starboard beam. As the Liberator approached U-965s 37mm AA gun jammed on the first round and the bomber was able to hit both men, with machine gun fire, manning the twin 20mm AA gun on the port side. However, the lock-select lever on the B-24 had not been fully engaged which caused the depth charges to not release over U-965s stern as intended. U-965 was then able to dive and escape the seven depth charges that the Liberator dropped about 40 seconds after she dived. Returning 90 minutes later, the Liberator crew reported seeing two small oil streaks, an oval life raft and a couple of pieces of wood. U-965 was undamaged and remained submerged and unseen until the bomber left. On 22 August 1944, U-965 came under attack by two Fleet Air Arm Grumman F6F Hellcat, in Hammerfest. Eight crewmen were wounded with three crewmen killed. U-965 was sunk on 30 March 1945, by depth charges, in the North Minch in the North Atlantic, by the British frigates and . All 51 of her crew were lost. The wreck is located at . Wolfpacks U-965 took part in nine wolfpacks, namely: Isegim (5 – 27 January 1944) Werewolf (27 January – 2 February 1944) Trutz (23 June – 10 July 1944) Schwefel (22 – 23 September 1944) Zorn (28 September – 1 October 1944) Grimm (1 – 2 October 1944) Panther (16 – 22 October 1944) Panther (24 October – 10 November 1944) Stier (25 November – 19 December 1944) References Bibliography External links German Type VIIC submarines U-boats commissioned in 1943 World War II submarines of Germany Ships built in Hamburg 1943 ships Maritime incidents in March 1945 World War II shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean