U-4701
Type | XXIII | |||
| Ordered | 7 Jul, 1944 | |||
| Laid down | 19 Oct, 1944 | Germaniawerft, Kiel (werk 943) | ||
| Launched | 14 Dec, 1944 | |||
| Commissioned | 10 Jan, 1945 | Oblt. Arnold Wiechmann | ||
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| Career | No patrols | 10 Jan, 1945 - 5 May, 1945 5. Flottille (training) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Scuttled on 5 May 1945 at Hörup Haff in position 55.43N, 10.10,9E. Wreck broken up. | |||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-4701 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 |