German submarine U-758

History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-758
Ordered	9 October 1939
Builder	Kriegsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven
Yard number	141
Laid down	18 May 1940
Launched	1 March 1942
Commissioned	5 May 1942
Decommissioned	16 March 1945
Fate	Broken up in 1946 or 1947
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;
Height	9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
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); 1 x 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 AA gun;
Service record
Part of:	6th U-boat Flotilla; 5 May 1942 – 14 October 1944; 33rd U-boat Flotilla; 15 October 1944 – 16 March 1945;
Identification codes:	M 47 033
Commanders:	Kptlt. Helmut Manseck; 5 May 1942 – 3 April 1944; Oblt.z.S. Hans-Arend Feindt; 4 April 1944 – 16 March 1945;
Operations:	7 patrols:; 1st patrol:; 14 November – 24 December 1942; 2nd patrol:; 14 February – 30 March 1943; 3rd patrol:; a. 15 – 16 May 1943; b. 26 May – 25 June 1943; 4th patrol:; 1 September – 24 October 1943; 5th patrol:; 16 December 1943 – 20 January 1944; 6th patrol:; 6 – 15 June 1944; 7th patrol:; a. 23 August – 10 October 1944; b. 13 – 14 October 1944; c. 19 – 25 October 1944;
Victories:	2 merchant ships sunk ; (13,989 GRT)

German submarine U-758 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. Commissioned on 5 May 1942, she served with the 6th U-boat Flotilla until 1 November as a training boat, and as a front boat until 14 October 1944 mostly under the command of Kapitänleutnant Helmut Manseck before joining the 33rd U-boat Flotilla as a training boat for the remainder of her service in the war.

History

Nazi Germany
Name	U-758
Ordered	9 October 1939
Builder	Kriegsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven
Yard number	141
Laid down	18 May 1940
Launched	1 March 1942
Commissioned	5 May 1942
Decommissioned	16 March 1945
Fate	Broken up in 1946 or 1947
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
Height	9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
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) 1 x 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 AA gun
Service record
Part of:	6th U-boat Flotilla 5 May 1942 – 14 October 1944 33rd U-boat Flotilla 15 October 1944 – 16 March 1945
Identification codes:	M 47 033
Commanders:	Kptlt. Helmut Manseck 5 May 1942 – 3 April 1944 Oblt.z.S. Hans-Arend Feindt 4 April 1944 – 16 March 1945
Operations:	7 patrols: 1st patrol: 14 November – 24 December 1942 2nd patrol: 14 February – 30 March 1943 3rd patrol: a. 15 – 16 May 1943 b. 26 May – 25 June 1943 4th patrol: 1 September – 24 October 1943 5th patrol: 16 December 1943 – 20 January 1944 6th patrol: 6 – 15 June 1944 7th patrol: a. 23 August – 10 October 1944 b. 13 – 14 October 1944 c. 19 – 25 October 1944
Victories:	2 merchant ships sunk (13,989 GRT)