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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-844Type IXC/40
Feldpost NumberM 51 391
Construction YardDeutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG, (AG Weser) Bremen
Yard Number1050
Ordered20th Jan 1941
Keel laid21st May 1942
Launched30th Dec 1942
Commissioned7th Apr 1943
Baubelehrung6.KLA, Bremen
Training, Flotillas and Duties
04.43 - 09.434.U-Flottille, Stettin
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
10.43 - 10.4310.U-Flottille, Lorient
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
04.43 - 10.43OL Günther Möller
see also: U-141 

Operations information for U-844
14.09.1943 - 19.09.1943
First Sailing
U-844 left Kiel under the command of Günther Möller on 14th Sep 1943 and arrived at Bergen on 19th Sep 1943 after five days.
06.10.1943 - 16.10.1943
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 6th Oct 1943, U-844 left Bergen under the command of Günther Möller. U-844 was lost on 16th Oct 1943.

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