U-710
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 15 Aug, 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 4 Jun, 1941 | HC Stülcken, Hamburg (werk 774) | ||
| Launched | 12 May, 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 2 Sep, 1942 | Oblt. Dietrich von Carlowitz | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 2 Sep, 1942 - 1 Apr, 1943 5. Flottille (training) 1 Apr, 1943 - 24 Apr, 1943 7. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 24 April, 1943 south of Iceland, in position 61.25N, 19.48W, by depth charges from a British B-17 Fortress aircraft (Sqdn. 206/D). 49 dead (all hands lost). | |||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-710 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 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 |