 14 Feb, 1945 8. Flottille (trial boat) 15 Feb, 1945 - 5 May, 1945 5. Flottille (trial boat) | ||||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||
| Fate | Used for trials and scuttled on May 5, 1945 in Gelting Bay. Later raised and broken up. | |||||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-794 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 |