U-708
Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 6 Aug 1940 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 31 Mar 1941 | H C Stülcken Sohn, Hamburg (werk 772) | ||||||||
| Launched | 24 Mar 1942 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 24 Jul 1942 | Oblt. Werner Heintze | ||||||||
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| Career | No patrols | 24 Jul 1942 - 30 Sep 1943 8. Flottille (training) 1 Oct 1943 - 1 Feb 1944 7. Flottille (front boat) 1 Feb 1944 - 1 Apr 1944 5. Flottille (training) 1 Apr 1944 - 15 Mar 1945 21. Flottille (school boat) 16 Mar 1945 - 3 May 1945 31. Flottille (training) | ||||||||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||
| Fate | Scuttled on 3 May, 1945 at Wilhelmshaven. Wreck broken up in 1947. | |||||||||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-708 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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