U-665
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 15 Aug 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 10 Jun 1941 | Howaldtswerke Hamburg AG, Hamburg (werk 814) | ||
| Launched | 9 Jun 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 22 Jul 1942 | Ltnt. Hans-Jürgen Haupt | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 22 Jul 1942 - 31 Jan 1943 5. Flottille (training) 1 Feb 1943 - 22 Mar 1943 1. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 1 ship sunk for a total of 7,134 GRT | |||
| Fate | Sunk 22 March, 1943 in the North Atlantic west of Ireland, in position 48.04N, 10.26W, by depth charges from a British Whitley aircraft (Sqdn. 10 OTU/Q). 46 dead (all hands lost). | |||
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Previously recorded fate
(Last revised by FDS/NHB during May 1992. More on revised fates.
Sunk 22 March, 1943 in the Bay of Biscay west of Nantes, France, in position 46.47N, 09.58W, by depth charges from British Wellington aircraft (Sqdn. 172/G).
This attack was directed against U-448 inflicting no damage.
Wolfpack operations
U-665 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Neuland (6 Mar 1943 - 8 Mar 1943)
Ostmark (8 Mar 1943 - 11 Mar 1943)
Sturmer (14 Mar 1943 - 20 Mar 1943)
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-665 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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