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 | 19 Jul, 1943 - 4 Feb, 1944 4. Flottille (training) | ||
| 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. | |||
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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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 |