U-680
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 5 Jun 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 12 Oct 1942 | Howaldtswerke Hamburg AG, Hamburg (werk 829) | ||
| Launched | 20 Nov 1943 | |||
| Commissioned | 23 Dec 1943 | Oblt. Max Ulber | ||
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| Career | 4 patrols | 23 Dec 1943 - 31 Jul 1944 31. Flottille (training) 1 Aug 1944 - 30 Sep 1944 6. Flottille (front boat) 1 Oct 1944 - 8 May 1945 11. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Surrendered at Wilhelmshaven 8 May, 1945. Transferred to Loch Ryan, Scotland for Operation Deadlight. Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info) | |||
Attacks on this boat
27 Aug 1944
The reported on this day that she had been depth charged causing severe damages. The boat had to abort its patrol and return to base, arriving to Bergen, Norway on Sept 8. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 632)
1 recorded attack on this boat.
Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus in July 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-680 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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