German submarine U-751
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German submarine U-751 was a Type VIIC
U-boat
built for the German
Kriegsmarine
for service during World War II
. Built as werk 134 of the Kriegsmarinewerft shipyard in Wilhelmshaven
, she was commissioned on 31 January 1941, she served with 7th U-Boat Flotilla until 1 June as a training boat, and as a front boat until 17 July 1942 under the command of Korvettenkapitän Gerhard Bigalk. U-751 served in seven patrols with the 7th U-boat Flotilla.
to St. Nazaire, U-751 attacked and sank the British ship St Lindsay (5,370 GRT
).
Arriving at St. Nazaire on July 5, U-751 stayed in port for thirty-four days before going on her second patrol. She attacked no ships on her second and third voyages.
Five days into her fourth patrol, on December 21, 1941, U-751 attacked and sank the , an Escort carrier attached with British convoy HG 76.
On January 14, 1942, U-751 left St. Nazaire on her fifth patrol, destined to return on February 23. Nineteen days into this patrol, on February 2, U-751 attacked and damaged the Dutch ship Corilla, part of convoy HX 173 (8,096 GRT). Two days later, she sank the British ship Silveray, adding another 4,535 GRT to her score. Another British ship, Empire Sun, was sank another three days later, for 6,952 GRT. The American ships Nicarao and Isabela were sunk in her sixth patrol, on the 16th and 19 May, 1942, totalling 1,455 and 3,110 GRTs respecively.
by depth charges from a Lancaster
bomber.
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German Type VII submarine
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U-boat
U-boat
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built for the German
Nazi Germany
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Kriegsmarine
Kriegsmarine
The Kriegsmarine was the name of the German Navy during the Nazi regime . It superseded the Kaiserliche Marine of World War I and the post-war Reichsmarine. The Kriegsmarine was one of three official branches of the Wehrmacht, the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany.The Kriegsmarine grew rapidly...
for service during World War II
World War II
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. Built as werk 134 of the Kriegsmarinewerft shipyard in Wilhelmshaven
Wilhelmshaven
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, she was commissioned on 31 January 1941, she served with 7th U-Boat Flotilla until 1 June as a training boat, and as a front boat until 17 July 1942 under the command of Korvettenkapitän Gerhard Bigalk. U-751 served in seven patrols with the 7th U-boat Flotilla.
Service Record
On June 14, 1941, eleven days into her thirty-three day first patrol while en route from KielKiel
Kiel is the capital and most populous city in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 238,049 .Kiel is approximately north of Hamburg. Due to its geographic location in the north of Germany, the southeast of the Jutland peninsula, and the southwestern shore of the...
to St. Nazaire, U-751 attacked and sank the British ship St Lindsay (5,370 GRT
GRT
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).
Arriving at St. Nazaire on July 5, U-751 stayed in port for thirty-four days before going on her second patrol. She attacked no ships on her second and third voyages.
Five days into her fourth patrol, on December 21, 1941, U-751 attacked and sank the , an Escort carrier attached with British convoy HG 76.
On January 14, 1942, U-751 left St. Nazaire on her fifth patrol, destined to return on February 23. Nineteen days into this patrol, on February 2, U-751 attacked and damaged the Dutch ship Corilla, part of convoy HX 173 (8,096 GRT). Two days later, she sank the British ship Silveray, adding another 4,535 GRT to her score. Another British ship, Empire Sun, was sank another three days later, for 6,952 GRT. The American ships Nicarao and Isabela were sunk in her sixth patrol, on the 16th and 19 May, 1942, totalling 1,455 and 3,110 GRTs respecively.
Fate
After serving six operational patrols, U-751 was attacked on her seventh patrol four days into her voyage on July 17. She was sunk off the coast of Cape Ortegal, SpainSpain
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by depth charges from a Lancaster
Avro Lancaster
The Avro Lancaster is a British four-engined Second World War heavy bomber made initially by Avro for the Royal Air Force . It first saw active service in 1942, and together with the Handley Page Halifax it was one of the main heavy bombers of the RAF, the RCAF, and squadrons from other...
bomber.
Table
Departure- Kiel
- St. Nazaire
- St. Nazaire
- St. Nazaire
- St. Nazaire
- St. Nazaire
- St. Nazaire
Time
- 3 Jun 1941
- 2 Aug 1941
- 11 Oct 1941
- 16 Dec 1941
- 14 Jan 1942
- 15 Apr 1942
- 14 Jul 1942
Arrival
- St. Nazaire
- St. Nazaire
- St. Nazaire
- St. Nazaire
- St. Nazaire
- St. Nazaire
- Sunk
Time
- 5 Jul 1941
- 8 Sep 1941
- 8 Nov 1941
- 26 Dec 1941
- 23 Feb 1942
- 15 Jun 1942
- 17 Jul 1942
Days
- 33 days
- 38 days
- 29 days
- 11 days
- 41 days
- 62 days
- 4 days