U-280
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 5 Jun, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 30 Apr, 1942 | Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack (werk 45) | ||
| Launched | 4 Jan, 1943 | |||
| Commissioned | 13 Feb, 1943 | Ltnt. Walter Hungershausen | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 13 Feb, 1943 - 31 Jul, 1943 8. Flottille (training) 1 Aug, 1943 - 16 Nov, 1943 3. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 16 Nov, 1943 south-west of Iceland, in position 49.11N, 27.32W, by depth charges from a British Liberator aircraft (Sqdn. 86/M). 49 dead (all hands lost). | |||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-280 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 |