U-844
Type | IXC/40 | |||
| Ordered | 20 Jan, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 21 May, 1942 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1050) | ||
| Launched | 30 Dec, 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 7 Apr, 1943 | Oblt. Günther Möller | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 7 Apr, 1943 - 30 Sep, 1943 4. Flottille (training) 1 Oct, 1943 - 16 Oct, 1943 10. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 16 Oct, 1943 south-west of Iceland, in position 58.30N, 27.16W, by depth charges from 2 British Liberator aircraft (Sqdn. 59/S & 86/L). 53 dead (all hands lost). | |||
Attacks on this boat
16 Oct, 1943
Aircraft attack, aircraft shot down:British B-24 Liberator (Sqdn 59/S). Near convoy ONS-20. The aircraft was damaged and had to ditch near HMS Pink. The boat was lost in this attack.
1 recorded attacks on this boat.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-844 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 |