U-647
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 10 Apr, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 29 Dec, 1941 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 623) | ||
| Launched | 16 Sep, 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 5 Nov, 1942 | Kptlt. Willi Hertin | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 5 Nov, 1942 - 31 May, 1943 5. Flottille (training) 1 Jun, 1943 - 28 Jul, 1943 7. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Left Kiel, Germany on 22 July, 1943. Missing since 28 July, 1943 north of the Shetland Islands, position unknown, possibly mined. 48 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-647 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 |
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Related page: U-boats Missing in Action. |