U-973
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 5 Jun 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 26 Jun 1942 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 173) | ||
| Launched | 10 Mar 1943 | |||
| Commissioned | 15 Apr 1943 | Oblt. Klaus Paepenmöller | ||
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| Career | 2 patrols | 15 Apr 1943 - 6 Mar 1944 5. Flottille (training) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 6 March, 1944 north-west of Narvik, in position 70.40N, 05.48E, by rockets from a Swordfish aircraft of the British escort carrier HMS Chaser (Sqdn 816/X). 51 dead and 2 survivors. | |||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-973 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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