U-189
Type | IXC/40 | |||
| Ordered | 4 Nov, 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 12 Sep, 1941 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1035) | ||
| Launched | 1 May, 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 15 Aug, 1942 | Kptlt. Hellmut Kurrer | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 15 Aug, 1942 - 1 Apr, 1943 4. Flottille (training) 1 Apr, 1943 - 23 Apr, 1943 2. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 23 April, 1943 east of Cape Farewell, Greenland, in position 59.50N, 34.43W, by depth charges from a British Liberator aircraft (Sqdn. 120/V). 54 dead (all hands lost). | |||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-189 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 |