List of all U-boats
U-669
Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 20 Jan 1941 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 3 Nov 1941 | Howaldtswerke Hamburg AG, Hamburg (werk 818) | ||||||||
| Launched | 5 Oct 1942 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 16 Dec 1942 | Oblt. Kurt Köhl | ||||||||
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||
| Fate |
Missing since 30 August 1943 in the Bay of Biscay west of La Rochelle. Possibly sank in a diving accident during a deep dive trial in approx. position 45.33N, 03.50W on 30 August 1943. 52 dead (all hands lost). (Axel Niestlé, June 2009). | |||||||||
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U-669 made a deep dive trial after leaving St. Nazaire on 30 August 1943 but did not report back to its escorts and was posted as missing on 8 September 1943 after it also failed to report its passage of the Bay of Biscay.
Previously recorded fate
- Sunk 7 Sept 1943 in the Bay of Biscay northwest of Cape Ortegal, Spain,
in position 43.36N, 10.13W, by depth charges from a Canadian aircraft (RCAF-Sqdn. 407). (Postwar assessment)
Notes. This attack was actually against U-584 inflicting no damages.
Attacks on this boat and other events
25 Jul 1943
While the boat was docked at St.Nazaire one of the crew died in an air raid on Hamburg while on leave for his birthday. This raid was the beginning of the "Battle for Hamburg". [Bootsmaat Erich Bergner].
1 recorded attack on this boat.
Men lost from the boat
25 Jul 1943
While the boat was docked at St.Nazaire one of the crew died in an air raid on Hamburg while on leave for his birthday. This raid was the beginning of the "Battle for Hamburg". [Bootsmaat Erich Bergner].
Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -
U-boat Emblems
We have 1 emblem entry for this boat. See the emblem page for this boat or view emblems individually below.
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