U-984
Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 25 May 1941 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 7 Sep 1942 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 184) | ||||||||
| Launched | 12 May 1943 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 17 Jun 1943 | Oblt. Heinz Sieder (Knights Cross) | ||||||||
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| Career 5 patrols |
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| Successes | 1 ship damaged for a total of 7,240 GRT 3 ships a total loss for a total of 21,550 GRT 1 warship a total loss for a total of 1,300 tons | |||||||||
| Fate | Sunk 20 Aug, 1944 in the Bay of Biscay west of Brest, in position 48.16N, 05.33W, by depth charges from the Canadian destroyers HMCS Ottawa, HMCS Kootenay and HMCS Chaudiere. 45 dead (all hands lost). | |||||||||
Wolfpack operations
U-984 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Rügen (14 Jan 1944 - 26 Jan 1944)
Stürmer (26 Jan 1944 - 3 Feb 1944)
Igel 1 (3 Feb 1944 - 17 Feb 1944)
Dragoner (22 May 1944 - 27 May 1944)
Attacks on this boat
8 Jun 1944
The boat was bombed by an unknown allied aircraft and aborted to base on June 9. The attack happened between June 6 and 9. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 586)
1 recorded attack on this boat.
Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus in March 1944. Read more about the Schnorchel and see list of fitted boats.
Men lost from the boat
22 Jan 1944
One crewmember was washed overboard in the North Atlantic. [Maschinenobergefreiter Hermann Keller]
Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -
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