U-668

Type

VIIC

Ordered

15 Aug, 1940

Laid down

11 Oct, 1941

Howaldtswerke, Hamburg (werk 817)

Launched

5 Oct, 1942

Commissioned

16 Nov, 1942

Oblt. Wolfgang von Eickstedt

Commanders

16 Nov, 1942 - Apr, 1945	Kptlt. Wolfgang Eickstedt
Apr, 1945 - 8 May, 1945	Kptlt. Fritz Henning

Career

6 patrols

16 Nov, 1942 - 31 Mar, 1944  5. Flottille (training)
1 Apr, 1944 - 31 May, 1944  6. Flottille (front boat)
1 Jun, 1944 - 8 May, 1945  13. Flottille (front boat)

Successes

No ships sunk or damaged

Fate

Surrendered at Narvik, Norway on 8 May, 1945. Transferred to Loch Eriboll, Scotland, for Operation Deadlight.

Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info)
Sunk on 31 December, 1945 at 56.03N x 09.24W by unknown causes.

View the 6 war patrols

Attacks on this boat

16 May, 1944
A Norwegian Sunderland aircraft (Sqdn 330/V, pilot Johnsen) attacked U-668. The U-boat put up a fierce flak causing major damages to the aircraft and killing one and wounding two airmen. The aircraft barely made it back to base. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 577. Niestle)

1 recorded attacks on this boat.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-668 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.