U-952
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 10 Apr 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 1 Feb 1942 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 152) | ||
| Launched | 14 Oct 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 10 Dec 1942 | Oblt. Oskar Curio | ||
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| Career | 5 patrols | 10 Dec 1942 - 30 Apr 1943 5. Flottille (training) 1 May 1943 - 31 Jan 1944 3. Flottille (front boat) 1 Feb 1944 - 6 Aug 1944 29. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 2 ships sunk for a total of 13,374 GRT 1 warship sunk for a total of 925 tons 1 ship damaged for a total of 7,176 GRT | |||
| Fate | Sunk on 6 Aug 1944 in Toulon by US bombs | |||
See the 4 ships hit by U-952 - View the 5 war patrols
Wolfpack operations
U-952 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Leuthen (6 Sep 1943 - 24 Sep 1943)
Attacks on this boat
24 Apr 1943
At 16.50 hours, the boat was strafed and damaged by 6 Beaufighter aircraft (Sqdn 235) off the Norwegian coast. Two crew members were wounded.
19 May 1943
The frigate Tay (Cmdr. R. E. Sherwood) severely depth charged the boat around convoy SC-130 causing major damages and forcing the boat to return to port. She reached port on May 31. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 334)
2 recorded attacks 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-952 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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