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
The sinking of U-844Aircraft attack, aircraft shot down: British B-24 Liberator FL952 (86 Sqdn RAF/L, pilot F/L E.A. Bland)
The boat was shadowing the convoy ONS-20 about 15 miles south of the ships when they were attacked by the Liberator. AA fire hit both port engines and the depth charges failed to release, but a second Liberator aircraft FL984 (59 Sqdn RAF/S, pilot P/O W.J. Thomas) joined the attack, straddled U-844 with a stick of depth charges and dropped four more on the swirl after the U-boat sank. This Liberator made it back to Iceland despite of being hit by AA fire in the starboard inner engine.
The first Liberator could not release its depth charges in a second attack and the damages soon forced the aircraft to ditch near the convoy. Two crewmen were lost and the remaining five crewmen were all injured but rescued by HMS Pink.
(Sources: Franks/Zimmerman)1 recorded attack 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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