List of all U-boats
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 |
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Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||||||
Fate |
Surrendered on 5 May 1945 at Baring Bay, near Fredericia, Denmark (Waller & Niestlé, 2010). Transferred to Loch Ryan, Scotland from Wilhelmshaven on 24 June 1945. Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info) | |||||||||||||
Final location |
Previously recorded fate
- Surrendered at Wilhelmshaven 8 May, 1945.
Attacks on this boat and other events
27 Aug 1944
U-680 reported severe damage from depth charging. The boat was forced to return to base, arriving at Bergen, Norway 8 Sep. (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.
U-boat Emblems
We have 1 emblem entry for this boat. See the emblem page for this boat or view emblems individually below.
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