| German submarine U-756 | |
|---|---|
| Career (Nazi Germany) |  |
| Name: | U-756 |
| Ordered: | 9 October 1939[1] |
| Builder: | Kriegsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven |
| Laid down: | 18 January 1940[1] |
| Launched: | 30 October 1941[1] |
| Commissioned: | 30 Dec 1941[1] |
| Status: | Destroyed 1 September 1942[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Type VIIC submarine |
| Displacement: |
769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced 871 t (857 long tons) submerged |
| Length: |
67.1 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a 50.5 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull |
| Beam: |
6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull |
| Draft: | 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in) |
| Propulsion: |
2 × supercharged Germaniawerft 6-cylinder 4-stroke M6V 40/46 diesel engines, totalling 2,800–3,200 bhp (2,100–2,400 kW). Max rpm: 470-490 2 × electric motors, totalling 750 shp (560 kW) and max rpm: 296 |
| Speed: |
17.7 knots (20.4 mph; 32.8 km/h) surfaced 7.6 knots (8.7 mph; 14.1 km/h) submerged |
| Range: |
15,170 km (8,190 nmi) at 10 kn (19 km/h) surfaced 150 km (81 nmi) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h) submerged |
| Test depth: |
230 m (750 ft) Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft) |
| Complement: | 44–52 officers & ratings |
| Armament: |
• 5 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 1 stern) • 14 × torpedoes or 26 TMA mines • 1 × C35 88mm gun/L45 deck gun (220 rounds) • Various AA guns |
| Service record | |
|---|---|
| Part of: |
Kriegsmarine 1 Aug 1942 - 1 Sep 1942[1] |
| Commanders: |
Kptlt. Klaus Harney 30 Dec 1941 - 1 Sep 1942 |
| Operations: | 1 patrol |
German submarine U-756 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for the German Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. Launched from Werk 139 at the Kriegsmarinewerft (KMW) in Wilhelmshaven Lower Saxony (then, the Free State of Oldenburg), she served with 6th U-boat flotilla from December 30th, 1941 to September 1st, 1942 under the command of Kapitänleutnant Klaus Harney.[1] U-756 did not survive to complete her first patrol and did not sink or damage any ships.
Eighteen days into her first patrol,[2] on September 1, 1942 U-756 was in position 58.08N, 27.33W in the mid North-Atlantic[3] when she was attacked by the Canadian corvette HMCS Morden. Heavily damaged, the vessel went down with all 43 aboard.
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