U-889

Type

IXC/40

Ordered

2 Apr 1942

Laid down

13 Sep 1943

AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1097)

Launched

5 Apr 1944

Commissioned

4 Aug 1944

Kptlt. Friedrich Brauecker

Commanders

4 Aug 1944

13 May 1945

Kptlt. Friedrich Braeucker

Career
1 patrol

4 Aug 1944	-	14 Mar 1945	4. Flottille (training)
15 Mar 1945	-	8 May 1945	33. Flottille (active service)

Successes

No ships sunk or damaged

Fate

Surrendered on 13 May 1945 at Shelburne, Canada, in position 43.32N, 65.12W (Waller & Niestlé, 2010). Transferred to Halifax on the 14th.

Post war information (see more post-war boats):
Transferred to the US Navy on 10 Jan 1946, arriving at Portsmouth Navy Yard, NH on 12 Jan 1946. Sunk on 20 Nov 1947 off Cape Cod by US submarine USS Flying Fish. Approximate map position.

Final location

View the 1 war patrol

General notes on this boat

13 May 1945.

HMCS Joliette with U-889 secured alongside after the latter's surrender on 13 May 1945.

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-889 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.