Unterseeboot 760
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Unterseeboot 760 (U-760) was a Type VIIC submarine of the Kriegsmarine.
Her keel was laid down August 5, 1940 by the Kriegsmarinewerft of Wilhelmshaven, and she was commissioned October 15, 1942 with Oberleutnant zur See Otto-Ulrich Blum in command. Blum commanded her for her entire career in the Kriegsmarine.
U-760 conducted two war patrols, but never sank or damaged a ship.
On February 26, 1943, Obermaschinist Jakob Ippendorf was killed during an air attack in Wilhelmshaven.
On August 12, 1943, Matrosenenobergefreiter Günter Werner was lost during an air attack in the North Atlantic.
On September 8, 1943, about 150 miles off Cape Finisterre, U-760 was sailing on the surface alongside U-262 when they were attacked by Allied aircraft.
U-760 fled into Vigo harbor and was taken under the guns of the Spanish cruiser Navarra. International neutrality agreements allowed ships to spend up to 24 hours in neutral harbors to make emergency repairs, but U-760 was unable to get underway in time. She was interned at El Ferrol for the remainder of World War II. On July 23, 1945, the boat was taken to England for Operation Deadlight and was scuttled on December 13, 1945.
One other U-boat was interred in Spain during World War II: U-573.
See Also: List of U-boats