The Type IXC/40 U-boat U-843 - German U-boats of WWII

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</script> </div> <div align="center"> <h3><a href="/boats/">List of all U-boats</a></h3><h1>U-843</h1> </div> <div align="center"> <table class="table_subtle width650"><tr> <td class="width100"><h3>Type</h3></td><td class="width95" align="center" class="seperator"><h3><a href="/types/ixc40.htm" class="header">IXC/40</a></h3></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td>Ordered</td><td class="seperator">20 Jan 1941</td><td><br/></td></tr> <tr><td>Laid down</td><td class="seperator">21 Apr 1942</td> <td class="seperator"><a href="/technical/shipyards/ag-weser.htm">AG Weser, Bremen</a> (werk 1049)</td></tr> <tr><td>Launched</td><td class="seperator">15 Dec 1942</td><td><br/></td></tr> <tr><td>Commissioned</td><td class="seperator">24 Mar 1943</td><td class="seperator">Kptlt. Oskar Herwartz</td></tr> <tr><td>Commanders</td> <td colspan="2" class="seperator"><table class="table-clean"><tr><td class="width85 right">24 Mar 1943</td><td> - </td><td class="width90 right">9 Apr 1945</td><td>  </td><td>Kptlt. <a href="/men/commanders/469.html"> Oskar Herwartz</a></td></tr></table></td></tr> <tr><td>Career<br><a href="/boats/patrols/u843.html">3 patrols</a></td><td colspan="2" class="seperator"><table class="table-clean"><tr><td class="right">24 Mar 1943</td><td>-</td><td class="right">31 Oct 1943</td><td>  <a href="/flotillas/4flo.htm">4. Flottille</a> (training)<br></td></tr><tr><td class="right">1 Nov 1943</td><td>-</td><td class="right">30 Sep 1944</td><td>  <a href="/flotillas/2flo.htm">2. Flottille</a> (active service)<br></td></tr><tr><td class="right">1 Oct 1944</td><td>-</td><td class="right">9 Apr 1945</td><td>  <a href="/flotillas/33flo.htm">33. Flottille</a> (active service)<br></td></tr></table></td></tr> <tr><td>Successes</td><td colspan="2" class="seperator">1 ship sunk, total tonnage 8,261 GRT</td></tr> <tr><td class="width100">Fate</td> <td colspan="2" class="width400 seperator"> <p>Sunk on 9 April 1945 in the <a href="/maps/kattegat.htm">Kattegat</a> west of Gothenburg, in position 57.32,6N, 11.23,6E, by rockets from a British <a href="/allies/aircraft/mosquito.htm">Mosquito</a> aircraft (235 Sqn RAF/A). 44 dead and 12 survivors.</p> </td></tr> <tr><td>Loss position</td> <td colspan="3"> <style media="screen" type="text/css"> #mapFate {width:510px; height: 270px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px;} </style> <div id="mapFate" align="center"></div> <script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"> var mymap = L.map('mapFate').setView([58.33, 11.24], 4) L.tileLayer('/map-tiles/{z}/{x}/{y}.png', { attribution: 'map 漏 OpenStreetMap contributors | ship info by uboat.net', maxZoom: 10, }).addTo(mymap); var iconFate = L.icon({ iconUrl: '/media/maps/googlemarkers/orange_Marker.png', iconSize: [20, 34], iconAnchor: [10, 34], }); var marker = L.marker([57.55, 11.40], {icon: iconFate}).addTo(mymap).bindPopup('<strong>U-843</strong>. Sunk on 9 April 1945 in the <a href=\"/maps/kattegat.htm\">Kattegat</a> west of Gothenburg, in position 57.32,6N, 11.23,6E, by rockets from a British <a href=\"/allies/aircraft/mosquito.htm\">Mosquito</a> aircraft (235 Sqn RAF/A).'); </script> </td> </tr> </table>  <p class="np"><a href="/boats/successes/u843.html">See the 1 ships hit by U-843</a> - <a href="/boats/patrols/u843.html">View the 3 war patrols</a><br></p> </div> <p>On 22 August 1958 the wreck of <a href="/boats/u843.htm">U-843</a> was raised and broken up at Gothenburg in 1958/59.</p> <h3>Wolfpack operations</h3> <p>U-843 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career: <br>   <a href="/ops/wolfpacks/147.html">K枚rner</a> (30 Oct 1943 - 2 Nov 1943) <br>   <a href="/ops/wolfpacks/148.html">Tirpitz 1</a> (2 Nov 1943 - 8 Nov 1943) <br>   <a href="/ops/wolfpacks/222.html">Eisenhart 2</a> (9 Nov 1943 - 15 Nov 1943) <br>   <a href="/ops/wolfpacks/156.html">Schill 3</a> (18 Nov 1943 - 22 Nov 1943) <br>   <a href="/ops/wolfpacks/157.html">Weddigen</a> (22 Nov 1943 - 7 Dec 1943) </p> <h3>Attacks on this boat and other events</h3> <div class="content_box"> <p><strong>10 Apr 1944</strong><br/>An attack by an American B-24 bomber from Squadron VB 107 (pilot Edward W. Krug) damaged the stern torpedo tubes. The boat abandoned planned operations off Cape Town and continued to the Indian Ocean, arriving at Jakarta on 11 June. <cite>(Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 537)</cite></p> <p>1 recorded attack on this boat.</p> </div> <h3>Men lost from U-boats</h3> <p>Unlike <a href="/men/men_lost.htm">many other U-boats</a>, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-843 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.</p> <h3>U-boat Emblems</h3> <p>We have 1 <strong>emblem</strong> entry for this boat. See the emblem page <a href="/special/emblems/u843.html">for this boat</a> or view emblems individually below.</p> <table><tr> <td class="width95"><a href="/special/emblems/emblem824.html"><img src="/media/boats/emblems/emblem_missing.gif" class="width80" alt="" /><br>Tiger with Globe</a></td> </tr></table><br> <div align="center"> <h3>Media links</h3> <table> <tr> <td class="width140"><p><a href="/books/item/525"><img src="/media/books/covers/english/german_u-boat_losses.jpg" alt="" /> <br>German U-Boat Losses During World War II</a><br>Niestle, Axel</p></td> <td class="width140"><p><a href="/books/item/270"><img src="/media/books/covers/english/u-boat_operations2.jpg" alt="" /> <br>U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2</a><br>Wynn, Kenneth</p></td> <td class="width140"><p><a href="/books/item/538"><img src="/media/books/covers/english/hitlers_uboat_war2.jpg" alt="" /> <br>Hitler's U-boat War, Vol II</a><br>Blair, Clay</p></td> <td class="width140"><p><a href="/books/item/146"><img src="/media/books/covers/swedish/tio_timmar_fran_kiel.jpg" alt="" /> <br>Tio Timmar fr氓n Kiel</a><br>Williams, 脜ke and Hellstrom, Jan Arvid</p></td></tr> </table> </div> <br><br>  <p class='center'><br/>As an Amazon Associate uboat.net earns a commission from qualifying purchases.</p> <div class="adSeperator"></div> <div id="ga_contentFooter728" align="center"> <script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-1101670507446460" data-ad-slot="7580936821"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div><br> </div>  <div id="footer"> <div id="footer_navcontainer"> <ul id="footer_navlist"> <li><a href="/" title="Front page">Front page</a></li> <li><a href="/about/" title="About uboat.net">About</a></li> <li><a href="/about/contact.htm" title="Contact us">Contact us</a></li> <li><a href="/special/faq.htm" title="Frequently Asked Questions">FAQ</a></li> <li><a href="/glossary.htm" title="Glossary pages">Glossary</a></li> <li><a href="/new.htm" title="What's new at uboat.net">What's new</a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="footer_copyright">  © 1995 - 2025 Guðmundur Helgason </div> </div>  </div>  </body></html>

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