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style="background-color:#B0C4DE;text-align:left;padding-left:2px;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;"><span 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-189</i></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Ordered</td><td>4 November 1940</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Builder</td><td><a href="/wiki/DeSchiMAG" class="mw-redirect" title="DeSchiMAG">DeSchiMAG</a> <a href="/wiki/AG_Weser" title="AG Weser">AG Weser</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bremen" title="Bremen">Bremen</a></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Yard number</td><td>1035</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Laid down</td><td>12 September 1941</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Launched</td><td>1 May 1942</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Commissioned</td><td>15 August 1942</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Fate</td><td>Sunk by a British aircraft, 23 April 1943</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) 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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<sup id="cite_ref-uboatnet_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-uboatnet-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></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;">15 August 1942 – 1 April 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 – 23 April 1943</li> </ul></td></tr><tr><td>Identification codes:</td><td> M 49 106</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/K.Kapt." class="mw-redirect" title="K.Kapt.">K.Kapt.</a></i> Hellmut Kurrer</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">15 August 1942 – 23 April 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;">3 – 23 April 1943</li> </ul></td></tr><tr><td>Victories:</td><td> None</td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><b>German submarine <i>U-189</i></b> was a <a href="/wiki/German_Type_IX_submarine" 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> built for service during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>. Her keel was <a href="/wiki/Keel_laying" title="Keel laying">laid down</a> on 12 September 1941 by <i><a href="/wiki/DeSchiMAG" class="mw-redirect" title="DeSchiMAG">DeSchiMAG</a> <a href="/wiki/AG_Weser" title="AG Weser">AG Weser</a></i> in <a href="/wiki/Bremen" title="Bremen">Bremen</a> as yard number 1035. She was <a href="/wiki/Ceremonial_ship_launching" title="Ceremonial ship launching">launched</a> on 1 May 1942 and <a href="/wiki/Ship_commissioning" title="Ship commissioning">commissioned</a> on 15 August with <i><a href="/wiki/Korvettenkapit%C3%A4n" title="Korvettenkapitän">Korvettenkapitän</a></i> Hellmut Kurrer in command. </p><p>The U-boat's service began with training as part of the <a href="/wiki/4th_U-boat_Flotilla" title="4th U-boat Flotilla">4th U-boat Flotilla</a>. She then moved to the <a href="/wiki/2nd_U-boat_Flotilla" title="2nd U-boat Flotilla">2nd flotilla</a> on 1 April 1943 for operations. </p><p>She was sunk by a British aircraft on 23 April 1943. </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-189&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-189</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-189</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-189&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-189&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Patrol and loss"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>U-189</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s patrol took her from <a href="/wiki/Kiel" title="Kiel">Kiel</a> on 3 April 1943, across the <a href="/wiki/North_Sea" title="North Sea">North Sea</a> and into the Atlantic Ocean through the 'gap' between <a href="/wiki/Greenland" title="Greenland">Greenland</a> and <a href="/wiki/Iceland" title="Iceland">Iceland</a>. </p><p>She was sunk east of <a href="/wiki/Cape_Farewell,_Greenland" title="Cape Farewell, Greenland">Cape Farewell</a> (Greenland) by <a href="/wiki/Depth_charge" title="Depth charge">depth charges</a> dropped by a British <a href="/wiki/Consolidated_Liberator" class="mw-redirect" title="Consolidated Liberator">Liberator</a> on 23 April 1943. Fifty-four men were killed; leaving no survivors. </p><p>The pilot of the Liberator reported the sinking and about 50 men in the water, but received the answer that no ships would be made available for rescue. All were left to perish in the ice cold sea and 54 in total died. </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-189&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Wolfpacks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>U-189</i> took part in one <a href="/wiki/Wolfpack_(naval_tactic)" title="Wolfpack (naval tactic)">wolfpack</a>, namely: </p> <ul><li>Meise (21 – 23 April 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-189&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 .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-uboatnet-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-uboatnet_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFHelgason" class="citation web cs1">Helgason, Guðmundur. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://uboat.net/boats/u189.htm">"The Type IXC/40 boat U-189"</a>. <i>German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">23 July</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=German+U-boats+of+WWII+%E2%80%93+uboat.net&rft.atitle=The+Type+IXC%2F40+boat+U-189&rft.aulast=Helgason&rft.aufirst=Gu%C3%B0mundur&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fuboat.net%2Fboats%2Fu189.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGerman+submarine+U-189" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEGröner199168-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGröner199168_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGröner199168_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGröner199168_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGröner199168_2-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFGröner1991">Gröner 1991</a>, p. 68.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bibliography">Bibliography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=German_submarine_U-189&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Bibliography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239549316">.mw-parser-output .refbegin{margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul{margin-left:0}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul>li{margin-left:0;padding-left:3.2em;text-indent:-3.2em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents ul,.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents ul li{list-style:none}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul>li{padding-left:1.6em;text-indent:-1.6em}}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .refbegin{font-size:90%}}</style><div class="refbegin" style=""> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBuschRöll1999" class="citation book cs1">Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). <i>German U-boat commanders of World War II : a biographical dictionary</i>. Translated by Brooks, Geoffrey. London, Annapolis, Md: Greenhill Books, Naval Institute Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-55750-186-6" title="Special:BookSources/1-55750-186-6"><bdi>1-55750-186-6</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=German+U-boat+commanders+of+World+War+II+%3A+a+biographical+dictionary&rft.place=London%2C+Annapolis%2C+Md&rft.pub=Greenhill+Books%2C+Naval+Institute+Press&rft.date=1999&rft.isbn=1-55750-186-6&rft.aulast=Busch&rft.aufirst=Rainer&rft.au=R%C3%B6ll%2C+Hans-Joachim&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGerman+submarine+U-189" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBuschRöll1999" class="citation book cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source">Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). <i>Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945</i> [<i>German U-boat losses from September 1939 to May 1945</i>]. Der U-Boot-Krieg (in German). Vol. IV. Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/3-8132-0514-2" title="Special:BookSources/3-8132-0514-2"><bdi>3-8132-0514-2</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Deutsche+U-Boot-Verluste+von+September+1939+bis+Mai+1945&rft.place=Hamburg%2C+Berlin%2C+Bonn&rft.series=Der+U-Boot-Krieg&rft.pub=Mittler&rft.date=1999&rft.isbn=3-8132-0514-2&rft.aulast=Busch&rft.aufirst=Rainer&rft.au=R%C3%B6ll%2C+Hans-Joachim&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGerman+submarine+U-189" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGröner1991" class="citation book cs1">Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). <i>U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels</i>. German Warships 1815–1945. Vol. 2. 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London: Conway Maritime Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-85177-593-4" title="Special:BookSources/0-85177-593-4"><bdi>0-85177-593-4</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=U-boats+and+Mine+Warfare+Vessels&rft.place=London&rft.series=German+Warships+1815%E2%80%931945&rft.pub=Conway+Maritime+Press&rft.date=1991&rft.isbn=0-85177-593-4&rft.aulast=Gr%C3%B6ner&rft.aufirst=Erich&rft.au=Jung%2C+Dieter&rft.au=Maass%2C+Martin&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGerman+submarine+U-189" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=German_submarine_U-189&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHelgason" class="citation web cs1">Helgason, Guðmundur. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://uboat.net/boats/u189.htm">"The Type IXC/40 boat U-189"</a>. <i>German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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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 class="mw-selflink selflink"><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 href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-538" title="German submarine U-538"><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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(1940)"><i>U-124</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">5 Apr: <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-167_(1942)" title="German submarine U-167 (1942)"><i>U-167</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-635" title="German submarine U-635"><i>U-635</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">6 Apr: <a href="/wiki/SS_Blitar" title="SS Blitar"><i>Blitar</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-632" title="German submarine U-632"><i>U-632</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">7 Apr: <a href="/wiki/USS_Aaron_Ward_(DD-483)" title="USS Aaron Ward (DD-483)">USS <i>Aaron Ward</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/HMNZS_Moa_(T233)" title="HMNZS Moa (T233)">HMNZS <i>Moa</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/Japanese_submarine_Ro-34" title="Japanese submarine Ro-34"><i>Ro-34</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-644" title="German submarine U-644"><i>U-644</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">8 Apr: <a href="/wiki/USS_Kanawha_(AO-1)" title="USS Kanawha (AO-1)">USS <i>Kanawha</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-733" title="German submarine U-733"><i>U-733</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">9 Apr: <a href="/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Isonami_(1927)" title="Japanese destroyer Isonami (1927)"><i>Isonami</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">10 Apr: <a href="/wiki/Italian_cruiser_Trieste" title="Italian cruiser Trieste"><i>Trieste</i></a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">11 Apr: <a href="/wiki/USS_Branch_(DD-197)" title="USS Branch (DD-197)">HMS <i>Beverley</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">14 Apr: <a href="/wiki/SS_Van_Heemskerk" title="SS Van Heemskerk"><i>Van Heemskerk</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-526" title="German submarine U-526"><i>U-526</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">15 Apr: <a href="/wiki/Italian_submarine_Archimede_(1939)" title="Italian submarine Archimede (1939)"><i>Archimede</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">16 Apr: <a href="/wiki/Italian_destroyer_Giacomo_Medici" title="Italian destroyer Giacomo Medici"><i>Giacomo Medici</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/HMS_Pakenham_(G06)" title="HMS Pakenham (G06)">HMS <i>Pakenham</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">17 Apr: <a href="/wiki/French_submarine_Na%C3%AFade_(Q124)" title="French submarine Naïade (Q124)"><i>Naïade</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-175" title="German submarine U-175"><i>U-175</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">18 Apr: <a href="/wiki/SS_Empire_Bruce" title="SS Empire Bruce"><i>Empire Bruce</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/HMS_Regent_(N41)" title="HMS Regent (N41)">HMS <i>Regent</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">21 Apr: <a href="/wiki/Flora_Alberta" title="Flora Alberta"><i>Flora Alberta</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/HMS_Splendid_(P228)" title="HMS Splendid (P228)">HMS <i>Splendid</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">22 Apr: <a href="/wiki/USS_Grenadier_(SS-210)" title="USS Grenadier (SS-210)">USS <i>Grenadier</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">23 Apr: <i><a href="/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Tade" title="Japanese destroyer Tade">Patrol Boat No. 39</a></i>, <a class="mw-selflink selflink"><i>U-189</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-191" title="German submarine U-191"><i>U-191</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-602" title="German submarine U-602"><i>U-602</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">24 Apr: <a href="/wiki/SS_El_Estero" title="SS El Estero"><i>El Estero</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/HMS_Sahib" title="HMS Sahib">HMS <i>Sahib</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-710" title="German submarine U-710"><i>U-710</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">25 Apr: <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-203" title="German submarine U-203"><i>U-203</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">26 Apr: <a href="/wiki/MV_Limerick_(1925)" title="MV Limerick (1925)"><i>Limerick</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">27 Apr: <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-174" title="German submarine U-174"><i>U-174</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">28 Apr: <i><a href="/wiki/Chichibu_Maru" title="Chichibu Maru">Kamakura Maru</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">29 Apr: <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-332" title="German submarine U-332"><i>U-332</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/SS_Wollongbar_(1922)" title="SS Wollongbar (1922)"><i>Wollongbar</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">30 Apr: <a href="/wiki/Italian_destroyer_Leone_Pancaldo" title="Italian destroyer Leone Pancaldo"><i>Leone Pancaldo</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-227" title="German submarine U-227"><i>U-227</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Unknown date: <a href="/wiki/USS_Pickerel_(SS-177)" title="USS Pickerel (SS-177)">USS <i>Pickerel</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-376" title="German submarine U-376"><i>U-376</i></a></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">2 Apr: <a href="/wiki/Japanese_submarine_I-16" title="Japanese submarine I-16"><i>I-16</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/Japanese_submarine_I-20" title="Japanese submarine I-20"><i>I-20</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">4 Apr: <a href="/wiki/SS_Dover_Hill" title="SS Dover Hill"><i>Dover Hill</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">11 Apr: <a href="/wiki/USS_Albatross_(AM-71)" title="USS Albatross (AM-71)">USS <i>Albatross</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">20 Apr: <a href="/wiki/French_submarine_Ar%C3%A9thuse_(NN7)" title="French submarine Aréthuse (NN7)"><i>Aréthuse</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">30 Apr: <i><a href="/wiki/Greek_destroyer_Vasilefs_Georgios" title="Greek destroyer Vasilefs Georgios">Hermes</a></i></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 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