U-676
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 5 Jun, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 13 Jun, 1942 | Howaldtswerke, Hamburg (werk 825) | ||
| Launched | 6 Jul, 1943 | |||
| Commissioned | 4 Aug, 1943 | Oblt. Werner Sass | ||
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| Career | 2 patrols | 4 Aug, 1943 - 31 Aug, 1944 5. Flottille (training) 1 Sep, 1944 - 15 Feb, 1945 8. Flottille (front boat) 16 Feb, 1945 - 19 Feb, 1945 4. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk after 12 Feb, 1945 in the Gulf of Finland, position unknown, by a USSR mine. 57 dead (all hands lost). | |||
Attacks on this boat
5 Oct, 1944
The boat claimed shot down near Ösel in the Baltic two Soviet planes (one Il-2 and one Pe-2). The U-boat was used as convoy Flak escort at this time.
1 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-676 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
 German U-Boat Losses During World War II Niestle, Axel Buy this title at amazon.co.uk See more sellers |
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 |