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 | 8 Jan 1942 - 31 Jul 1942 5. Flottille (training) 1 Aug 1942 - 31 Oct 1942 9. Flottille (front boat) 1 Nov 1942 - 12 Nov 1942 29. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| 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. | |||
See the 4 ships hit by U-660 - View the 3 war patrols
Wolfpack operations
U-660 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Lachs (15 Aug 1942 - 4 Sep 1942)
Tümmler (3 Oct 1942 - 11 Oct 1942)
Attacks on this boat
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)
1 recorded attack 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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