List of all U-boats
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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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | ||||||
| Fate |
Sunk on 6 March 1944 in the Norwegian Sea north-west of Narvik, Norway, in position 70.04N, 05.48E, by rockets from a Swordfish aircraft (816 Sqn FAA/X) of the British escort carrier HMS Chaser. 51 dead and 2 survivors. | ||||||
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Wolfpack operations
U-973 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Werwolf (4 Feb 1944 - 11 Feb 1944)
Boreas (2 Mar 1944 - 5 Mar 1944)
Taifun (5 Mar 1944 - 6 Mar 1944)
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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