German submarine U-751

	In port at St. Nazaire on 15 June 1942
History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-751
Ordered	9 October 1939
Builder	Kriegsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven
Yard number	134
Laid down	2 January 1940
Launched	16 November 1940
Commissioned	31 January 1941
Fate	Sunk on 17 July 1942
General characteristics
Class and 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 (four bow, one stern); 14 × torpedoes or 26 TMA mines; 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:	7th U-Boat Flotilla; 31 January 1941 – 17 July 1942;
Identification codes:	M 30 807
Commanders:	Kptlt. Gerhard Bigalk; 31 January 1941 – 17 July 1942;
Operations:	7 patrols:; 1st patrol:; 3 June – 5 July 1941; 2nd patrol:; 2 August – 8 September 1941; 3rd patrol:; 11 October – 8 November 1941; 4th patrol:; 16 – 26 December 1941; 5th patrol:; 14 January – 23 February 1942; 6th patrol:; 15 April – 15 June 1942; 7th patrol:; 14 – 17 July 1942;
Victories:	5 merchant ships sunk ; (21,412 GRT); 1 warship sunk ; (11,000 tons); 1 merchant ship damaged ; (8,096 GRT);

German submarine U-751 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. Built as yard number 134 of the Kriegsmarinewerft shipyard in Wilhelmshaven, she was commissioned on 31 January 1941. She served with 7th U-boat Flotilla until 1 June as a training boat, and as an operational boat until 17 July 1942, under the command of Kapitänleutnant Gerhard Bigalk. U-751 served in seven patrols with the 7th U-boat Flotilla, sinking the escort carrier HMS Audacity. The U-boat was attacked with depth charges from aircraft on 17 July 1942 and sank with the loss of all 48 crew members.

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