U-954
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 10 Apr 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 10 Feb 1942 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 154) | ||
| Launched | 28 Oct 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 23 Dec 1942 | Kptlt. Odo Loewe | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 23 Dec 1942 - 30 Apr 1943 5. Flottille (training) 1 May 1943 - 19 May 1943 9. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk on 19 May, 1943 in the North Atlantic south-east of Cape Farewell, Greenland in position 54.54N, 34.19W, by depth charges from the British frigate HMS Jed and the British sloop HMS Sennen. 47 dead (all hands lost). | |||
Previously recorded fate
(Last revised by FDS/NHB during October 1991. More on revised fates.
Sunk on 19 May, 1943 southeast of Cape Farewell, Greenland, in position 55.09N, 35.18W by depth charges from a British Liberator aircraft (Sqdn. 120/T).
This attack was in fact against U-731 inflicting no damages.
Wolfpack operations
U-954 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Star (28 Apr 1943 - 4 May 1943)
Fink (4 May 1943 - 6 May 1943)
General notes on this boat
19 May 1943. Peter Dönitz, the younger son of Admiral Dönitz, was serving as a watch officer on this boat and perished with the rest of the crew.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-954 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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