German submarine U-741 was a Type VIIC U-boat built by F Schichau GmbH

Schichau-Werke

The Schichau-Werke was a German engineering works and shipyard based in Elbing, formerly part of the German Empire, and which is today the town of Elbląg in northern Poland. It also had a subsidiary shipyard in Danzig .-Early years:...

 of Danzig and commissioned on 10 April 1943.

U-741 undertook five war patrols, sinking no ships until her fifth patrol. On 15 August 1944, she attacked convoy FTM-69 and torpedoed the Royal Navy Tank Landing ship , 35 miles South East of St. Catherine's Point causing extensive damage and seven fatalities. Although the vessel was beached, she later broke in two and was declared a total loss. Convoy escorts counter-attacked; the corvette

Corvette

A corvette is a small, maneuverable, lightly armed warship, originally smaller than a frigate and larger than a coastal patrol craft or fast attack craft , although many recent designs resemble frigates in size and role...

 HMS Orchis

HMS Orchis (K76)

HMS Orchis was a that served in the Royal Navy during World War II.-North Atlantic Trade Convoy Escort:In March 1941, Orchis was the first ship fitted with the very successful 10-cm wavelength Type 271 Radar enabling detection of a surfaced submarine at 5000 yards or a submarine periscope at 1300...

is credited with the destruction of U-741. Orchis rescued one survivor.

The wreck was identified by marine archaeologist Innes McCartney near the position given by the Allies in 2007.