List of all U-boats
U-849
Type | IXD2 | |||||||||
| Ordered | 20 Jan 1941 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 20 Jan 1942 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1055) | ||||||||
| Launched | 31 Oct 1942 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 11 Mar 1943 | Kptlt. Heinz-Otto Schultze (Knights Cross) | ||||||||
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| Career 1 patrol |
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||
| Fate |
Sunk 25 Nov 1943 in the South Atlantic West of the Congo estuary, in position 06.30S, 05.40W, by depth charges from a US Liberator aircraft (VP-107/B-6). 63 dead (all hands lost). | |||||||||
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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-849 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.
 Bird on a String |
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