U-801
Type | IXC/40 | |||
| Ordered | 7 Dec, 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 30 Sep, 1941 | Seebeck, Bremen (werk 359) | ||
| Launched | 31 Oct, 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 24 Mar, 1943 | Kptlt. Hans-Joachim Brans | ||
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| Career | 2 patrols | 24 Mar, 1943 - 31 Oct, 1943 4. Flottille (training) 1 Nov, 1943 - 17 Mar, 1944 2. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 17 March, 1944 in the mid-Atlantic near the Cape Verde Islands, in position 16.42N, 30.28W, by a Fido homing torpedo from 2 Avenger aircraft (VC-9) of the US escort carrier USS Block Island and depth charges and gunfire from the US destroyer USS Corry and the US destroyer escort USS Bronstein. 10 dead and 47 survivors. | |||
Attacks on this boat
16 Mar, 1944
The boat was attacked by an Avenger aircraft from the escort carrier USS Block Island in the Mid Atlantic. One man died and 9 men were wounded. The U-boat was sunk the next day. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 535)
1 recorded attacks on this boat.
Men lost from the boat
16 Mar, 1944
The boat was attacked by an Avenger aircraft from the escort carrier USS Block Island in the Mid Atlantic. One man died and 9 men were wounded. The U-boat was sunk the next day.
Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -
 German U-Boat Losses During World War II Niestle, Axel Buy this title at amazon.co.uk See more sellers |
Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 |