U-669
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 20 Jan, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 3 Nov, 1941 | Howaldtswerke, Hamburg (werk 818) | ||
| Launched | 5 Oct, 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 16 Dec, 1942 | Oblt. Kurt Köhl | ||
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| Career | 2 patrols | 16 Dec, 1942 - 31 May, 1943 5. Flottille (training) 1 Jun, 1943 - 7 Sep, 1943 1. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Listed as missing in the Bay of Biscay on 8 Sept, 1943. There is no explanation for its loss. 52 dead (all hands lost). | |||
Previously recorded fate (Last revised by Axel Niestlé during November 1995). More on revised fates
Sunk 7 Sept, 1943 in the Bay of Biscay northwest of Cape Ortegal, Spain, in position 43.36N, 10.13W, by depth charges from a Canadian aircraft (RCAF-Sqdn. 407).
This attack was actually against U-584 inflicting no damages.
Attacks on this boat
25 Jul, 1943
A man from U-669 died on 25 July but I do not have the details. The boat was at this time in St. Nazaire. [Bootsmaat Erich Bergner]
1 recorded attacks on this boat.
Men lost from the boat
25 Jul, 1943
A man from U-669 died on 25 July but I do not have the details. The boat was at this time in St. Nazaire. [Bootsmaat Erich Bergner]
Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -
 German U-Boat Losses During World War II Niestle, Axel Buy this title at amazon.co.uk See more sellers |
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. |