German submarine U-760
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German submarine U-760 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
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Name | U-760 |
Ordered | 9 October 1939 |
Builder | Kriegsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven |
Yard number | 143 |
Laid down | 5 August 1940 |
Launched | 21 June 1942 |
Commissioned | 15 October 1942 |
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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 | 4 officers, 40–56 enlisted |
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Identification codes: | M 49 952 |
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Victories: | None |
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Her keel was laid down 5 August 1940 by the Kriegsmarinewerft of Wilhelmshaven, and she was commissioned 15 October 1942 with Oberleutnant zur See Otto-Ulrich Blum in command. Blum commanded her for her entire career in the Kriegsmarine.