U-89
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 25 Jan, 1939 | |||
| Laid down | 20 Aug, 1940 | Flender-Werke, Lübeck (werk 293) | ||
| Launched | 20 Sep, 1941 | |||
| Commissioned | 19 Nov, 1941 | Kptlt. Dietrich Lohmann | ||
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| Career | 4 patrols | 19 Nov, 1941 - 30 Apr, 1942 8. Flottille (training) 1 May, 1942 - 12 May, 1943 9. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 4 ships sunk for a total of 13.815 GRT | |||
| Fate | Sunk 12 May, 1943 in the Northern Atlantic, in position 46.30N, 25.40W by a Swordfish aircraft (Sqdn. 811) from the British carrier HMS Biter, the British destroyer HMS Broadway and the British frigate HMS Lagan. 48 dead (all hands lost). | |||
See the 4 ships hit by U-89 - View the 4 war patrols
Wolfpack operations
U-89 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Endrass (12 Jun, 1942 - 21 Jun, 1942)
Veilchen (24 Oct, 1942 - 6 Nov, 1942)
Neptun (20 Feb, 1943 - 3 Mar, 1943)
Raubgraf (7 Mar, 1943 - 14 Mar, 1943)
Drossel (30 Apr, 1943 - 12 May, 1943)
Attacks on this boat
5 Nov, 1942
On 5 Nov, 1942 in the Northern Atlantic south-east Cape Farewell, Greenland, in position 58.08N, 33.13W a British B-24 Liberator aircraft (120 Sqdn.) was thought to have sunk the U-132.
This attack was against U-89 inflicting severe damage.
1 recorded attacks on this boat.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-89 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
 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 |
There was another U-89 in World War One
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 6 Oct, 1916 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 21 Jun, 1917. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 89 during WWI.