U-841
Type | IXC/40 | |||
| Ordered | 20 Jan, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 21 Mar, 1942 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1047) | ||
| Launched | 21 Oct, 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 6 Feb, 1943 | Oblt. Werner Bender | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 6 Feb, 1943 - 30 Jun, 1943 4. Flottille (training) 1 Jul, 1943 - 17 Oct, 1943 2. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 17 Oct, 1943 in the North Atlantic east of Cape Farewell, Greenland, in position 59.57N, 31.06W, by depth charges from the British frigate HMS Byard. 27 dead and 27 survivors. | |||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-841 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 |