List of all U-boats
U-194
Type | IXC/40 | |||||||||
| Ordered | 4 Nov 1940 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 17 Jan 1942 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1040) | ||||||||
| Launched | 22 Sep 1942 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 8 Jan 1943 | Kptlt. Hermann Hesse | ||||||||
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||
| Fate |
Sunk on 24 June 1943 in the North Atlantic south-west of Iceland, in position 59.00N, 26.18W, by a Fido homing torpedo from a US Catalina aircraft (VP-84 USN/G). 54 dead (all hands lost). (Axel Niestlé, December 1987). | |||||||||
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Previously recorded fate
- Sunk 24 June 1943 south of Iceland, in position 58.15N, 25.25W, by depth charges from a British Liberator aircraft (Sqdn. 120/H). (Postwar assessment)
Notes. This attack in fact resulted in the sinking of U-200.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-194 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
U-boat Emblems
We have 1 emblem entry for this boat. See the emblem page for this boat or view emblems individually below.
 Coat of Arms of Hannover |
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