List of all U-boats
U-881
Type | IXC/40 | |||||||||
| Ordered | 2 Apr 1942 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 7 Aug 1943 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1089) | ||||||||
| Launched | 4 Mar 1944 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 27 May 1944 | Kptlt. Dr. Karl-Heinz Frischke | ||||||||
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||
| Fate |
Sunk 6 May 1945 in the North Atlantic south-east of Newfoundland, in position 43.18N, 47.44W, by depth charges from the US destroyer escort USS Farquhar. 53 dead (all hands lost). | |||||||||
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Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus in January 1945.
Read more about the Schnorchel and see list of fitted boats.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-881 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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