List of all U-boats
U-670
Type | VIIC | ||||||
Ordered | 20 Jan 1941 | ||||||
Laid down | 25 Nov 1941 | Howaldtswerke Hamburg AG, Hamburg (werk 819) | |||||
Launched | 15 Dec 1942 | ||||||
Commissioned | 26 Jan 1943 | Oblt. Guido Hyronimus | |||||
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Career No patrols |
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Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | ||||||
Fate |
Sank at 2330hrs on 20 August 1943 in the Baltic Sea north-east of Hela, in position 54.50N, 19.15E, after a collision with the German target ship Bolkoburg. 21 dead and 22 survivors. | ||||||
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Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-670 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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