U-974

Type

VIIC

Ordered

5 Jun 1941

Laid down

26 Jun 1942

Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 174)

Launched

11 Mar 1943

Commissioned

22 Apr 1943

Oblt. Joachim Zaubitzer

Commanders

22 Apr 1943	-	8 Nov 1943		Oblt. Joachim Zaubitzer
9 Nov 1943	-	19 Apr 1944		Oblt. Heinz Wolff

Career
1 patrol

22 Apr 1943	-	31 Oct 1943	5. Flottille (training)
1 Nov 1943	-	19 Apr 1944	7. Flottille (active service)

Successes

No ships sunk or damaged

Fate

Sunk on 19 April 1944 in the Boknafjord near Stavanger, Norway, in position 59.08N, 05.23E, by torpedoes from the Norwegian submarine HNoMS Ula. 42 dead and 8 survivors.

Loss position

View the 1 war patrol

General notes on this boat

The boat was discovered in 1996 by a ROV at about 190m depth (ca. 580 feet). She is broken in two parts, one of about 15 meters and the second of around 40 meters in length. The wreck lies about 1000m south-east of Loten in the Boknafjord, near Stavanger, Norway.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-974 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.