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U-Boat Operations
Major contributors to this section:
Commanders, Flotillas & Yards —  Fernando Almeida
Ships, General —  Werner Freitag
Ship Details —  David Rayner & Walter Janssens
Detail Consultant —  Horst Schmeisser
Patrols, Fates and Air Attacks —  Howard Cock

U-716Type VIIC
Feldpost NumberM 40 428
Construction YardH C Stülcken Sohn, Hamburg
Yard Number782
Ordered10th Apr 1941
Keel laid16th Apr 1942
Launched15th Jan 1943
Commissioned15th Apr 1943
Baubelehrung8.KLA, Hamburg
Training, Flotillas and Duties
04.43 - 12.435.U-Flottille, Kiel
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
01.44 - 09.4411.U-Flottille, Bergen
Frontboot (operational)
10.44 - 05.4513.U-Flottille, Trondheim
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
04.43 - 01.45OL Hans Dunkelberg
01.45 - 02.45OL Friedrich-August Greus
see also: U-737 
02.45 - 05.45OL Jürgen Thimme
see also: U-276 

Operations information for U-716
11.12.1943 - 14.12.1943
First Sailing
U-716 left Kiel under the command of Hans Dunkelberg on 11th Dec 1943 and arrived at Bergen on 14th Dec 1943 after three days.
15.12.1943 - 16.01.1944
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 15th Dec 1943, U-716 left Bergen under the command of Hans Dunkelberg and after four and a half weeks arrived at Hammerfest on 16th Jan 1944.
25.01.1944 - 18.02.1944
Third Sailing - active patrol
U-716 departed under Hans Dunkelberg from Hammerfest on 25th Jan 1944 and arrived back at Hammerfest on 18th Feb 1944 after three and a half weeks on patrol.
Hans Dunkelberg hit one ship on this patrol from convoy JW-56A.
  • On 26th Jan 1944 he sank the American 7,200 ton Andrew G Curtin, sailing with convoy JW-56A.


U-716 caused the loss of 1 vessel during this patrol that was being shipped:
USS PTC-39 (54 tons) was being carried by Andrew G Curtin.
23.02.1944 - 24.02.1944
Fourth Sailing
U-716 left Hammerfest under the command of Hans Dunkelberg on 23rd Feb 1944 and returned one day later to Hammerfest on 24th Feb 1944.
24.02.1944 - 24.02.1944
Fifth Sailing
On the 24th Feb 1944, U-716 left Hammerfest under the command of Hans Dunkelberg and arrived at Narvik on the same day.
29.02.1944 - 29.02.1944
Sixth Sailing
U-716 departed under Hans Dunkelberg from Narvik on 29th Feb 1944 and arrived at Hammerfest on the same day.
01.03.1944 - 07.03.1944
Seventh Sailing - active patrol
U-716 left Hammerfest under the command of Hans Dunkelberg on 1st Mar 1944 and arrived at Narvik on 7th Mar 1944 after six days.
10.03.1944 - 11.03.1944
Eighth Sailing
On the 10th Mar 1944, U-716 left Narvik under the command of Hans Dunkelberg and after one day arrived at Hammerfest on 11th Mar 1944.
30.03.1944 - 17.04.1944
Ninth Sailing - active patrol
U-716 departed under Hans Dunkelberg from Hammerfest on 30th Mar 1944 and arrived at Bergen on 17th Apr 1944 after two and a half weeks.
14.06.1944 - 17.06.1944
Tenth Sailing
U-716 left Bergen under the command of Hans Dunkelberg on 14th Jun 1944 and after three days arrived at Skjomenfjord on 17th Jun 1944.
20.06.1944 - 22.07.1944
Eleventh Sailing - active patrol
On the 20th Jun 1944, U-716 left Skjomenfjord under the command of Hans Dunkelberg and arrived at Hammerfest on 22nd Jul 1944 after four and a half weeks.
23.07.1944 - 25.07.1944
Twelfth Sailing
U-716 departed under Hans Dunkelberg from Hammerfest on 23rd Jul 1944 and after two days arrived at Narvik on 25th Jul 1944.
26.07.1944 - 31.07.1944
Thirteenth Sailing
U-716 left Narvik under the command of Hans Dunkelberg on 26th Jul 1944 and arrived at Bergen on 31st Jul 1944 after five days.
17.09.1944 - 22.09.1944
Fourteenth Sailing
On the 17th Sep 1944, U-716 left Bergen under the command of Hans Dunkelberg and after five days arrived at Kiel on 22nd Sep 1944.
22.09.1944 - 23.09.1944
Fifteenth Sailing
U-716 departed under Hans Dunkelberg from Kiel on 22nd Sep 1944 and arrived at Lübeck on 23rd Sep 1944 after one day.
06.10.1944 - 06.10.1944
Sixteenth Sailing
U-716 left Lübeck under the command of Hans Dunkelberg on 6th Oct 1944 and arrived at Kiel on the same day.
10.10.1944 - 10.10.1944
Seventeenth Sailing
On the 10th Oct 1944, U-716 left Kiel under the command of Hans Dunkelberg and arrived at Lübeck on the same day.
05.11.1944 - 06.11.1944
Eighteenth Sailing
U-716 departed under Hans Dunkelberg from Lübeck on 5th Nov 1944 and after one day arrived at Kiel on 6th Nov 1944.
20.11.1944 - 24.11.1944
Nineteenth Sailing
U-716 left Kiel under the command of Hans Dunkelberg on 20th Nov 1944 and arrived at Horten on 24th Nov 1944 after four days.
03.12.1944 - 07.12.1944
Twentieth Sailing
On the 3rd Dec 1944, U-716 left Horten under the command of Hans Dunkelberg and after four days arrived at Harstad on 7th Dec 1944.
07.01.1945 - 12.01.1945
Twentyfirst Sailing - active patrol
U-716 departed under Hans Dunkelberg from Harstad on 7th Jan 1945 and arrived at Bogenbucht on 12th Jan 1945 after five days.
27.01.1945 - 27.01.1945
Twentysecond Sailing
U-716 left Bogenbucht under the command of Friedrich-August Greus on 27th Jan 1945 and arrived at Kilbotn on the same day.
03.02.1945 - 04.02.1945
Twentythird Sailing
On the 3rd Feb 1945, U-716 left Kilbotn under the command of Friedrich-August Greus and arrived at Narvik on 4th Feb 1945 after one day.
06.02.1945 - 12.02.1945
Twentyfourth Sailing - active patrol
U-716 departed under Friedrich-August Greus from Narvik on 6th Feb 1945 and after six days arrived at Harstad on 12th Feb 1945.
18.02.1945 - 24.02.1945
Twentyfifth Sailing - active patrol
U-716 left Harstad under the command of Jürgen Thimme on 18th Feb 1945 and arrived back at Harstad six days later on 24th Feb 1945.
25.02.1945 - 26.02.1945
Twentysixth Sailing
On the 25th Feb 1945, U-716 left Harstad under the command of Jürgen Thimme and after one day arrived at Bogenbucht on 26th Feb 1945.
12.03.1945 - 09.04.1945
Twentyseventh Sailing - active patrol
U-716 departed under Jürgen Thimme from Bogenbucht on 12th Mar 1945 and arrived at Narvik on 9th Apr 1945 after four weeks.
21.04.1945 - 28.04.1945
Twentyeighth Sailing - active patrol
U-716 left Narvik under the command of Jürgen Thimme on 21st Apr 1945 and returned one week later to Narvik on 28th Apr 1945.

Notes for U-716


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