List of all U-boats
U-976
Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 5 Jun 1941 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 9 Jul 1942 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 176) | ||||||||
| Launched | 25 Mar 1943 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 5 May 1943 | Oblt. Raimund Tiesler | ||||||||
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||
| Fate |
Sunk on 25 March 1944 in the Bay of Biscay south-west of St. Nazaire, in position 46.50N, 02.41,5W, by gunfire from two British Mosquito aircraft (248 Sqn RAF/L & I). 4 dead and 49 survivors. | |||||||||
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Wolfpack operations
U-976 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Coronel 1 (14 Dec 1943 - 17 Dec 1943)
Amrum (18 Dec 1943 - 23 Dec 1943)
Rügen 4 (23 Dec 1943 - 28 Dec 1943)
Rügen 6 (28 Dec 1943 - 2 Jan 1944)
Rügen 5 (2 Jan 1944 - 7 Jan 1944)
Rügen (7 Jan 1944 - 26 Jan 1944)
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-976 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
U-boat Emblems
We have 1 emblem entry for this boat. See the emblem page for this boat or view emblems individually below.
 The Snorting Bull - U-47 |
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