Unterseeboot 89 (1941)
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| Career (Nazi Germany) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-89 |
| Ordered: | January 25, 1939 |
| Builder: | Flender Werke, Lübeck, yard 293 |
| Laid down: | August 20, 1940 |
| Launched: | September 20, 1941 |
| Commissioned: | November 19, 1941 |
| Fate: | Sunk May 12, 1943 in the Northern Atlantic. 48 dead. |
| Class and type: | Type VII U-boat |
| Service record | |
| Part of | Kriegsmarine: 8. Unterseebootsflottille 9. Unterseebootsflottille |
| Identification codes | M 41 005 |
| Commanders | Dietrich Lohmann |
| Operations | 4 |
| Victories | 4 ships sunk for a total of 13.815 gross register tons (GRT) |
Unterseeboot 89 (usually abbreviated to U-89) was a German Type VIIC U-boat built during World War II. U-89 was a fairly successful boat, succeeding in sinking over 13,000 tons of allied shipping in a career lasting two years.
U-89 was built at the Flender Werke in Lübeck during 1940, and was ready for service in 1941. After her warm up in the Baltic Sea, designed to give her an opportunity to train and repair minor faults, she was deployed into the Atlantic Ocean in May, 1942 and saw some success sinking 4 ships.
[edit] Incident
On 16 August 1942, AM917 a Liberator GR I, assigned to 15 Group (CC) 120/F, attacked and damaged U-89.
[edit] Fate
On the May 12, 1943 she was sunk in the Northern Atlantic by a Swordfish aircraft (Sqdn. 811) from the British escort carrier HMS Biter, the British destroyer HMS Broadway and the British frigate HMS Lagan. U-89 was lost at position with all 48 hands lost.
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See Also: List of U-boats
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