uboat.net


U-794

Type

XVIIA

 
Ordered7 Aug, 1942
Laid down 1 Feb, 1943 Germaniawerft, Kiel (werk 718)
Launched7 Oct, 1943
Commissioned14 Nov, 1943Oblt. Werner Klug
Commanders
14 Nov, 1943 - 31 Aug, 1944  Oblt. Werner Klug
1 Sep, 1944 - 5 May, 1945  Oblt. Philipp Becker
CareerNo patrols14 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)
SuccessesNo 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.


We have an emblem for this boat!

You can view it here. (The emblem on the left is not the emblem for this boat).



German U-Boat Losses During World War II

Niestle, Axel

Buy this title at
amazon.co.uk
See more sellers
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