U 701
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U
701 was a type VII uboat laid down at H.C Stülken &
Sohn in Hamburg in May 1940, and was launched in April
1941. She completed two successful patrols and
participated in three "Wolfpacks" during the war. She is
credited by having sunk five ships under command of
Kapitänleutnant Horst Degen. On her third patrol outside
the east coast of USA, she was spotted and sunk by depth
charges by a A-29 Hudson airplane from USAAF 396th
Squadron 7.July 1942. She went down in the deep together
with 39 men, and the remaining seven survivors were picked
up by a US Coast Guard airplane. The wreck was found in
1989 standing on her keel on a depth of 33 meter east of
Diamond Shoals, twenty nautical miles east of Cape
Hatteras.
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35°14'21.01"N, 75°6'42.84"W ( Source: National Marine Sanctuaries )  Picture: Type VII C class uboat Copyright © uboat.net Interested in uboats and their commanders? Visit Uboat Net Last updated: December 2020
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