U-965
Type | VIIC | |||||
| Ordered | 5 Jun, 1941 | |||||
| Laid down | 4 May, 1942 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 165) | ||||
| Launched | 14 Jan, 1943 | |||||
| Commissioned | 25 Feb, 1943 | Oblt. Klaus Ohling | ||||
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| Career | 7 patrols | 25 Feb, 1943 - 31 Dec, 1943 5. Flottille (training) 1 Jan, 1944 - 30 Sep, 1944 11. Flottille (front boat) 1 Oct, 1944 - 30 Mar, 1945 13. Flottille (front boat) | ||||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||
| Fate | Sunk 30 March, 1945 north of Scotland, in position 58.19N, 05.31W by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Rupert and HMS Conn. 51 dead (all hands lost). | |||||
Previously recorded fate (Last revised by Axel Niestlé during December 1991). More on revised fates
The attack by the British frigate HMS Conn on 27 March, 1945 in position 58.34N, 05.46W, formerly credited with the destruction of U-965 probably sank the U-905 instead.
Attacks on this boat
17 May, 1944
Due to serious technical problems U-965 had to return to base from the Arctic Sea. Four hours later the boat encountered an enemy submarine. The submarine fired a torpedo fan at U-965, but all missed.
20 Jul, 1944
The boat was attacked by an aircraft, 1 man was killed and 1 wounded. [Matrosenhauptgefreiter Willibald Niederle]
22 Aug, 1944
The boat was attacked by two Martlet aircraft (Wilcats), 3 men were killed and 8 wounded. [Bootsmaat Kurt Pesch, Matrosengefreiter Heinz Schade, Maschinengefreiter Thiel]
3 recorded attacks on this boat.
Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus and sailed equipped with it in February 1945 but it was of course installed prior to that date. Read more about the Schnorchel and see list of fitted boats.
Men lost from the boat
6 Feb, 1944
The IWO fell overboard and drowned. [Leutnant zur See Gustav-Günther Schoop]
20 Jul, 1944
The boat was attacked by an aircraft, 1 man was killed and 1 wounded. [Matrosenhauptgefreiter Willibald Niederle]
22 Aug, 1944
The boat was attacked by two Martlet aircraft (Wilcats), 3 men were killed and 8 wounded. [Bootsmaat Kurt Pesch, Matrosengefreiter Heinz Schade, Maschinengefreiter Thiel]
Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -
 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 |