U-70

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered30 May 1938
Laid down 19 Dec 1939 F. Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel (werk 604)
Launched12 Oct 1940
Commissioned23 Nov 1940Kptlt. Joachim Matz
Commanders
23 Nov 1940 - 7 Mar 1941   Joachim Matz
Career1 patrol 23 Nov 1940 - 31 Jan 1941  7. Flottille (training)
1 Feb 1941 - 7 Mar 1941  7. Flottille (front boat)
Successes1 ship sunk for a total of 820 GRT
3 ships damaged for a total of 20,484 GRT
Fate

Sunk 7 March, 1941 south-east of Iceland, in position 60.15N, 14.00W, by British corvettes HMS Camellia and HMS Arbutus. 20 dead and 25 survivors.

See the 4 ships hit by U-70 - View the 1 war patrol

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-70 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.



U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2
Wynn, Kenneth


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Books dealing with this subject include:

German U-Boat Losses During World War II. Niestle, Axel, 1998.
Hitler's U-boat War. Blair, Clay, 1996.
Hitler's U-boat War, Vol II. Blair, Clay, 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.


There was another U-70 in World War One
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 20 Jul 1915 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 22 Sep 1915. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 70 during WWI.