U-873
Type | IXD2 | |||
| Ordered | 25 Aug, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 17 Feb, 1943 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1081) | ||
| Launched | 11 Nov, 1943 | |||
| Commissioned | 1 Mar, 1944 | Kptlt. Friedrich Steinhoff | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 1 Mar, 1944 - 31 Jan, 1945 4. Flottille (training) 1 Feb, 1945 - 8 May, 1945 33. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Surrendered at Portsmouth, New Hampshire on 16 May, 1945. Broken up after trials in 1948. | |||
Attacks on this boat
29 Jul, 1944
During an air raid on Bremen, Germany on 29 July the boat was damaged and 4 men were wounded. One of them died in December 1944. [Matrosenhauptgefreiter Fritz Grusa]
1 recorded attacks on this boat.
Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus in December 1944. Read more about the Schnorchel and see list of fitted boats.
Men lost from the boat
29 Jul, 1944
During an air raid on Bremen, Germany on 29 July the boat was damaged and 4 men were wounded. One of them died in December 1944. [Matrosenhauptgefreiter Fritz Grusa]
19 May, 1945
Its former commander, Kptlt. Friedrich Steinhoff, committed suicide while being kept in a street prison in Boston, USA instead of a POW camp.
Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -
 German U-Boat Losses During World War II Niestle, Axel Buy this title at amazon.co.uk See more sellers |
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 |