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U-671

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered20 Jan, 1941
Laid down 2 Dec, 1941 Howaldtswerke, Hamburg (werk 820)
Launched15 Dec, 1942
Commissioned3 Mar, 1943Oblt. August-Wilhelm Hewicker
Commanders
3 Mar, 1943 - 4 May, 1943  Oblt. August-Wilhelm Hewicker
7 May, 1943 - 5 Aug, 1944  Kptlt. Wolfgang Hegewald
Career2 patrols 3 Mar, 1943 - 30 Apr, 1944  5. Flottille (training)
1 May, 1944 - 5 Aug, 1944  3. Flottille (front boat)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Sunk at 0200hrs on 5 Aug 1944 in the English Channel south of Brighton, in position 50.23N, 00.06E, by depth charges from the British frigate HMS Stayner and the British escort destroyer HMS Wensleydale. 47 dead and 5 survivors.

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Attacks on this boat

2 Jul, 1944
While on the bottom at 203 feet (having been harassed by Allied ASW forces for days) the boat was attacked yet again, this time by a group of "destroyers" but she managed to escape and arrived at Boulogne, France on July 5. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 591)

1 recorded attacks on this boat.

Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus in April 1944. Read more about the Schnorchel and see list of fitted boats.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-671 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.



German U-Boat Losses During World War II

Niestle, Axel

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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