U-975

Type

VIIC

Ordered

5 Jun, 1941

Laid down

10 Jul, 1942

Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 175)

Launched

24 Mar, 1943

Commissioned

29 Apr, 1943

Oblt. Hans-Joachim Ebersbach

Commanders

29 Apr, 1943 - 16 Nov, 1943	Hans-Joachim Ebersbach
17 Nov, 1943 - 16 Mar, 1944	Oblt. Paul Frerks
17 Mar, 1944 - 16 Jul, 1944	Oblt. Hubert Jeschke
17 Jul, 1944 - 23 Apr, 1945	Oblt. Walter-Ernst Koch
24 Apr, 1945 - 8 May, 1945	Kptlt. Wilhelm Brauel

Career

1 patrol

29 Apr, 1943 - 1 Jan, 1944  5. Flottille (training)
1 Jan, 1944 - 1 Jul, 1944  3. Flottille (front boat)
1 Jul, 1944 - 28 Feb, 1945  23. Flottille (training)
1 Mar, 1945 - 8 May, 1945  31. Flottille (training)

Successes

No ships sunk or damaged

Fate

Transferred from Horten, Norway to England on 29 May, 1945 for Operation Deadlight

Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info)
Sunk at 55.42N 09.01W by British vessel Loch Arkaig on Feb 10, 1946.

View the 1 war patrol

Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus and sailed equipped with it in April 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 U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-975 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.