U-874
Type | IXD2 | |||
| Ordered | 25 Aug, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 17 Mar, 1943 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1082) | ||
| Launched | 21 Dec, 1943 | |||
| Commissioned | 8 Apr, 1944 | Oblt. Theodor Petersen | ||
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| Career | No patrols | 8 Apr, 1944 - 28 Feb, 1945 4. Flottille (training) 1 Mar, 1945 - 8 May, 1945 33. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Transferred from Horten, Norway to Lisahally, N. Ireland on 29 May, 1945 for Operation Deadlight. Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info) | |||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-874 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 |