The Type VIIC U-boat U-980 - German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net
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Type | VIIC | |||||
| Ordered | 5 Jun 1941 | |||||
| Laid down | 10 Aug 1942 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 180) | ||||
| Launched | 15 Apr 1943 | |||||
| Commissioned | 27 May 1943 | Oblt. Hermann Dahms | ||||
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| Career 1 patrol | ||||||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||
| Fate |
Sunk on 11 June 1944 in the Norwegian Sea north of the Shetland Islands, in position 63.07N, 00.26E, by depth charges from a Canadian Canso aircraft (162 Sqn RCAF/B). 52 dead (all hands lost). | |||||
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Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-980 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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