Patrol info for U-870
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 10 Nov, 1944 | Horten | 20 Feb, 1945 | Kristiansand | 103 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 KrvKpt. Ernst Hechler |
U-870's daily positions during the patrol
We have 63 daily positions for the 103 days U-870 was at sea.
Ships hit by U-870 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
| 20 Dec, 1944 | U-870 | Ernst Hechler |  | USS Fogg (DE 57) (d.) | 1.400 |  | am | |
| 20 Dec, 1944 | U-870 | Ernst Hechler | | USS LST-359 | 1.625 | | am | |
| 3 Jan, 1945 | U-870 | Ernst Hechler | | Henry Miller (t.) | 7.207 | | am | GUS-63 |
| 9 Jan, 1945 | U-870 | Ernst Hechler | | FFL LŽEnjoue (W 44) | 335 |  | fr | GC-107 |
| 10 Jan, 1945 | U-870 | Ernst Hechler | | Blackheath (t.) | 4.637 |  | br | KMS-76 |
| 15.204 | ||||||||
| 4 ships sunk (13.804 tons) and 1 ship damaged (1.400 tons).
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Locations of ships hit during this patrol
We have positions of the 5 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-870 during this patrol *
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We have no recorded attacks on U-870 during this patrol. If you believe we have omitted an attack on U-870 please let us know. |
Men lost from U-boats
According to our records there were no men lost from U-870 during this patrol. |
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.
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