U-804
Type | IXC/40 | |||||||||||||
| Ordered | 7 Dec 1940 | |||||||||||||
| Laid down | 1 Dec 1942 | Deutsche Schiff und Maschinenbau AG, Bremen (werk 362) | ||||||||||||
| Launched | 1 Apr 1943 | |||||||||||||
| Commissioned | 4 Dec 1943 | Oblt. Herbert Meyer | ||||||||||||
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| Career 2 patrols |
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| Successes | 1 warship sunk for a total of 1,300 tons | |||||||||||||
| Fate | Sunk 9 April, 1945 in the Kattegat in position 57.58N, 11.15E, by rockets from 13 British Mosquito aircraft (Sqdn. 143, 235 & 248). 55 dead (all hands lost). | |||||||||||||
Attacks on this boat
16 Jun 1944
The boat was attacked by a Norwegian Mosquito aircraft (Sqdn 333/R). 8 men were wounded but the boat was not seriously damaged.
16 Jun 1944
Aircraft attack, aircraft shot down:The boat was attacked by a Norwegian Mosquito aircraft (Sqdn 333/R, crew Jacob M. Jacobsen and Per C. Hansen).
8 men from U-804 were wounded in the action. The air crew was saved by U-1000 on 18 June and taken to Norway for questioning.
2 Aug 1944
An American hunter-killer group was sent to destroy the U-804 and on this day they found the boat. U-804 fought back and sank the destroyer escort USS Fiske and then eluded the attacked and continued its patrol. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 595)
3 recorded attacks on this boat.
General notes on this boat
9 Apr 1945. While en route from Norway to Kiel U-804 and U-1065 were attacked by a Banff Strike Wing under the Wing Leader Sqn. Ldr. H. H. K. Gunnis, DFC. Both boats exploded during this attack leaving no survivors.
Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus in October 1944. Read more about the Schnorchel and see list of fitted boats.
Men lost from the boat
16 Jun 1944
The boat was attacked by a Norwegian Mosquito aircraft (Sqdn 333/R). 8 men were wounded but the boat was not seriously damaged.
Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -
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