Patrol info for U-870
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 10 Nov 1944 | Horten | 20 Feb 1945 | Kristiansand | 103 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 KrvKpt. Ernst Hechler |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-870
We have 63 daily positions for the 103 days U-870 was at sea.
Departure from Horten on 10 Nov 1944.
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Arrival at Kristiansand on 20 Feb 1945.
Ships hit by U-870 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Dec 1944 | U-870 | Ernst Hechler |  | USS Fogg (DE 57) (d.) | 1,400 |  | am | A | |
| 20 Dec 1944 | U-870 | Ernst Hechler | | USS LST-359 | 1,625 | | am | B | |
| 3 Jan 1945 | U-870 | Ernst Hechler | | Henry Miller (t.) | 7,207 | | am | GUS-63 | C |
| 9 Jan 1945 | U-870 | Ernst Hechler | | FFL L´Enjoue (W 44) | 335 |  | fr | GC-107 | D |
| 10 Jan 1945 | U-870 | Ernst Hechler | | Blackheath (t.) | 4,637 |  | br | KMS-76 | E |
| 15,204 | |||||||||
4 ships sunk (13,804 tons) and 1 ship damaged (1,400 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-870 during this patrol
20 Dec 1944
Having attacked a small convoy of landing ships (damaging the American destroyer escort USS Fogg) the boat was attacked by a British aircraft (Sqdn 220) but escaped and also eluded two Allied hunter-killer groups. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 650)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.