List of all U-boats
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 |
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| 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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Related page: U-boats Missing in Action. |