List of all U-boats
U-843
Type | IXC/40 | |||||||||||||
Ordered | 20 Jan 1941 | |||||||||||||
Laid down | 21 Apr 1942 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1049) | ||||||||||||
Launched | 15 Dec 1942 | |||||||||||||
Commissioned | 24 Mar 1943 | Kptlt. Oskar Herwartz | ||||||||||||
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Career 3 patrols |
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Successes | 1 ship sunk, total tonnage 8,261 GRT | |||||||||||||
Fate |
Sunk on 9 April 1945 in the Kattegat west of Gothenburg, in position 57.32,6N, 11.23,6E, by rockets from a British Mosquito aircraft (235 Sqn RAF/A). 44 dead and 12 survivors. | |||||||||||||
Loss position |
On 22 August 1958 the wreck of U-843 was raised and broken up at Gothenburg in 1958/59.
Wolfpack operations
U-843 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Körner (30 Oct 1943 - 2 Nov 1943)
Tirpitz 1 (2 Nov 1943 - 8 Nov 1943)
Eisenhart 2 (9 Nov 1943 - 15 Nov 1943)
Schill 3 (18 Nov 1943 - 22 Nov 1943)
Weddigen (22 Nov 1943 - 7 Dec 1943)
Attacks on this boat and other events
10 Apr 1944
An attack by an American B-24 bomber from Squadron VB 107 (pilot Edward W. Krug) damaged the stern torpedo tubes. The boat abandoned planned operations off Cape Town and continued to the Indian Ocean, arriving at Jakarta on 11 June. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 537)
1 recorded attack on this boat.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-843 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.
Tiger with Globe |
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