List of all U-boats
U-871
Type | IXD2 | |||||||||
| Ordered | 25 Aug 1941 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 14 Nov 1942 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1079) | ||||||||
| Launched | 7 Sep 1943 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 15 Jan 1944 | Kptlt. Erwin Ganzer | ||||||||
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||
| Fate | Sunk 26 Sept, 1944 north-west of the Azores, in position 43.18N, 36.28W, by depth charges from a British B-17 Fortress aircraft (Sqdn 220/P). 69 dead (all hands lost). | |||||||||
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Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-871 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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