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Nazi Germany | |
Name | U-757 |
Ordered | 9 October 1939[1] |
Builder | Kriegsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven |
Yard number | 140 |
Laid down | 18 May 1940[1] |
Launched | 14 December 1941[1] |
Commissioned | 28 February 1942[1] |
Fate | Sunk on 8 January 1944[1] |
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Class and type | Type VIIC submarine |
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Height | 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in) |
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Complement | 4officers, 40–56 enlisted |
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Identification codes: | M 39 567 |
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German submarine U-757 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. Laid down as yard number 140 at the Kriegsmarinewerft (KMW) in Wilhelmshaven, U-757 served with 6th U-boat Flotilla from 28 February 1942 until 8 January 1944 under the command of Korvettenkapitän Friedrich Deetz.[1]