U-184
Type | IXC/40 | |||||||||
| Ordered | 15 Aug 1940 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 10 Jun 1941 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1024) | ||||||||
| Launched | 21 Feb 1942 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 29 May 1942 | Oblt. Günther Dangschat | ||||||||
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| Career 1 patrol |
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| Successes | 1 ship sunk for a total of 3,192 GRT | |||||||||
| Fate | Listed as missing on 21 Nov, 1942 in the North Atlantic east of Newfoundland, in approximate position 49N, 45W. No explanation exists for its loss. 50 dead (all hands lost). (FDS/NHB, January 1993). | |||||||||
Previously recorded fate
- Sunk 20 Nov, 1942 in the mid-Atlantic, in position 49.25N, 45.25W, by depth
charges from the Norwegian corvette Potentilla. (Postwar assessment)
Notes. This attack was actually against U-264 inflicting no damage.
Wolfpack operations
U-184 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Kreuzotter (15 Nov 1942 - 21 Nov 1942)
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-184 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
U-boat Emblems
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