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U-970

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered5 Jun, 1941
Laid down 29 May, 1942 Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 170)
Launched11 Feb, 1943
Commissioned25 Mar, 1943Oblt. Hans-Heinrich Ketels
Commanders
25 Mar, 1943 - 7 Jun, 1944  Kptlt. Hans-Heinrich Ketels
Career2 patrols 25 Mar, 1943 - 29 Feb, 1944  5. Flottille (training)
1 Mar, 1944 - 7 Jun, 1944  3. Flottille (front boat)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Sunk on 7 June, 1944 in the Bay of Biscay west of Bordeaux, in position 45.15N, 04.10W, by depth charges from a British Sunderland aircraft (Sqdn. 228/R). 38 dead and 14 survivors.

View the 2 war patrols

Attacks on this boat

20 Apr, 1944
The U-970 was attacked in the North Atlantic and suffered slight damage.

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-970 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.



German U-Boat Losses During World War II

Niestle, Axel

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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