German submarine U-184

History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-184
Ordered	15 August 1940
Builder	DeSchiMAG AG Weser, Bremen
Yard number	1024
Laid down	10 June 1941
Launched	21 February 1942
Commissioned	29 May 1942
Fate	Missing since 21 November 1942
General characteristics
Class and type	Type IXC/40 submarine
Displacement	1,144 t (1,126 long tons) surfaced; 1,257 t (1,237 long tons) submerged;
Length	76.76 m (251 ft 10 in) o/a; 58.75 m (192 ft 9 in) pressure hull;
Beam	6.86 m (22 ft 6 in) o/a; 4.44 m (14 ft 7 in) pressure hull;
Height	9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
Draught	4.67 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	2 shafts; 2 × diesel engines; 2 × electric motors;
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 depth	230 m (750 ft)
Complement	4 officers, 44 enlisted
Armament	6 × torpedo tubes (4 bow, 2 stern); 22 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedoes; 1 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK C/32 deck gun (180 rounds); 1 × 3.7 cm (1.5 in) SK C/30 AA gun; 1 × twin 2 cm FlaK 30 AA guns;
Service record
Part of:	4th U-boat Flotilla; 29 May – 31 October 1942; 2nd U-boat Flotilla; 1 – 21 November 1942;
Identification codes:	M 45 477
Commanders:	Kptlt. Günther Dangschat; 29 May – 21 November 1942;
Operations:	1 patrol:; 9 – 21 November 1942;
Victories:	1 merchant ship sunk ; (3,192 GRT)

German submarine U-184 was a

Type IXC/40 U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine built for service during World War II

.

She was ordered on 15 August 1940 and was

DeSchiMAG AG Weser, Bremen, becoming yard number 1024. She was launched on 21 February 1942 and commissioned under her first and only commander Kapitänleutnant Günther Dangschat on 29 May.^[1] After a period of training with the 4th U-boat Flotilla, she joined the 2nd U-boat Flotilla for operational service on 1 November 1942.^[1]

Design

supercharged four-stroke, nine-cylinder diesel engines producing a total of 4,400 metric horsepower (3,240 kW; 4,340 shp) for use while surfaced, two Siemens-Schuckert 2 GU 345/34 double-acting electric motors 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) propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to 230 metres (750 ft).^[2]

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).

2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of forty-eight.^[2]

Service history

On her first and only combat patrol she departed Bergen in Norway on 9 November 1942 and entered the north Atlantic via the gap between Iceland and the Faroe Islands. She sank a single ship, the British merchant vessel Widestone^[3] about 500 nmi (930 km; 580 mi) southeast of Cape Farewell (Greenland) on 17 November 1942. There were no survivors.

On 21 November she was listed as missing with all 50 hands east of Newfoundland, in approximate position 49°N 45°W / 49°N 45°W / 49; -45.

U-184's loss remains an unsolved mystery.^[1] It is possible that she was sunk by a Canadian plane or warship as a result of the Battle of the St. Lawrence.

Previously recorded fate

U-184 was thought to have been sunk by depth charges from the Norwegian corvette Potentilla, but in a post-war assessment this attack was later found to have been against U-264, and had inflicted only minor damage.^[4]

Summary of raiding history

Date	Ship	Nationality	Tonnage (GRT)	Fate^[5]
17 November 1942	Widestone	United Kingdom	3,192	Sunk

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type IXC/40 boat U-184". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Gröner 1991, p. 68.
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Widestone (Steam merchant)". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
^ "U-264". uboat.net. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U-184". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net.

Bibliography

Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). German U-boat commanders of World War II : a biographical dictionary. Translated by Brooks, Geoffrey. London, Annapolis, Md: Greenhill Books, Naval Institute Press.
ISBN 1-55750-186-6
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Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 [German U-boat losses from September 1939 to May 1945]. Der U-Boot-Krieg (in German). Vol. IV. Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler.
ISBN 3-8132-0514-2
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Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. German Warships 1815–1945. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press.
ISBN 0-85177-593-4
.

External links

Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type IXC/40 boat U-184". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
Hofmann, Markus. "U 184". Deutsche U-Boote 1935-1945 - u-boot-archiv.de (in German). Retrieved 30 January 2015.

[uboatnet-1] Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type IXC/40 boat U-184". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 1 March 2010.

[FOOTNOTEGröner199168-2] Gröner 1991, p. 68.

[3] Helgason, Guðmundur. "Widestone (Steam merchant)". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 1 March 2010.

[4] "U-264". uboat.net. Retrieved 6 February 2020.

[5] Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U-184". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net.

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