U-740

U-740 is a German submarine Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine built for service during World War II.

It sunk at 02:15hrs on 8 June 1944 in the English Channel west of Brest, in position 48.27N, 05.47W, by depth charges from a British Liberator aircraft (224 Sqn RAF/G). 51 dead (all hands lost).

Fictional History
Lara Croft found the U-740 when a submersible smashed though a brittle wall hiding the sunken submarine.