German submarine U-701 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for the German Kriegsmarine that served in the North Atlantic during World War II. It was launched on April 16, 1941 under the command of Kapitänleutnant Horst Degen, with a crew of 43. In three operational patrols U-701 sank 5 ships, of 25,390 GRT and damaged 4 others for 37,093 GRT. She also sank 4 auxiliary warships and damaged a destroyer. She was destroyed in an air attack on 7 July 1942 and rests at a depth of at .