German submarine U-756
{{Short description|German World War II submarine}}
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image= |Ship caption= }} {{Infobox ship career |Ship country=Nazi Germany |Ship flag={{shipboxflag|Nazi Germany|naval}} |Ship name=U-756 |Ship ordered=9 October 1939{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/boats/u756.htm |title=The Type VIIC boat U-756 |last=Helgason |first=Guðmundur |website=German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net }} |Ship yard number=139 |Ship laid down=18 January 1940 |Ship builder=Kriegsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven |Ship launched=18 October 1941 |Ship commissioned=30 December 1941 |Ship fate=Sunk on 1 September 1942 }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship class=Type VIIC submarine |Ship displacement=
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German submarine U-756 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. Laid down as yard number 139 at the Kriegsmarinewerft (KMW) in Wilhelmshaven, she served with 6th U-boat flotilla from 30 December 1941 until 1 September 1942 under the command of Kapitänleutnant Klaus Harney. U-756 did not survive to complete her first patrol and did not sink or damage any ships.
Design
German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-756 had a displacement of {{convert|769|t|LT}} when at the surface and {{convert|871|t|LT}} while submerged.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=43-46}} She had a total length of {{convert|67.10|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, a pressure hull length of {{convert|50.50|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, a beam of {{convert|6.20|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, a height of {{convert|9.60|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, and a draught of {{convert|4.74|m|ftin|abbr=on}}. The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of {{convert|2800 to 3200|PS|kW shp|-1}} for use while surfaced, two Garbe, Lahmeyer & Co. RP 137/c double-acting electric motors producing a total of {{convert|750|PS|kW shp}} for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two {{convert|1.23|m|ft|abbr=on|0}} propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to {{convert|230|m}}.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=43-46}}
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of {{convert|17.7|kn}} and a maximum submerged speed of {{convert|7.6|kn}}.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=43-46}} When submerged, the boat could operate for {{convert|80|nmi}} at {{convert|4|kn}}; when surfaced, she could travel {{convert|8500|nmi}} at {{convert|10|kn}}. U-756 was fitted with five {{convert|53.3|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteen torpedoes, one 8.8 cm SK C/35 naval gun, 220 rounds, and a 2 cm FlaK 30 anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of between forty-four and sixty.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=43-46}}
Fate
Eighteen days into her first patrol,{{cite web
|url=http://uboat.net/boats/patrols/u756.html
|title=War Patrols by German U-boat U-756
|last=Helgason
|first=Guðmundur
|website=German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net
|access-date=29 December 2014
}} on 1 September 1942 U-756 was in position {{coord|58|08|N|27|33|W|display=inline,title}} in the mid North-Atlantic{{cite web
|url=http://uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_2385.html
|title=Patrol of German U-boat U-756 from 15 August 1942 to 1 September 1942
|last=Helgason
|first=Guðmundur
|website=German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net
|access-date=29 December 2014
}} when she was attacked by the Canadian corvette {{HMCS|Morden|K170|6}}. Heavily damaged, the vessel went down with all 43 aboard.
References
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Bibliography
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- {{cite book | last1 = Busch | first1 = Rainer | last2 = Röll | first2 = Hans-Joachim | translator-last = Brooks | translator-first = Geoffrey | title = German U-boat commanders of World War II : a biographical dictionary | publisher = Greenhill Books, Naval Institute Press | location = London, Annapolis, Md | year = 1999 | isbn = 1-55750-186-6 }}
- {{cite book |last1=Busch |first1=Rainer |last2=Röll |first2=Hans-Joachim |title=Der U-Boot-Krieg, 1939-1945: Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945|trans-title=German U-boat losses from September 1939 to May 1945 |date=1999|volume=IV |publisher=Mittler|location=Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn |isbn=3-8132-0514-2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vXKwAAAAIAAJ |language=de}}
- {{cite book|last=Edwards|first=Bernard|title=Dönitz and the Wolf Packs - The U-boats at War|year=1996|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZptqQgAACAAJ|publisher=Cassell|isbn=0-304-35203-9|pages=103, 105|ref={{sfnRef|Edwards}}}}
- {{cite book |last1=Gröner |first1=Eric |last2=Jung |first2=Dieter |last3=Maass |first3=Martin |translator-last1=Thomas|translator-first1=Keith|translator-last2=Magowan|translator-first2=Rachel |title=German Warships 1815-1945: U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels |date=1991 |publisher=Conway Maritime Press |location=London |volume=2 |isbn=0-85177-593-4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Udg-0AEACAAJ|ref=CITEREFGröner1991}}
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External links
- {{Cite web
|url=http://uboat.net/boats/u756.html
|title=The Type VIIC boat U-756
|last=Helgason
|first=Guðmundur
|website=German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net
|access-date=29 December 2014
}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120225163826/http://www.ubootwaffe.net/crews/crews.cgi?uquery=1%3Bboatnum%3D756 U-756 crew list]
{{German Type VII submarines}}
{{September 1942 shipwrecks}}
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Category:German Type VIIC submarines
Category:U-boats commissioned in 1941
Category:World War II submarines of Germany
Category:World War II shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean
Category:Ships built in Wilhelmshaven
Category:U-boats sunk by depth charges
Category:U-boats sunk by Canadian warships