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

U-760Type VIIC
Feldpost NumberM 49 952
Construction YardKriegsmarinewerft, Wilhelmshaven
Yard Number143
Ordered9th Oct 1939
Keel laid5th Aug 1940
Launched21st Jun 1942
Commissioned15th Oct 1942
BaubelehrungBaubelehrung U-Boote Nordsee, Bremen /
Kriegsschiffbaulehrabteilung für Unterseeboote Nordsee, Bremen /
6.KLA, Bremen
Training, Flotillas and Duties
10.42 - 04.438.U-Flottille, Danzig
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
05.43 - 09.433.U-Flottille, La Pallice
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
10.42 - 09.43OL ~ KL Otto-Ulrich Blum

Operations information for U-760
29.04.1943 - 31.05.1943
First Sailing - active patrol
U-760 left Kiel under the command of Otto-Ulrich Blum on 29th Apr 1943 and arrived at La Pallice on 31st May 1943 after four and a half weeks.
24.07.1943 - 08.09.1943
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 24th Jul 1943, U-760 left La Pallice under the command of Otto-Ulrich Blum and after six and a half weeks arrived at Vigo on 8th Sep 1943.

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