List of all U-boats
U-866
Type | IXC/40 | |||||||||||||
Ordered | 25 Aug 1941 | |||||||||||||
Laid down | 23 Jan 1943 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1074) | ||||||||||||
Launched | 29 Jul 1943 | |||||||||||||
Commissioned | 17 Nov 1943 | Korvkpt. Walter Pommerehne | ||||||||||||
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Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||||||
Fate |
Sunk on 18 March 1945 in the North Atlantic south-east of Halifax, in position 43.18N, 61.08W, by depth charges from the US destroyer escorts USS Lowe, USS Menges, USS Pride and USS Mosley. 55 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-866 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
U-boat Emblems
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