U-660
Type | VIIC | |||||||||||||
| Ordered | 9 Oct 1939 | |||||||||||||
| Laid down | 15 Feb 1941 | Howaldtswerke Hamburg AG, Hamburg (werk 809) | ||||||||||||
| Launched | 17 Nov 1941 | |||||||||||||
| Commissioned | 8 Jan 1942 | Oblt. Götz Baur | ||||||||||||
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| Career 3 patrols |
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| Successes | 2 ships sunk for a total of 10,066 GRT 2 ships damaged for a total of 10,447 GRT | |||||||||||||
| Fate | Scuttled on 12 Nov, 1942 in the Mediterranean near Oran, in position 36.07N, 01.00W, after damages by depth charges from the British corvettes HMS Lotus and HMS Starwort. 2 dead and 45 survivors. | |||||||||||||
Wolfpack operations
U-660 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Steinbrinck (6 Aug 1942 - 11 Aug 1942)
Lohs (11 Aug 1942 - 28 Aug 1942)
Tümmler (3 Oct 1942 - 11 Oct 1942)
Wal (10 Nov 1942 - 12 Nov 1942)
Attacks on this boat
25 Aug 1942
At 14.31 hours, HNoMS Potentilla obtained a radar contact when returning to convoy ONS-122 together with HMS Viscount and the destroyer went off to investigate it. Three minutes later, U-660 was spotted on the surface in foggy weather and to avoid ramming damage HMS Viscount forced the U-boat to dive by opening fire but a first depth charge attack was spoiled, so the destroyer made a new approach and dropped five heavy depth charges. Afterwards HMS Viscount tried to carry out a Hedgehog attack but lost trace and she and HNoMS Potentilla were unable to regain contact, dropping single depth charges when leaving for the convoy after about one hour. The U-boat was not damaged in this attack. (Sources: ADM reports, KTB U-660)
3 Sep 1942
The attack by the British Whitley aircraft (77 Sqdn RAF/V) on 3 Sept, 1942 in position 47.55N, 10.04W long belived to have sunk U-705 was in fact aimed at the U-660 but causing no damage to that boat. (Sources: 1987-11-01, FDS/NHB)
2 recorded attacks on this boat.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-660 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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