German submarine U-804

History
Nazi Germany
NameU-804
Ordered7 December 1940
BuilderDeutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG Seebeckwerft, Bremerhaven
Yard number362
Laid down1 December 1942
Launched1 April 1943
Commissioned4 December 1943
FateSunk on 9 April 1945 in the Skagerrak west of Gothenburg, Sweden by rockets from RAF Mosquito aircraft (Sqdn 143 & 235). 55 dead (all hands lost).[1]
General characteristics
Class and typeType IXC/40 submarine
Displacement
  • 1,144 t (1,126 long tons) surfaced
  • 1,257 t (1,237 long tons) submerged
Length
Beam
  • 6.86 m (22 ft 6 in) o/a
  • 4.44 m (14 ft 7 in) pressure hull
Height9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
Draught4.67 m (15 ft 4 in)
Installed power
  • 4,400 PS (3,200 kW; 4,300 bhp) (diesels)
  • 1,000 PS (740 kW; 990 shp) (electric)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 18.3 knots (33.9 km/h; 21.1 mph) surfaced
  • 7.3 knots (13.5 km/h; 8.4 mph) submerged
Range
  • 13,850 nmi (25,650 km; 15,940 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced
  • 63 nmi (117 km; 72 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth230 m (750 ft)
Complement4 officers, 44 enlisted
Armament
Service record
Part of:
Identification codes: M 55 307
Commanders:
Operations:
  • 2 patrols:
  • 1st patrol:
  • a. 19 June - 12 October 1944
  • b. 17 October 1944
  • 2nd patrol:
  • 4 – 9 April 1945
Victories: 1 warship sunk
(1,300 tons)

German submarine U-804 was a Type IXC/40 U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. U-804 was ordered on 7 December 1940, and was laid down on 1 December 1942 at Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG Seebeckwerft, Bremerhaven as yard number 362. She was launched on 1 April 1943 and commissioned under the command of Oberleutnant zur See der Reserve Herbert Meyer (Crew III/37) on 4 December of that year.[1]

  1. ^ a b Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type IXC/40 boat U-804". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 3 March 2010.