U-859
Type | IXD2 | |||||||||
| Ordered | 5 Jun 1941 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 15 May 1942 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1065) | ||||||||
| Launched | 2 Mar 1943 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 8 Jul 1943 | Kptlt. Johann Jebsen | ||||||||
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| Career 1 patrol |
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| Successes | 3 ships sunk for a total of 20,853 GRT | |||||||||
| Fate | Sunk 23 Sept, 1944 near Penang in the Straits of Malacca, in position 05.46N, 100.04E, by torpedoes from the British submarine HMS Trenchant. 47 dead and 20 survivors. | |||||||||
Attacks on this boat
5 Jul 1944
One man was killed and three wounded, when the boat was attacked by a Catalina (RAF 262 Sqd/L) in the Indian Ocean. [Matrosenobergefreiter Hans Boldt]
1 recorded attack on this boat.
Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus in February 1944. Read more about the Schnorchel and see list of fitted boats.
Men lost from the boat
5 Jul 1944
One man was killed and three wounded, when the boat was attacked by a Catalina (RAF 262 Sqd/L) in the Indian Ocean. [Matrosenobergefreiter Hans Boldt]
Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -
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