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 |
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| 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. | |||||||||
Wolfpack operations
U-841 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Schlieffen (16 Oct 1943 - 17 Oct 1943)
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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