German submarine U-734

History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-734
Ordered	21 November 1940
Builder	Schichau-Werke, Danzig
Yard number	1525
Laid down	20 October 1941
Launched	19 September 1942
Commissioned	5 December 1942
Fate	Sunk on 9 February 1944 in the North Atlantic in position 49°43′N 16°23′W / 49.717°N 16.383°W, by depth charges from HMS Wild Goose & HMS Starling.
General characteristics
Class & type	Type VIIC submarine
Displacement	769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced; 871 t (857 long tons) submerged;
Length	67.10 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a; 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull;
Beam	6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a; 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull;
Draught	4.74 m (15 ft 7 in)
Installed power	2,800–3,200 PS (2,100–2,400 kW; 2,800–3,200 bhp) (diesels); 750 PS (550 kW; 740 shp) (electric);
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 × diesel engines; 2 × electric motors;
Speed	17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced; 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged;
Range	8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced; 80 nmi (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged;
Test depth	230 m (750 ft); Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft);
Complement	4 officers, 40–56 enlisted
Armament	5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 1 stern); 14 × torpedoes; 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds); 2 × twin 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft guns;
Service record
Part of:	8th U-boat Flotilla; 5 December 1942 – 31 July 1943; 3rd U-boat Flotilla; 1 August 1943 – 9 February 1944;
Identification codes:	M 50 912
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. Hans-Jörg Blauert; 5 December 1942 – 9 February 1944;
Operations:	2 patrols:; 1st patrol:; 6 November – 25 December 1943; 2nd patrol:; 31 January – 9 February 1944;
Victories:	None

German submarine U-734 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She was laid down on 20 October 1941 by Schichau-Werke, Danzig as yard number 1525, launched on 19 September 1942 and commissioned on 5 December 1942 under Oberleutnant zur See Hans-Jörg Blauert.

History

Nazi Germany
Name	U-734
Ordered	21 November 1940
Builder	Schichau-Werke, Danzig
Yard number	1525
Laid down	20 October 1941
Launched	19 September 1942
Commissioned	5 December 1942
Fate	Sunk on 9 February 1944 in the North Atlantic in position 49°43′N 16°23′W / 49.717°N 16.383°W / 49.717; -16.383, by depth charges from HMS Wild Goose & HMS Starling.
General characteristics
Class & type	Type VIIC submarine
Displacement	769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced 871 t (857 long tons) submerged
Length	67.10 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull
Beam	6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Draught	4.74 m (15 ft 7 in)
Installed power	2,800–3,200 PS (2,100–2,400 kW; 2,800–3,200 bhp) (diesels) 750 PS (550 kW; 740 shp) (electric)
Propulsion	2 shafts 2 × diesel engines 2 × electric motors
Speed	17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged
Range	8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 80 nmi (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth	230 m (750 ft) Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft)
Complement	4 officers, 40–56 enlisted
Armament	5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 1 stern) 14 × torpedoes 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds) 2 × twin 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft guns
Service record
Part of:	8th U-boat Flotilla 5 December 1942 – 31 July 1943 3rd U-boat Flotilla 1 August 1943 – 9 February 1944
Identification codes:	M 50 912
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. Hans-Jörg Blauert 5 December 1942 – 9 February 1944
Operations:	2 patrols: 1st patrol: 6 November – 25 December 1943 2nd patrol: 31 January – 9 February 1944
Victories:	None