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Nazi Germany | |
Name | U-880 |
Ordered | 2 April 1942 |
Builder | DeSchiMAG AG Weser, Bremen |
Yard number | 1088 |
Laid down | 17 July 1943 |
Launched | 10 February 1944 |
Commissioned | 11 May 1944 |
Fate | Sunk by US warships at 47°53′N 30°26′W / 47.883°N 30.433°W on 16 April 1945 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Type IXC/40 submarine |
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Height | 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 4.67 m (15 ft 4 in) |
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Test depth | 230 m (750 ft) |
Complement | 4 officers, 44 enlisted |
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Identification codes: | M 19 687 |
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Victories: | None |
German submarine U-880 was a Type IXC/40 U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.