List of all U-boats
U-854
Type | IXC/40 | ||||||
| Ordered | 5 Jun 1941 | ||||||
| Laid down | 21 Sep 1942 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1060) | |||||
| Launched | 5 Apr 1943 | ||||||
| Commissioned | 19 Jul 1943 | Kptlt. Horst Weiher | |||||
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| Career No patrols |
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | ||||||
| Fate | Sunk at 1157hrs on 4 Feb, 1944 in the Baltic Sea north of Swinemünde, in position 54.44N, 14.16E, by mines. 51 dead and 7 survivors. | ||||||
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Raised on 18 Nov 1968, final fate unknown.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-854 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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