U-678
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 5 Jun, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 3 Sep, 1942 | Howaldtswerke, Hamburg (werk 827) | ||
| Launched | 18 Sep, 1943 | |||
| Commissioned | 25 Oct, 1943 | Oblt. Guido Hyronimus | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 25 Oct, 1943 - 31 May, 1944 5. Flottille (training) 1 Jun, 1944 - 7 Jul, 1944 7. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No 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). | |||
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 Buy this title at amazon.co.uk See more sellers |
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 |