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German submarine U-84 (1941)
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For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-84.
German submarine U-84 was a Type VIIB U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
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Name | U-84 |
Ordered | 9 June 1938 |
Builder | Flender Werke AG, Lübeck |
Yard number | 280 |
Laid down | 9 November 1939 |
Launched | 26 February 1941 |
Commissioned | 29 April 1941 |
Fate | Sunk by US aircraft, 7 August 1943 |
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Class and type | Type VIIB submarine |
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Height | 9.50 m (31 ft 2 in) |
Draught | 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in) |
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Complement | 4 officers, 40–56 enlisted |
Sensors and processing systems | Gruppenhorchgerät |
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Identification codes: | M 40 057 |
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She was launched on 26 February 1941 and commissioned on 29 April 1941. She operated during the Battle of the Atlantic during the Second World War.