List of all U-boats

U-748

Type

VIIC

Ordered

25 Aug 1941

Laid down

20 Aug 1942

F Schichau GmbH, Danzig (werk 1558)

Launched

13 May 1943

Commissioned

31 Jul 1943

Cdr. Mario Arillo (Italian)

Commanders

6 Oct 1943	-	17 Sep 1944		Oblt. Götz Roth
18 Sep 1944	-	29 Nov 1944		Oblt. Joachim Knecht
30 Nov 1944	-	20 Apr 1945		Oblt. Hans-Friedrich Puschmann
21 Apr 1945	-	5 May 1945		Oblt. Gottfried Dingler

Career
1 patrol

31 Jul 1943	-	8 Sep 1943	8. Flottille (training)
6 Oct 1943	-	1 Apr 1945	24. Flottille (training)
1 Apr 1945	-	5 May 1945	31. Flottille (training)

Successes

No ships sunk or damaged

Fate

Given to Italy in exchange for transport submarines and renamed S 5. On 10 September 1943 taken over by the Kriegsmarine at Gotenhafen after the Italian surrender and commissioned as U-748 on 6 October 1943.

Scuttled on 5 May 1945 near Rendsburg in the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Canal, in position 54.21N, 09.46E. Wreck raised in June 1945 and broken up.

Final location

View the 1 war patrol

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-748 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.

U-boat Emblems

We have 2 emblem entries for this boat. See the emblem page for this boat or view emblems individually below.

Children's Figure

Media links

German U-Boat Losses During World War II
Niestle, Axel

U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2
Wynn, Kenneth

Hitler's U-boat War, Vol II
Blair, Clay

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