German submarine U-907

German submarine U-907 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
She was ordered on 6 August 1942, and was laid down on 1 April 1943 at H. C. Stülcken Sohn, Hamburg, as yard number 804. She was launched on 1 March 1944 and commissioned under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Servais Cabolet on 18 May 1944.

Design

German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-907 had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. She had a total length of, a pressure hull length of, a beam of, a height of, and a draught of. The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of for use while surfaced, two SSW GU 343/38-8 double-acting electric motors producing a total of for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to.
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and a maximum submerged speed of. When submerged, the boat could operate for at ; when surfaced, she could travel at. U-907 was fitted with five torpedo tubes, fourteen torpedoes or 26 TMA mines, one SK C/35 naval gun,, one Flak M42 and two twin C/30 anti-aircraft guns. The boat had a complement of between 44 — 52 men.

On 9 May 1945, U-907 surrendered at Bergen, Norway. She was later transferred to Loch Ryan, Scotland on 2 June 1945. Of the 156 U-boats that eventually surrendered to the Allied forces at the end of the war, U-907 was one of 116 selected to take part in Operation Deadlight. U-907 was towed out on 7 December 1945, and sunk.
The wreck is located at.