German submarine U-701 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for the Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine that served in the North Atlantic during World War II. It was launched on 16 April 1941 under the command of Kapitänleutnant Horst Degen, with a crew of 43.

Sunk on 7 July 1942 in the North Atlantic off Cape Hatteras, in position 34.50N, 74.55W, by depth charges from a US A-29 Hudson aircraft (396th Bomb Sqn USAAF). 39 dead and 7 survivors. This boat lies in 100 feet (33m) deep waters of Cape Hatteras, USA. She was discovered in 1989 by a team led by Uwe Lovas.

U-701 sits partially buried on a sandy bottom in 120 feet of water, 20.1 nautical miles east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. The strength of ocean currents on the site varies widely from nearly imperceptible to very swift.

2020年3月25日 · What importance does U-701, a sunken German U-Boat have in American history and culture? It was the first German U-Boat sunk by the United States military off the coast of North Carolina during World War II and lies near Monitor National Marine Sanctuary. The U-701 shipwreck is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The German Submarine, U-701, is in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, far from her home. She came to the American shore during World War Two on a mission to send American and Allied vessels to the bottom.

U 701 war ein deutsches U-Boot vom Typ VII C der Kriegsmarine, welches im Zweiten Weltkrieg zum Einsatz kam. Auf seinen drei Feindfahrten versenkte es fünf Handelsschiffe und drei Hilfskriegsschiffe und beschädigte fünf weitere Schiffe, wobei insgesamt 176 Menschen starben.

2019年11月30日 · Over the course of the battle, eight Allied convoy vessels, 78 merchant freighters and tankers and four German U-boats sank off North Carolina’s coast. Each shipwreck tells a unique story; today we visit U- 701. On May 20, 1942, the crew of U- 701 left Lorient, France for a third and final patrol in conjunction with six other U-boats.

As part of an eight U-boat assembly known as Hecht, U-701 was tasked with the mission of mining the Chesapeake Bay area, and set to work upon arrival on June 11, 1942. The stealth mining operation proved to be successful, as the vessels HMS Kingston Ceylonite and Santore were sunk as a result, with others suffering damage.

U 701, unter Kapitänleutnant Horst Degen, lief am 26.02.1942 von St. Nazaire aus. Das Boot operierte im Nordatlantik, westlich der Hebriden und der Färöer-Inseln. Es gehörte zu den U-Boot-Gruppen Westwall und York. Nach 34 Tage und zurückgelegten 5.677 sm, lief U 701 am 01.04.1942 in Brest ein.

German submarine U-701 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for the Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine that served in the North Atlantic during World War II. It was launched on 16 April 1941 under the command of Kapitänleutnant Horst Degen, with a crew of 43.