U-80
Type | VIIC | |||||||||||
| Ordered | 25 Jan, 1939 | |||||||||||
| Laid down | 17 Apr, 1940 | Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack (werk 8) | ||||||||||
| Launched | 11 Feb, 1941 | |||||||||||
| Commissioned | 8 Apr, 1941 | Oblt. Georg Staats (Knights Cross) | ||||||||||
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| Career | No patrols | 8 Apr, 1941 - 30 Apr, 1941 1. Flottille (training) 1 May, 1941 - 31 Mar, 1942 26. Flottille (training) 1 Apr, 1942 - 31 Aug, 1943 24. Flottille (training) 1 Sep, 1943 - 30 Nov, 1943 23. Flottille (training) 1 Dec, 1943 - 28 Nov, 1944 21. Flottille (school boat) | ||||||||||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||||
| Fate | Sunk 28 Nov, 1944 west of Pillau, in position 54.25N, 19.50E, in a diving accident. 50 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-80 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
 German U-Boat Losses During World War II Niestle, Axel Buy this title at amazon.co.uk See more sellers |
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 |
There was another U-80 in World War One
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 22 Apr, 1916 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 6 Jun, 1916. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 80 during WWI.