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

Commanders

10 Dec 1942

12 Jul 1944

Kptlt. Oskar Curio

Career
5 patrols

10 Dec 1942	-	30 Apr 1943	5. Flottille (training)
1 May 1943	-	31 Jan 1944	3. Flottille (active service)
1 Feb 1944	-	12 Jul 1944	29. Flottille (active service)

Successes

2 ships sunk, total tonnage 13,374 GRT
1 warship sunk, total tonnage 925 tons
1 ship damaged, total tonnage 7,176 GRT

Fate

Badly damaged on 5 July 1944 in Missiessy Dock No. 3 at Toulon, France, by bombs during US air raid (15th AF).

Decommissioned on 12 July 1944. Wreck captured by French forces in August 1944 and broken up in 1946.

Loss position

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:
   Without name (5 May 1943 - 10 May 1943)
   Isar (10 May 1943 - 15 May 1943)
   Donau 1 (15 May 1943 - 26 May 1943)
   Leuthen (15 Sep 1943 - 24 Sep 1943)
   Rossbach (27 Sep 1943 - 6 Oct 1943)

Attacks on this boat and other events

24 Apr 1943
16.50 hrs, off the Norwegian coast: the boat was damaged in a strafing attack by six Beaufighters of RAF Sqdn 235. Two men were wounded.

19 May 1943
The frigate HMS Tay (Cmdr. R. E. Sherwood) depth charged the boat near convoy SC 130. Severe damage forced U-952 to return to port, arriving 31 May. (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.