U-876
Type | IXD2 | |||
| Ordered | 25 Aug, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 5 Jun, 1943 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1084) | ||
| Launched | 29 Feb, 1944 | |||
| Commissioned | 24 May, 1944 | Kptlt. Rolf Bahn | ||
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| Career | No patrols | 24 May, 1944 - 3 May, 1945 4. Flottille (training) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Damaged by British bombs on 9 April 1945, Scuttled at Eckernförde on 3 May 1945. Broken up in 1947. | |||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-876 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 Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 |