U-470
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 20 Jan, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 11 Oct, 1941 | Deutsche Werke, Kiel (werk 301) | ||
| Launched | 8 Aug, 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 7 Jan, 1943 | Oblt. Günther-Paul Grave | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 7 Jan, 1943 - 30 Jun, 1943 5. Flottille (training) 1 Jul, 1943 - 16 Oct, 1943 11. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 16 Oct, 1943 south-west of Iceland, in position 58.20N, 29.20W, by depth charges from a British Liberator aircraft (Sqdn. 59/C & 120/E). 46 dead and 2 survivors. | |||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-470 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 |