List of all U-boats
U-665
Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 15 Aug 1940 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 10 Jun 1941 | Howaldtswerke Hamburg AG, Hamburg (werk 814) | ||||||||
| Launched | 9 Jun 1942 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 22 Jul 1942 | Ltnt. Hans-Jürgen Haupt | ||||||||
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| Career 1 patrol |
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| Successes | 1 ship sunk, total tonnage 7,134 GRT | |||||||||
| Fate | Sunk 22 March, 1943 in the North Atlantic west of Ireland, in position 48.04N, 10.26W, by depth charges from a British Whitley aircraft (Sqdn. 10 OTU/Q). 46 dead (all hands lost). (FDS/NHB, May 1992). | |||||||||
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Previously recorded fate
- Sunk 22 March, 1943 in the Bay of Biscay west of Nantes, France, in position 46.47N, 09.58W, by depth charges from British Wellington aircraft (Sqdn. 172/G). (Postwar assessment)
Notes. This attack was directed against U-448 inflicting no damage.
Wolfpack operations
U-665 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Neuland (4 Mar 1943 - 6 Mar 1943)
Ostmark (6 Mar 1943 - 11 Mar 1943)
Stürmer (11 Mar 1943 - 20 Mar 1943)
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-665 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
U-boat Emblems
We have 1 emblem entry for this boat! See the emblem page for this boat or view each one below.
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