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U-Boat Operations
Major contributors to this section:
Commanders, Flotillas & Yards —  Fernando Almeida
Ships, General —  Werner Freitag
Ship Details —  David Rayner & Walter Janssens
Detail Consultant —  Horst Schmeisser
Patrols, Fates and Air Attacks —  Howard Cock

U-184Type IXC/40
Feldpost NumberM 45 477
Construction YardDeutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG, (AG Weser) Bremen
Yard Number1024
Ordered15th Aug 1940
Keel laid10th Jun 1941
Launched21st Feb 1942
Commissioned29th May 1942
BaubelehrungKriegsschiffbaulehrabteilung für Unterseeboote Nordsee, Bremen /
6.KLA, Bremen
Training, Flotillas and Duties
05.42 - 11.424.U-Flottille, Stettin
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
11.42 - 11.422.U-Flottille, Lorient
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
05.42 - 11.42OL Günther Dangschat

Operations information for U-184
22.10.1942 - 25.10.1942
First Sailing
U-184 left Kiel under the command of Günther Dangschat on 22nd Oct 1942 and arrived at Bergen on 25th Oct 1942 after three days.
09.11.1942 - 21.11.1942
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 9th Nov 1942, U-184 left Bergen under the command of Günther Dangschat. U-184 was lost on 21st Nov 1942.
Günther Dangschat hit one ship on this patrol from convoy ONS-144.
  • On 17th Nov 1942 he sank the British 3,192 ton Widestone, sailing with convoy ONS-144.

Notes for U-184


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