U-673
Type | VIIC | |||||||
| Ordered | 20 Jan 1941 | |||||||
| Laid down | 20 Jan 1942 | Howaldtswerke Hamburg AG, Hamburg (werk 822) | ||||||
| Launched | 27 Feb 1943 | |||||||
| Commissioned | 8 May 1943 | Oblt. Gerhard Haelbich | ||||||
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| Career | 5 patrols | 8 May 1943 - 31 May 1944 5. Flottille (training) 1 Jun 1944 - 20 Jun 1944 6. Flottille (front boat) 21 Jun 1944 - 31 Jul 1944 13. Flottille (front boat) 1 Aug 1944 - 24 Oct 1944 6. Flottille (front boat) | ||||||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||
| Fate | Sank at 0115hrs on 24 Oct, 1944 in the North Sea, north of Stavanger, Norway, in position 59.20N, 05.53E, after running aground near Smaaskjär following a collision with U-382. Raised on 9 Nov, 1944 and moved to Stavanger. Surrendered to Norway. Broken up. | |||||||
Attacks on this boat
1 Apr 1944
The boat was attacked and damaged by a convoy escort, forcing it to return to base.
1 recorded attack on this boat.
Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus in August 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-673 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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