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class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/47px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="47" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/70px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/94px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span><span style="padding-left:1em"><a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">Nazi Germany</a></span></th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Name</td><td><i>U-538</i></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Ordered</td><td>10 April 1941</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Builder</td><td>Deutsche Werft, <a href="/wiki/Hamburg" title="Hamburg">Hamburg</a></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Yard number</td><td>356</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Laid down</td><td>18 April 1942</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Launched</td><td>20 November 1942</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Commissioned</td><td>10 February 1943</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Fate</td><td>Sunk on 21 November 1943, southwest of Ireland by British warships<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKemp1997159_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKemp1997159-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr><th colspan="2" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">General characteristics</th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Class and type</td><td><a href="/wiki/German_Type_IX_submarine#Type_IXC/40" class="mw-redirect" title="German Type IX submarine">Type IXC/40</a> <a href="/wiki/Submarine" title="Submarine">submarine</a></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Displacement</td><td><ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">1,144 <a href="/wiki/Tonne" title="Tonne">t</a> (1,126 <a href="/wiki/Long_ton" title="Long ton">long tons</a>) surfaced</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">1,257 t (1,237 long tons) submerged</li> </ul></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Length</td><td><ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">76.76 m (251 ft 10 in) <a href="/wiki/O/a" class="mw-redirect" title="O/a">o/a</a></li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">58.75 m (192 ft 9 in) <a href="/wiki/Pressure_hull" class="mw-redirect" title="Pressure hull">pressure hull</a></li> </ul></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Beam</td><td><ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">6.86 m (22 ft 6 in) o/a</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">4.44 m (14 ft 7 in) pressure hull</li> </ul></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Height</td><td>9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Draught</td><td>4.67 m (15 ft 4 in)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Installed power</td><td><ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">4,400 PS (3,200 kW; 4,300 bhp) (diesels)</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">1,000 PS (740 kW; 990 shp) (electric)</li> </ul></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Propulsion</td><td><ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">2 shafts</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">2 × <a href="/wiki/Diesel_engine" title="Diesel engine">diesel engines</a></li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">2 × <a href="/wiki/Motor-generator" class="mw-redirect" title="Motor-generator">electric motors</a></li> </ul></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Speed</td><td><ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">18.3 knots (33.9 km/h; 21.1 mph) surfaced</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">7.3 knots (13.5 km/h; 8.4 mph) submerged</li> </ul></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Range</td><td><ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">13,850 <a href="/wiki/Nautical_mile" title="Nautical mile">nmi</a> (25,650 km; 15,940 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">63 nmi (117 km; 72 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged</li> </ul></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Test depth</td><td>230 m (750 ft)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Complement</td><td>4 officers, 44 enlisted</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Armament</td><td><ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">6 × <a href="/wiki/Torpedo_tube" title="Torpedo tube">torpedo tubes</a> (4 bow, 2 stern)</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">22 × 53.3 cm (21 in) <a href="/wiki/Torpedo" title="Torpedo">torpedoes</a></li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">1 × <a href="/wiki/10.5_cm_SK_C/32_naval_gun" title="10.5 cm SK C/32 naval gun">10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK C/32</a> <a href="/wiki/Deck_gun" title="Deck gun">deck gun</a> (180 rounds)</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">1 × <a href="/wiki/3.7_cm_SK_C/30" title="3.7 cm SK C/30">3.7 cm (1.5 in) SK C/30</a> AA gun</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">1 × twin <a href="/wiki/2_cm_FlaK_30" class="mw-redirect" title="2 cm FlaK 30">2 cm FlaK 30</a> AA guns</li> </ul></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Service record</th> </tr> <tr><td>Part of:</td><td> <ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;"><a href="/wiki/4th_U-boat_Flotilla" title="4th U-boat Flotilla">4th U-boat Flotilla</a></li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">10 February – 31 October 1943</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;"><a href="/wiki/2nd_U-boat_Flotilla" title="2nd U-boat Flotilla">2nd U-boat Flotilla</a></li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">1 – 21 November 1943</li> </ul></td></tr><tr><td>Identification codes:</td><td> M 49 827</td></tr><tr><td>Commanders:</td><td> <ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;"><i><a href="/wiki/Kptlt." class="mw-redirect" title="Kptlt.">Kptlt.</a></i> Johann-Egbert Gossler</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">10 February – 21 November 1943</li> </ul></td></tr><tr><td>Operations:</td><td> <ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">1 patrol:</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">24 October – 21 November 1943</li> </ul></td></tr><tr><td>Victories:</td><td> None</td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><b>German submarine <i>U-538</i></b> was a <a href="/wiki/German_Type_IX_submarine#Type_IXC/40" class="mw-redirect" title="German Type IX submarine">Type IXC/40</a> <a href="/wiki/U-boat" title="U-boat">U-boat</a> of <a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">Nazi Germany</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Kriegsmarine" title="Kriegsmarine">Kriegsmarine</a></i> during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>. </p><p>She was <a href="/wiki/Keel_laying" title="Keel laying">laid down</a> at the Deutsche Werft (yard) in <a href="/wiki/Hamburg" title="Hamburg">Hamburg</a> as yard number 356 on 18 April 1942, <a href="/wiki/Ceremonial_ship_launching" title="Ceremonial ship launching">launched</a> on 20 November and <a href="/wiki/Ship_commissioning" title="Ship commissioning">commissioned</a> on 10 February 1943 with <i><a href="/wiki/Kapit%C3%A4nleutnant" title="Kapitänleutnant">Kapitänleutnant</a></i> Johann-Egbert Gosseler in command. </p><p><i>U-538</i> began her service career with training as part of the <a href="/wiki/4th_U-boat_Flotilla" title="4th U-boat Flotilla">4th U-boat Flotilla</a> from 10 February 1943. She was reassigned to the <a href="/wiki/2nd_U-boat_Flotilla" title="2nd U-boat Flotilla">2nd flotilla</a> for operations on 1 November. </p><p>She carried out one patrol and did not sink any ships. She was a member of one <a href="/wiki/Wolfpack_(naval_tactic)" title="Wolfpack (naval tactic)">wolfpack</a>. </p><p>She was sunk on 21 November 1943, southwest of Ireland by British warships. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Design">Design</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=German_submarine_U-538&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Design"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/German_Type_IX_submarine#Type_IXC/40" class="mw-redirect" title="German Type IX submarine">German Type IXC/40 submarines</a> were slightly larger than the original <a href="/wiki/German_Type_IX_submarine#Type_IXC" class="mw-redirect" title="German Type IX submarine">Type IXCs</a>. <i>U-538</i> had a displacement of 1,144 tonnes (1,126 long tons) when at the surface and 1,257 tonnes (1,237 long tons) while submerged.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGröner199168_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGröner199168-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The U-boat had a total length of 76.76 m (251 ft 10 in), a <a href="/wiki/Pressure_hull" class="mw-redirect" title="Pressure hull">pressure hull</a> length of 58.75 m (192 ft 9 in), a <a href="/wiki/Beam_(nautical)" title="Beam (nautical)">beam</a> of 6.86 m (22 ft 6 in), a height of 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in), and a <a href="/wiki/Draught_(ship)" class="mw-redirect" title="Draught (ship)">draught</a> of 4.67 m (15 ft 4 in). The submarine was powered by two <a href="/wiki/MAN_SE" title="MAN SE">MAN</a> M 9 V 40/46 <a href="/wiki/Supercharged" class="mw-redirect" title="Supercharged">supercharged</a> four-stroke, nine-cylinder <a href="/wiki/Diesel_engine" title="Diesel engine">diesel engines</a> producing a total of 4,400 metric horsepower (3,240 kW; 4,340 shp) for use while surfaced, two <a href="/wiki/Siemens-Schuckert" title="Siemens-Schuckert">Siemens-Schuckert</a> 2 GU 345/34 <a href="/wiki/Motor%E2%80%93generator" title="Motor–generator">double-acting electric motors</a> producing a total of 1,000 shaft horsepower (1,010 PS; 750 kW) for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two 1.92 m (6 ft) <a href="/wiki/Propeller" title="Propeller">propellers</a>. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to 230 metres (750 ft).<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGröner199168_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGröner199168-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 18.3 knots (33.9 km/h; 21.1 mph) and a maximum submerged speed of 7.3 knots (13.5 km/h; 8.4 mph).<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGröner199168_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGröner199168-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When submerged, the boat could operate for 63 nautical miles (117 km; 72 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph); when surfaced, she could travel 13,850 nautical miles (25,650 km; 15,940 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph). <i>U-538</i> was fitted with six 53.3 cm (21 in) <a href="/wiki/Torpedo_tube" title="Torpedo tube">torpedo tubes</a> (four fitted at the bow and two at the stern), 22 <a href="/wiki/Torpedo" title="Torpedo">torpedoes</a>, one <a href="/wiki/10.5_cm_SK_C/32_naval_gun" title="10.5 cm SK C/32 naval gun">10.5 cm (4.13 in) SK C/32 naval gun</a>, 180 rounds, and a <a href="/wiki/3.7_cm_SK_C/30" title="3.7 cm SK C/30">3.7 cm (1.5 in) SK C/30</a> as well as a <a href="/wiki/2_cm_FlaK_30" class="mw-redirect" title="2 cm FlaK 30">2 cm (0.79 in) C/30</a> anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a <a href="/wiki/Ship%27s_company" title="Ship's company">complement</a> of forty-eight.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGröner199168_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGröner199168-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Service_history">Service history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=German_submarine_U-538&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Service history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Patrol_and_loss">Patrol and loss</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=German_submarine_U-538&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Patrol and loss"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The boat departed <a href="/wiki/Kiel" title="Kiel">Kiel</a> on 19 October 1943, moved through the <a href="/wiki/North_Sea" title="North Sea">North Sea</a>, negotiated the <a href="/wiki/GIUK_gap" title="GIUK gap">gap</a> between <a href="/wiki/Iceland" title="Iceland">Iceland</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Faroe_Islands" title="Faroe Islands">Faroe Islands</a> and entered the Atlantic Ocean. She was heading for the French Atlantic ports. </p><p>She was sunk on 21 November 1943, southwest of Ireland by <a href="/wiki/Depth_charge" title="Depth charge">depth charges</a> dropped from the British frigate <a href="/wiki/HMS_Foley_(K474)" title="HMS Foley (K474)"><i>Foley</i></a> and the sloop <a href="/wiki/HMS_Crane_(U23)" title="HMS Crane (U23)">HMS <i>Crane</i></a>. </p><p>Fifty-five men died; there were no survivors.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKemp1997159_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKemp1997159-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Wolfpacks">Wolfpacks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=German_submarine_U-538&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Wolfpacks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>U-538</i> took part in one <a href="/wiki/Wolfpack_(naval_tactic)" title="Wolfpack (naval tactic)">wolfpack</a>, namely: </p> <ul><li>Eisenhart 1 (9 – 15 November 1943)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=German_submarine_U-538&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output 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U-169"><i>U-169</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-170" title="German submarine U-170"><i>U-170</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-183" title="German submarine U-183"><i>U-183</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-184" title="German submarine U-184"><i>U-184</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-185" title="German submarine U-185"><i>U-185</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-186" title="German submarine U-186"><i>U-186</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-187" title="German submarine U-187"><i>U-187</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-188" title="German submarine U-188"><i>U-188</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-189" title="German submarine U-189"><i>U-189</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-190" title="German submarine U-190"><i>U-190</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-191" title="German submarine U-191"><i>U-191</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-192" title="German submarine U-192"><i>U-192</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-193" title="German submarine U-193"><i>U-193</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-194" title="German submarine U-194"><i>U-194</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-525" title="German submarine U-525"><i>U-525</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-526" title="German submarine U-526"><i>U-526</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-527" title="German submarine U-527"><i>U-527</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-528" title="German submarine U-528"><i>U-528</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-529" title="German submarine U-529"><i>U-529</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-530" title="German submarine U-530"><i>U-530</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-531" title="German submarine U-531"><i>U-531</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-532" title="German submarine U-532"><i>U-532</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-533" title="German submarine U-533"><i>U-533</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-534" title="German submarine U-534"><i>U-534</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-535" title="German submarine U-535"><i>U-535</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-536" title="German submarine U-536"><i>U-536</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-537" title="German submarine U-537"><i>U-537</i></a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink"><i>U-538</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-539" title="German submarine U-539"><i>U-539</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-540" title="German submarine U-540"><i>U-540</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-541" title="German submarine U-541"><i>U-541</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-542" title="German submarine U-542"><i>U-542</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-543" title="German submarine U-543"><i>U-543</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-544" title="German submarine U-544"><i>U-544</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-545" title="German submarine U-545"><i>U-545</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-546" title="German submarine U-546"><i>U-546</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-547" title="German submarine U-547"><i>U-547</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-548" title="German submarine U-548"><i>U-548</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-549" title="German submarine U-549"><i>U-549</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-550" title="German submarine U-550"><i>U-550</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-801" title="German submarine U-801"><i>U-801</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-802" title="German submarine U-802"><i>U-802</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-803" title="German submarine U-803"><i>U-803</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-804" title="German submarine U-804"><i>U-804</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-805" title="German submarine U-805"><i>U-805</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-806" title="German submarine U-806"><i>U-806</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-841" title="German submarine U-841"><i>U-841</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-842" title="German submarine U-842"><i>U-842</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-843" title="German submarine U-843"><i>U-843</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-844" title="German submarine U-844"><i>U-844</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-845" title="German submarine U-845"><i>U-845</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-846" title="German submarine U-846"><i>U-846</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-853" title="German submarine U-853"><i>U-853</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-854" title="German submarine U-854"><i>U-854</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-855" title="German submarine U-855"><i>U-855</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-856" title="German submarine U-856"><i>U-856</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-857" title="German submarine U-857"><i>U-857</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-858" title="German submarine U-858"><i>U-858</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-865" title="German submarine U-865"><i>U-865</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-866" title="German submarine U-866"><i>U-866</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-867" title="German submarine U-867"><i>U-867</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-868" title="German submarine U-868"><i>U-868</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-869" title="German submarine U-869"><i>U-869</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-870" title="German submarine U-870"><i>U-870</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-877" title="German submarine U-877"><i>U-877</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-878" title="German submarine U-878"><i>U-878</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-879" title="German submarine U-879"><i>U-879</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-880" title="German submarine U-880"><i>U-880</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-881" title="German submarine U-881"><i>U-881</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-889" title="German submarine U-889"><i>U-889</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1221" title="German submarine U-1221"><i>U-1221</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1222" title="German submarine U-1222"><i>U-1222</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1223" title="German submarine U-1223"><i>U-1223</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1224" title="German submarine U-1224"><i>U-1224</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1225" title="German submarine U-1225"><i>U-1225</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1226" title="German submarine U-1226"><i>U-1226</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1227" title="German submarine U-1227"><i>U-1227</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1228" title="German submarine U-1228"><i>U-1228</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1229" title="German submarine U-1229"><i>U-1229</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1230" title="German submarine U-1230"><i>U-1230</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1231" title="German submarine U-1231"><i>U-1231</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1232" title="German submarine U-1232"><i>U-1232</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1233" title="German submarine U-1233"><i>U-1233</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1234" title="German submarine U-1234"><i>U-1234</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-1235" title="German submarine U-1235"><i>U-1235</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Preceded by: <a href="/wiki/Type_IXC_submarine" class="mw-redirect" title="Type IXC submarine">Type IXC</a></li> <li>Followed by: <a href="/wiki/Type_IXD/42_submarine" class="mw-redirect" title="Type IXD/42 submarine">Type IXD</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_U-boats_of_Germany" title="List of U-boats of Germany">List of U-boats of Germany</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link 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(DD-215)">USS <i>Borie</i></a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Hatsukaze" title="Japanese destroyer Hatsukaze">Hatsukaze</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Japanese_cruiser_Sendai" title="Japanese cruiser Sendai">Sendai</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/SS_Storaa" title="SS Storaa"><i>Storaa</i></a>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-340" title="German submarine U-340">U-340</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Japanese_minesweeper_W-26" title="Japanese minesweeper W-26">W-26</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">5 Nov: <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-848" title="German submarine U-848">U-848</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">6 Nov: <a href="/wiki/USS_Beatty_(DD-640)" title="USS Beatty (DD-640)">USS <i>Beatty</i></a>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-226" title="German submarine U-226">U-226</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-842" title="German submarine U-842">U-842</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">9 Nov: <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-707" title="German submarine U-707">U-707</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">10 Nov: <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-966" title="German submarine U-966">U-966</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">11 Nov: <i><a href="/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Suzunami_(1943)" title="Japanese destroyer Suzunami (1943)">Suzunami</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">12 Nov: <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-508" title="German submarine U-508">U-508</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">13 Nov: <a href="/wiki/HMS_Dulverton_(L63)" title="HMS Dulverton (L63)">HMS <i>Dulverton</i></a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Japanese_submarine_I-34" title="Japanese submarine I-34">I-34</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">16 Nov: <a href="/wiki/USS_Corvina" title="USS Corvina">USS <i>Corvina</i></a>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-280" title="German submarine U-280">U-280</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">17 Nov: <a href="/wiki/USS_McKean_(DD-90)" title="USS McKean (DD-90)">USS <i>McKean</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">18 Nov: <a href="/wiki/SS_Empire_Dunstan" title="SS Empire Dunstan"><i>Empire Dunstan</i></a>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-718" title="German submarine U-718">U-718</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">19 Nov: <a href="/wiki/USS_Sculpin_(SS-191)" title="USS Sculpin (SS-191)">USS <i>Sculpin</i></a>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-211" title="German submarine U-211">U-211</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">20 Nov: <a href="/wiki/USS_Auk_(AM-38)" title="USS Auk (AM-38)">USS <i>Discoverer</i></a>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-536" title="German submarine U-536">U-536</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-768" title="German submarine U-768">U-768</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">21 Nov: <a href="/wiki/SS_Empire_Arthur" title="SS Empire Arthur"><i>Empire Arthur</i></a>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-284" title="German submarine U-284">U-284</a></i>, <i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">U-538</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">22 Nov: <a href="/wiki/HMS_Hebe_(J24)" title="HMS Hebe (J24)">HMS <i>Hebe</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">23 Nov: <a href="/wiki/Japanese_submarine_I-35" title="Japanese submarine I-35"><i>I-35</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">24 Nov: <a href="/wiki/French_submarine_Ach%C3%A9ron" title="French submarine Achéron"><i>Achéron</i></a>, <i><a href="/wiki/French_destroyer_Aigle" title="French destroyer Aigle">Aigle</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/French_cruiser_Jean_de_Vienne" title="French cruiser Jean de Vienne">FR 11</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/USS_Liscome_Bay" title="USS Liscome Bay">USS <i>Liscome Bay</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/SS_Melville_E._Stone" title="SS Melville E. Stone"><i>Melville E. Stone</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/French_submarine_Na%C3%AFade_(Q124)" title="French submarine Naïade (Q124)"><i>Naïade</i></a>, <i><a href="/wiki/French_destroyer_Volta" title="French destroyer Volta">Volta</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">25 Nov: <i><a href="/wiki/Japanese_submarine_I-19" title="Japanese submarine I-19">I-19</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Makinami_(1941)" title="Japanese destroyer Makinami (1941)">Makinami</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_%C5%8Cnami_(1942)" title="Japanese destroyer Ōnami (1942)">Ōnami</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Japanese_submarine_Ro-100" title="Japanese submarine Ro-100"><i>Ro-100</i></a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Toa_Maru" title="Toa Maru">Toa Maru</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-600" title="German submarine U-600">U-600</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-849" title="German submarine U-849">U-849</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Y%C5%ABgiri_(1930)" title="Japanese destroyer Yūgiri (1930)">Yūgiri</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">26 Nov: <a href="/wiki/Japanese_submarine_I-39" title="Japanese submarine I-39"><i>I-39</i></a>, <i><a href="/wiki/HMT_Rohna" title="HMT Rohna">Rohna</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">27 Nov: <a href="/wiki/SS_John_P._Gaines" title="SS John P. Gaines"><i>John P. Gaines</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">28 Nov: <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-542" title="German submarine U-542">U-542</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Japanese_transport_ship_Yamafuku_Maru" title="Japanese transport ship Yamafuku Maru"><i>Yamafuku Maru</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">29 Nov: <i><a href="/wiki/Japanese_submarine_I-21_(1940)" class="mw-redirect" title="Japanese submarine I-21 (1940)">I-21</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/USS_Perkins_(DD-377)" title="USS Perkins (DD-377)">USS <i>Perkins</i></a>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-86_(1941)" title="German submarine U-86 (1941)">U-86</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Unknown date: <a href="/wiki/USS_Capelin" title="USS Capelin">USS <i>Capelin</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/Japanese_submarine_I-40" title="Japanese submarine I-40"><i>I-40</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/Japanese_submarine_Ro-38" title="Japanese submarine Ro-38"><i>Ro-38</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/HMS_Simoom_(P225)" title="HMS Simoom (P225)">HMS <i>Simoom</i></a>, <i><a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-648" title="German submarine U-648">U-648</a></i></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other incidents</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">8 Nov: <a href="/wiki/USS_Albacore_(SS-218)" title="USS Albacore (SS-218)">USS <i>Albacore</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">9 Nov: <a href="/wiki/Japanese_submarine_Ro-113" title="Japanese submarine Ro-113"><i>Ro-113</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/Japanese_battleship_Yamashiro" title="Japanese battleship Yamashiro"><i>Yamashiro</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">10 Nov: <a href="/wiki/USS_Albacore_(SS-218)" title="USS Albacore (SS-218)">USS <i>Albacore</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">14 Nov: <a href="/wiki/USS_Iowa_(BB-61)" title="USS Iowa (BB-61)">USS <i>Iowa</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/USS_William_D._Porter_(DD-579)" title="USS William D. Porter (DD-579)">USS <i>William D. Porter</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">15 Nov: <a href="/wiki/HMS_Quail_(G45)" title="HMS Quail (G45)">HMS <i>Quail</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">19 Nov: <a href="/wiki/USS_Nautilus_(SS-168)" title="USS Nautilus (SS-168)">USS <i>Nautilus</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/USS_Ringgold_(DD-500)" title="USS Ringgold (DD-500)">USS <i>Ringgold</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">20 Nov: <a href="/wiki/USS_Rasher" title="USS Rasher">USS <i>Rasher</i></a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_1942" title="List of shipwrecks in 1942">1942</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_1942" title="List of shipwrecks in 1942"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Arrow_Blue_Left_001.svg/12px-Arrow_Blue_Left_001.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Arrow_Blue_Left_001.svg/18px-Arrow_Blue_Left_001.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Arrow_Blue_Left_001.svg/24px-Arrow_Blue_Left_001.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_1943" title="List of shipwrecks in 1943">1943</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_1944" title="List of shipwrecks in 1944"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Arrow_Blue_Right_001.svg/12px-Arrow_Blue_Right_001.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Arrow_Blue_Right_001.svg/18px-Arrow_Blue_Right_001.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Arrow_Blue_Right_001.svg/24px-Arrow_Blue_Right_001.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_1944" title="List of shipwrecks in 1944">1944</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_October_1943" title="List of shipwrecks in October 1943">October 1943</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_October_1943" title="List of shipwrecks in October 1943"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Arrow_Blue_Left_001.svg/12px-Arrow_Blue_Left_001.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Arrow_Blue_Left_001.svg/18px-Arrow_Blue_Left_001.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Arrow_Blue_Left_001.svg/24px-Arrow_Blue_Left_001.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_December_1943" title="List of shipwrecks in December 1943"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Arrow_Blue_Right_001.svg/12px-Arrow_Blue_Right_001.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Arrow_Blue_Right_001.svg/18px-Arrow_Blue_Right_001.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Arrow_Blue_Right_001.svg/24px-Arrow_Blue_Right_001.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_December_1943" title="List of shipwrecks in December 1943">December 1943</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p><span class="geo-inline-hidden noexcerpt"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=German_submarine_U-538&params=45_40_N_19_35_W_source:kolossus-ruwiki"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">45°40′N</span> <span class="longitude">19°35′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">45.667°N 19.583°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">45.667; 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