U-960

Type

VIIC

Ordered

5 Jun, 1941

Laid down

20 Mar, 1942

Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 160)

Launched

3 Dec, 1942

Commissioned

28 Jan, 1943

Oblt. Günther Heinrich

Commanders

28 Jan, 1943 - 19 May, 1944

Oblt. Günther Heinrich

Career

5 patrols

28 Jan, 1943 - 31 Jul, 1943 5. Flottille (training)
1 Aug, 1943 - 19 May, 1944 3. Flottille (front boat)

Successes

2 ships sunk for a total of 9.656 GRT
1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 611 GRT

Fate

Sunk on 19 May, 1944 in the Mediterranean north-west of Algiers, in position 37.20N, 01.35E, by depth charges from the American destroyers USS Niblack USS Ludlow and Wellingtons (Sqdn 36) and Venturas (Sqdn 500). 31 dead and 20 survivors.

See the 3 ships hit by U-960 - View the 5 war patrols

On May 17, only 5 hours after U-616 had been sunk east of Cartagene, Spain, U-960 attacked the US destroyer USS Ellyson off Oran. This destroyer at that point had survivors from U-616 on board, but U-960's attack missed, and another Swamp operation was begun (see page on U-371 for details) which eventually caught and sank U-960 on May 19.

Attacks on this boat

27 Mar, 1944
14 men from the boat were wounded during a battle with 2 Mosquito aircraft (RAF Sqdn 618/L/I). The boat entered port at La Pallice, France the same day. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 508)

1 recorded attacks on this boat.

Men lost from the boat

27 Mar, 1944
14 men from the boat were wounded during a battle with 2 Mosquito aircraft (RAF Sqdn 618/L/I). The boat entered port at La Pallice, France the same day.

Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -