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	Oblt. Hans-Joachim Ebersbach
17 Nov 1943	-	16 Mar 1944	Oblt. (R) 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 (active service)
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

Surrendered on 9 May 1945 at Horten, Norway (Waller & Niestlé, 2010).

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.

Final location

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.