List of all U-boats

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

Commanders

24 Jul 1942	-	Jun, 1943	Oblt. Werner Heintze
Jun, 1943	-	29 Feb 1944	Oblt. Klaus Andersen
1 Mar 1944	-	14 Apr 1944	Oblt. (R) Ewald Pick
15 Apr 1944	-	5 May 1945	Oblt. Herbert Kühn

Career
No patrols

24 Jul 1942	-	30 Sep 1943	8. Flottille (training)
1 Oct 1943	-	1 Feb 1944	7. Flottille (active service)
1 Feb 1944	-	1 Apr 1944	5. Flottille (training)
1 Apr 1944	-	15 Mar 1945	21. Flottille (school boat)
16 Mar 1945	-	5 May 1945	31. Flottille (training)

Successes

No ships sunk or damaged

Fate

Scuttled on 5 May 1945 at Wilhelmshaven, western entrance to Readerschleuse. Wreck broken up in 1947.

Final location

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.