U 270

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U 270
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Type : VII C
Shipyard: Vegesacker shipyard
Bremen-Vegesack
Construction contract: January 20, 1941
Build number: 035
Keel laying: October 15, 1941
Launch: July 11, 1942
Commissioning: September 5, 1942
Commanders:
  • September 5, 1942 - July 15, 1943
    Kptlt. Paul-Friedrich Otto
  • July 16 - August 13, 1944
    Oblt.zS Heinrich Schreiber
Calls: 6 patrols
Sinkings:

1 warship (1370 t)

Whereabouts: Sunk on August 13, 1944 in the Bay of Biscay west of La Rochelle

U 270 was a Type VII C submarine of the former German Navy .

history

Calls

On September 20, 1943, U 270 sank the British frigate HMS Lagan ( Lage ) of the convoy ON-202.

Downfall

On August 13, 1944, with the port of destination was La Pallice from Lorient next U 270 from a flying boat of the type Short Sunderland  "A" (Fg.Off. DA Little) of the 461st  RAAF discovered -Geschwaders and ( location ) with six depth charges occupied, which destroyed the pressure hull. The boat, overloaded with evacuated port personnel, sank at 12:10 a.m. Ten men died and 71 survived.