List of all U-boats
U-970
Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 5 Jun 1941 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 29 May 1942 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 170) | ||||||||
| Launched | 11 Feb 1943 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 25 Mar 1943 | Oblt. Hans-Heinrich Ketels | ||||||||
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||
| Fate |
Sunk at 0135hrs on 8 June 1944 in the Bay of Biscay west of Bordeaux, France, in position 45.15N, 04.10W, by depth charges from a British Sunderland aircraft (228 Sqn RAF/R). 38 dead and 14 survivors. | |||||||||
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Attacks on this boat and other events
20 Apr 1944
U-970 was attacked in the Bay of Biscay. Damage minor.
1 recorded attack on this boat.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-970 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.
 Coat of Arms of Falkenstein |
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