U-675
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 5 Jun, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 9 Apr, 1942 | Howaldtswerke, Hamburg (werk 824) | ||
| Launched | 8 May, 1943 | |||
| Commissioned | 14 Jul, 1943 | Oblt. Karl-Heinz Sammler | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 14 Jul, 1943 - 30 Apr, 1944 5. Flottille (training) 1 May, 1944 - 24 May, 1944 6. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 24 May, 1944 west of Alesund, in position 62.27N, 03.04E, by depth charges from a British Sunderland aircraft (Sqdn. 4/R). 51 dead (all hands lost). | |||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-675 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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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 |