German submarine U-848

U-848 under attack from a very low flying aircraft.
History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-848
Ordered	20 January 1941
Builder	AG Weser, Bremen
Yard number	1054
Laid down	6 January 1942
Launched	6 October 1942
Commissioned	20 February 1943
Motto	et quo volverunt! (and the wish!)
Fate	Sunk on 5 November 1943 (10°09′S 18°00′W / 10.150°S 18.000°W / -10.150; -18.000)
General characteristics
Class and type	Type IXD2 submarine
Displacement	1,610 t (1,580 long tons) surfaced 1,799 t (1,771 long tons) submerged
Length	87.58 m (287 ft 4 in) o/a 68.50 m (224 ft 9 in) pressure hull
Beam	7.50 m (24 ft 7 in) o/a 4.40 m (14 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Height	10.20 m (33 ft 6 in)
Draught	5.35 m (17 ft 7 in)
Installed power	9,000 PS (6,620 kW; 8,880 bhp) (diesels) 1,000 PS (740 kW; 990 shp) (electric)
Propulsion	2 shafts 2 × diesel engines 2 × electric motors
Speed	20.8 knots (38.5 km/h; 23.9 mph) surfaced 6.9 knots (12.8 km/h; 7.9 mph) submerged
Range	12,750 nmi (23,610 km; 14,670 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 57 nmi (106 km; 66 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth	230 m (750 ft)
Complement	55 to 64
Armament	6 × torpedo tubes (four bow, two stern) 24 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedoes 1 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK C/32 deck gun (150 rounds) 1 × 3.7 cm (1.5 in) SK C/30 2 × 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft guns
Service record[1][2]
Part of:	4th U-boat Flotilla 20 February – 31 July 1943 12th U-boat Flotilla 1 August – 5 November 1943
Identification codes:	M 50 593
Commanders:	K.Kapt. / F.Kapt. Wilhelm Rollmann 20 February – 5 November 1943
Operations:	1 patrol: 18 September – 5 November 1943
Victories:	1 merchant ship sunk (4,573 GRT)

German submarine U-848 was a Type IXD2 U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. Laid down in Bremen and commissioned on 20 February 1943, the boat was a long-range Type IX, with four bow and two stern torpedo tubes.

She was commanded throughout her brief service life by Korvettenkapitän Wilhelm Rollmann, who led her through her sea trials and onto her first war patrol on 18 September 1943.