U-957

Type

VIIC

Ordered

10 Apr 1941

Laid down

11 Mar 1942

Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 157)

Launched

21 Nov 1942

Commissioned

7 Jan 1943

Ltnt. Franz Saar

Commanders

7 Jan 1943	-	20 Mar 1943		Oblt. Franz Saar
1 Apr 1943	-	21 Oct 1944		Oblt. Gerd Schaar (Knights Cross)

Career
7 patrols

7 Jan 1943	-	31 Jul 1943	5. Flottille (training)
1 Aug 1943	-	31 Dec 1943	3. Flottille (active service)
1 Jan 1944	-	30 Sep 1944	11. Flottille (active service)
1 Oct 1944	-	21 Oct 1944	13. Flottille (active service)

Successes

2 ships sunk, total tonnage 7,564 GRT
2 warships sunk, total tonnage 604 tons

Fate

Decommissioned and cannibalized for spare parts on 21 October 1944 at Narvik, after being damaged by pack ice in the Kara Sea on 18 September 1944.

Hulk probably scuttled in the Skjömenfjord in May 1945.

Loss position

See the 4 ships hit by U-957 - View the 7 war patrols

Wolfpack operations

U-957 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
   Eisenbart (24 Dec 1943 - 5 Jan 1944)
   Isegrim (5 Jan 1944 - 11 Jan 1944)
   Werwolf (27 Jan 1944 - 1 Feb 1944)
   Werwolf (7 Feb 1944 - 19 Feb 1944)
   Trutz (11 May 1944 - 7 Jun 1944)
   Greif (3 Aug 1944 - 1 Sep 1944)