Unterseeboot 957

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U-957
Type		VIIC
Launch Date		1942
Commission Date		January 7, 1943
Construction yard		Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
Patrols
Start Date	End Date	Assigned Unit
No Patrols	training boat	5th Flotilla
August 1, 1943	December 31, 1943	3rd Flotilla
January 1, 1944	September 30, 1944	11th Flotilla
October 1, 1944	October 21, 1944	13th Flotilla
Commanders
January 7, 1943	March 20, 1945	Kptlt. Franz Saar
April 1, 1943	October 21, 1944	Kptlt. Gerd Schaar
Successes
Type of Ship Sunk	Number of Ships Sunk	Gross Registered Tonnage
Commercial Vessels	2	7.564
Military Vessels	2	604

Unterseeboot 957 (usually abbreviated to U-957) was a German VIIC Type submarine built during World War II.

On 19 Oct, 1944 at Lofoten/Norway she had a collision with a German steamer. On 21 Oct, 1944 she was taken out of service in Trondheim. On 29 May, 1945 she was taken to England where she was broken up.