U-480
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 10 Apr 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 8 Dec 1942 | Deutsche Werke AG, Kiel (werk 311) | ||
| Launched | 14 Aug 1943 | |||
| Commissioned | 6 Oct 1943 | Oblt. Hans-Joachim Förster | ||
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| Career | 3 patrols | 6 Oct 1943 - 31 May 1944 5. Flottille (training) 1 Jun 1944 - 14 Oct 1944 9. Flottille (front boat) 15 Oct 1944 - 24 Feb 1945 11. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 2 ships sunk for a total of 12,846 GRT 2 warships sunk for a total of 1,775 tons | |||
| Fate | Sunk between 29 January and about 20 February 1945 in minefield Brazier D2 in position 50°22'04"N/001°44'10"W. 48 dead (all hands lost). | |||
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The wreck of U-480 was discovered by divers in 1998 south of Isle of Wight in the position listed above.
Previously recorded fate
(Last revised by Axel Niestlé during December 2001. More on revised fates.
Sunk 24 Feb, 1945 in the English Channel south-east of Isles of Scilly, in position 49.51.783N, 06.06.750W, by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Duckworth and HMS Rowley.
That attack sank the U-1208.
Attacks on this boat
13 Jun 1944
Aircraft attack, aircraft shot down:Canadian Catalina (Sqdn 162/B, pilot Laurance Sherman). The crew of this aircraft had sunk the U-980 only 2 days earlier. 3 of the 8 man crew of the aircraft died when ditched and 4 more on life rafts, leaving only 1 survivor, J. E. Roberts. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 591)
1 recorded attack on this boat.
Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus in May 1944. Read more about the Schnorchel and see list of fitted boats.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-480 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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