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U-678

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered5 Jun, 1941
Laid down 3 Sep, 1942 Howaldtswerke, Hamburg (werk 827)
Launched18 Sep, 1943
Commissioned25 Oct, 1943Oblt. Guido Hyronimus
Commanders
25 Oct, 1943 - 7 Jul, 1944  Oblt. Guido Hyronimus
Career1 patrol 25 Oct, 1943 - 31 May, 1944  5. Flottille (training)
1 Jun, 1944 - 7 Jul, 1944  7. Flottille (front boat)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Sunk 7 July, 1944 in the English Channel south-west of Brighton, in position 50.32N, 00.23W, by depth charges from the Canadian destroyers HMCS Ottawa and HMCS Kootenay and the British corvette HMS Statice. 52 dead (all hands lost).

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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-678 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