U-972
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 5 Jun 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 15 Jun 1942 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 172) | ||
| Launched | 22 Feb 1943 | |||
| Commissioned | 8 Apr 1943 | Oblt. Klaus-Dietrich König | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 8 Apr 1943 - 30 Nov 1943 5. Flottille (training) 1 Dec 1943 - 1 Jan 1944 6. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Missing in action in January 1944. 49 dead (all hands lost). | |||
Showell's U-boat Command and the Battle of the Atlantic reports that this boat was sunk to one of its torpedoes. U-377 was belived to have been lost to its circling T5 torpedoes but now it's belived she was sunk by allied warships.
(Note: We give the date for U-972 as Dec 31, 1943 to have a reference point).
Previously recorded fate
(Last revised by Axel Niestlé during September 2003. More on revised fates.
The boat was sunk by one of its own acoustic torpedoes in late Dec, 1943 in the North Atlantic.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-972 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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