This boat was not commissioned into the Kriegsmarine
However she had been ordered and was, at least at one time, planned for commission.
U-boat | U-4708 |
Type | XXIII |
Cancelled | |
Suspended | |
Launched | 24 Mar 1945 |
Laid down | 1 Dec 1944 |
Ordered | 7 Jul 1944 |
Shipyard | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
Werk | 950 |
Sunk just prior to its commission on 9 April, 1945 in the Kilian bunker in Kiel. The boat is reported to be still there in early 2000. |
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