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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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 |