U-880
Type | IXC/40 | |||
| Ordered | 2 Apr, 1942 | |||
| Laid down | 17 Jul, 1943 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1088) | ||
| Launched | 10 Feb, 1944 | |||
| Commissioned | 11 May, 1944 | Kptlt. Gerhard Schötzau | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 11 May, 1944 - 30 Nov, 1944 4. Flottille (training) 1 Dec, 1944 - 16 Apr, 1945 33. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 16 April, 1945 in the North Atlantic, in position 47.18N, 30.26W, by depth charges from the US destroyer escorts USS Stanton and USS Frost. 49 dead (all hands lost). | |||
Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus in December 1944. Read more about the Schnorchel and see list of fitted boats.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-880 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 USS Frost, Kerrigan, Warren J., 2001 |