U-970
Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 5 Jun 1941 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 29 May 1942 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 170) | ||||||||
| Launched | 11 Feb 1943 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 25 Mar 1943 | Oblt. Hans-Heinrich Ketels | ||||||||
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| Career 2 patrols |
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| Successes | No 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. | |||||||||
Attacks on this boat
20 Apr 1944
The U-970 was attacked in the North Atlantic and suffered slight damage.
1 recorded attack 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.
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