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| U-76 | Type VIIB |
| Feldpost Number | M 27 140 |
| Construction Yard | Vulkan Vegesack Werft, Bremen |
| Yard Number | 4 |
| Ordered | 2nd Jun 1938 |
| Keel laid | 28th Dec 1939 |
| Launched | 3rd Oct 1940 |
| Commissioned | 3rd Dec 1940 |
| Baubelehrung | Baubelehrung U-Boote Nordsee, Bremen | | Training, Flotillas and Duties | | 12.40 - 04.41 | 7.U-Flottille, Kiel & St.Nazaire
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
Frontboot (operational)
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| Commanders | | 12.40 - 04.41 | OL Friedrich von Hippel
see also: U-144 |
| Operations information for U-76 | 19.03.1941 - 26.03.1941
First Sailing
U-76 left Kiel under the command of Friedrich von Hippel on 19th Mar 1941 and arrived at Bergen on 26th Mar 1941 after one week.
| 28.03.1941 - 05.04.1941
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 28th Mar 1941, U-76 left Bergen under the command of Friedrich von Hippel. U-76 was sunk on 5th Apr 1941.
Friedrich von Hippel hit two ships on this patrol, one was from convoy SC-26.-
On 3rd Apr 1941 he sank the Finnish 1,939 ton Daphne.
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On 4th Apr 1941 he sank the British 5,351 ton Athenic, sailing with convoy SC-26.
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| Notes for U-76 |
The Admiralty Report on interrogation of the survivors of U-76 is available. You can find how to obtain a report here.
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