U-842
Type | IXC/40 | |||
| Ordered | 20 Jan 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 6 Apr 1942 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1048) | ||
| Launched | 14 Nov 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 1 Mar 1943 | Kptlt. Wolfgang Heller | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 1 Mar 1943 - 31 Jul 1943 4. Flottille (training) 1 Aug 1943 - 6 Nov 1943 2. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk at 1400hrs on 6 Nov, 1943 in the western North Atlantic, in position 43.42N, 42.08W, by depth charges from the British sloops HMS Starling and HMS Wild Goose. 56 dead (all hands lost). | |||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-842 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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