U-682
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 25 Aug, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 21 Dec, 1942 | Howaldtswerke, Hamburg (werk 831) | ||
| Launched | 7 Mar, 1944 | |||
| Commissioned | 17 Apr, 1944 | Ltnt. Sven Thienemann | ||
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| Career | No patrols | 17 Apr, 1944 - 30 Nov, 1944 31. Flottille (training) 1 Dec, 1944 - 1 Feb, 1945 11. Flottille (front boat) 1 Feb, 1945 - 11 Mar, 1945 31. Flottille (training) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Destroyed at 0115hrs on 11 March, 1945 at the Howaldtswerke yard in Hamburg, by US bombs. | |||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-682 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998 U-Boat Adventures, Wiggins, Melanie, 1999 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 |