U-848
Type | IXD2 | |||
| Ordered | 20 Jan, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 6 Jan, 1942 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1054) | ||
| Launched | 6 Oct, 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 20 Feb, 1943 | Korvkpt. Wilhelm Rollmann (Knights Cross) | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 20 Feb, 1943 - 31 Jul, 1943 4. Flottille (training) 1 Aug, 1943 - 5 Nov, 1943 12. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 1 ship sunk for a total of 4.573 GRT | |||
| Fate | Sunk 5 Nov, 1943 in the South Atlantic south-west of Ascension Island, in approximate position 10.09S, 18.00W, by depth charges from 3 Liberator and 2 Mitchell aircraft (VB-107 & US Army 1st Compron). 63 dead (all hands lost). | |||
See the 1 ships hit by U-848 - View the 1 war patrol
General notes on this boat
The boat was heading for the Indian Ocean to join the Monsoon wolfpack operating there.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-848 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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Books dealing with this subject include: Dark Sky, Deep Water, Franks, Norman, 1997 (transl.) 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 |