German submarine U-184
| History | |
|---|---|
 Nazi Germany | |
| Name | U-184 |
| Ordered | 15 August 1940 |
| Builder | AG Weser, Bremen |
| Laid down | 10 June 1941 |
| Launched | 21 February 1942 |
| Commissioned | 29 May 1942 |
| Fate | Missing since 21 November 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Type IXC/40 submarine |
| Displacement | list error: <br /> list (help) 1,120 t (1,100 long tons) surfaced 1,232 t (1,213 long tons) submerged |
| Length | list error: <br /> list (help) 76.8 m (252 ft 0 in) o/a 58.7 m (192 ft 7 in) pressure hull |
| Beam | list error: <br /> list (help) 6.9 m (22 ft 8 in) o/a 4.4 m (14 ft 5 in) pressure hull |
| Height | 9.6 m (31 ft 6 in) |
| Draft | 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) |
| Propulsion | list error: <br /> list (help) 2 × MAN M9V40/46 supercharged 9-cylinder diesel engines, 4,400 hp (3,281 kW) 2 × SSW GU345/34 double-acting electric motors, 1,000 hp (746 kW) |
| Speed | list error: <br /> list (help) 19 knots (35 km/h) surfaced 7.3 knots (13.5 km/h) submerged |
| Range | list error: <br /> list (help) 25,620 nmi (47,450 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) surfaced 117 nmi (217 km) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h) submerged |
| Test depth | 230 m (750 ft) |
| Complement | 48 to 56 |
| Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) • 6 × torpedo tubes (four bow, two stern) • 22 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedoes • 1 × Utof 105 mm/45 deck gun (110 rounds) • AA guns |
German submarine U-184 was a Type IXC/40 U-boat of the Nazi German Kriegsmarine built for service during World War II.
She was ordered on 15 August 1940 and was laid down on 10 June 1941 at AG Weser, Bremen, becoming 'werk 1024'. She was launched on 21 February 1942 and commissioned under her first and only commander Kapitänleutnant Günther Dangschat on 29 May.[1] After a period of training with the 4th U-boat Flotilla, she joined the 2nd U-boat Flotilla for operational service on 1 November 1942.[1]
Service history
On her first and only combat patrol she departed Bergen in Norway on 9 November 1942 and entered the north Atlantic via the 'gap' between Iceland and the Faroe Islands. She sank a single ship, the British merchant vessel SS Widestone[2] about 500 mi (800 km) southeast of Cape Farewell (Greenland) on 17 November 1942. There were no survivors.
On 21 November she was listed as missing with all 50 hands east of Newfoundland, in approximate position 49°N 45°W / 49°N 45°W.
U-184's loss remains an unsolved mystery.[1]
Previously recorded fate
U-184 was thought to have been sunk by depth charges from the Norwegian corvette Potentilla, but in a post-war assessment this attack was later found to have been against U-264, and had inflicted only minor damage.
References
- Notes
- ^ a b c "The Type IXC/40 boat U-184 - German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net". uboat.net. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
- ^ "Widestone (Steam merchant) - Ships hit by U-boats - uboat.net". uboat.net. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
- Bibliography