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Patrol info for U-870


DepartureArrival / FateDuration
10 Nov 1944Horten20 Feb 1945Kristiansand103 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. ConvoyMap
20 Dec 1944U-870Ernst Hechler USS Fogg (DE 57) (d.)1,400amA
20 Dec 1944U-870Ernst Hechler USS LST-3591,625amB
 
3 Jan 1945U-870Ernst Hechler Henry Miller (t.)7,207amGUS-63C
9 Jan 1945U-870Ernst Hechler FFL L´Enjoue (W 44)335frGC-107D
10 Jan 1945U-870Ernst Hechler Blackheath (t.)4,637brKMS-76E
 15,204

4 ships sunk (13,804 tons) and 1 ship damaged (1,400 tons).

Legend
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(d.) means the ship was damaged.
(t.) means the ship was a total loss (included in ships & tonnage lost).

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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