U-Boat Operations

U-751	Type VIIC
Feldpost Number	M 30 807
Construction Yard	Kriegsmarinewerft, Wilhelmshaven
Yard Number	134
Ordered	9th Oct 1939
Keel laid	2nd Jan 1940
Launched	16th Nov 1940
Commissioned	31st Jan 1941
Baubelehrung	Baubelehrung U-Boote Nordsee, Bremen
Training, Flotillas and Duties
01.41 - 07.42	7.U-Flottille, Kiel & St.Nazaire Ausbildungsboot (under training) Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
01.41 - 07.42	KL Gerhard Bigalk see also: U-14

Operations information for U-751
03.06.1941 - 05.07.1941 First Sailing - active patrol U-751 left Kiel under the command of Gerhard Bigalk on 3rd Jun 1941 and arrived at St. Nazaire on 5th Jul 1941 after four and a half weeks. Gerhard Bigalk hit one ship on this patrol. On 14th Jun 1941 he sank the British 5,370 ton St Lindsay.
02.08.1941 - 08.09.1941 Second Sailing - active patrol On the 2nd Aug 1941, U-751 left St. Nazaire under the command of Gerhard Bigalk and returned to St. Nazaire on 8th Sep 1941 after over five weeks on patrol.
11.10.1941 - 08.11.1941 Third Sailing - active patrol U-751 departed under Gerhard Bigalk from St. Nazaire on 11th Oct 1941 and arrived back at St. Nazaire on 8th Nov 1941 after four weeks on patrol.
16.12.1941 - 26.12.1941 Fourth Sailing - active patrol U-751 left St. Nazaire under the command of Gerhard Bigalk on 16th Dec 1941 and returned one and a half weeks later to St. Nazaire on 26th Dec 1941. Gerhard Bigalk hit one ship on this patrol from convoy HG-76. On 21st Dec 1941 he sank the British 11,000 ton HMS Audacity, sailing with convoy HG-76.
14.01.1942 - 23.02.1942 Fifth Sailing - active patrol On the 14th Jan 1942, U-751 left St. Nazaire under the command of Gerhard Bigalk and arrived back at St. Nazaire more than five weeks later on 23rd Feb 1942. Gerhard Bigalk hit three ships on this patrol, one was from convoy HX-173. On 2nd Feb 1942 he damaged the Dutch 8,096 ton Corilla, a member of convoy HX-173. On 4th Feb 1942 he sank the British 4,535 ton Silveray. On 7th Feb 1942 he sank the British 6,952 ton Empire Sun. You can find more about convoy HX-173 at the warsailors.com page on convoy HX-173.
15.04.1942 - 15.06.1942 Sixth Sailing - active patrol U-751 departed under Gerhard Bigalk from St. Nazaire on 15th Apr 1942 and returned to St. Nazaire on 15th Jun 1942 after more than eight weeks on patrol. Gerhard Bigalk hit two ships on this patrol. On 16th May 1942 he sank the American 1,445 ton Nicarao. On 19th May 1942 he sank the American 3,110 ton Isabela.
14.07.1942 - 17.07.1942 Seventh Sailing - active patrol U-751 left St. Nazaire under the command of Gerhard Bigalk on 14th Jul 1942. U-751 was sunk on 17th Jul 1942.

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