U-284
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 5 Jun, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 1 Jul, 1942 | Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack (werk 49) | ||
| Launched | 6 Mar, 1943 | |||
| Commissioned | 14 Apr, 1943 | Oblt. Günther Scholz | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 14 Apr, 1943 - 31 Oct, 1943 8. Flottille (training) 1 Nov, 1943 - 21 Dec, 1943 9. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Scuttled on 21 Dec, 1943 in the North Atlantic south-east of Greenland, in position 55.04N, 30.23W, after sustaining sea damage. 49 survivors (No casualties). | |||
General notes on this boat
Her sister, the U-629, rescued the entire crew and brought them back to base at Brest on 5 January, 1944.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-284 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 |