List of all U-boats
U-870
Type | IXC/40 | |||||||||
| Ordered | 25 Aug 1941 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 29 Apr 1943 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1078) | ||||||||
| Launched | 29 Oct 1943 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 3 Feb 1944 | KrvKpt. Ernst Hechler | ||||||||
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| Career 1 patrol |
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| Successes | 2 warships sunk, total tonnage 1,960 tons 1 warship damaged, total tonnage 1,400 tons 2 ships a total loss, total tonnage 11,844 GRT | |||||||||
| Fate |
Sunk 30 March 1945 at Bremen by US bombs. | |||||||||
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Attacks on this boat and other events
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)
1 recorded attack on this boat.
Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus in September 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-870 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
U-boat Emblems
We have 1 emblem entry for this boat. See the emblem page for this boat or view emblems individually below.
 Lion on Shield |
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