patrol Sortie number four began from Brest on 24 January 1943; it was relatively uneventful but terminated in La Pallice on 28 March. Fifth patrol and loss U-89 left France for the last time on 25 April 1943. On 7 May she sank the Greek Laconikis northeast of the Azores but was herself sunk by a combination of a Fairey Swordfish of 811 Naval Air Squadron from the escort carrier , the destroyer and the frigate . U-89 was sunk at position . 48 men died with the U-boat; there were no survivors. Wolfpacks U-89 took part in ten wolfpacks, namely: Endrass (12 – 17 June 1942) Tümmler (4 – 7 October 1942) Panther (10 – 20 October 1942) Veilchen (20 October – 5 November 1942) Pfeil (1 – 9 February 1943) Neptun (20 – 28 February 1943) Wildfang (28 February – 5 March 1943) Burggraf (5 March 1943) Raubgraf (7 – 15 March 1943) Drossel (29 April – 12 May 1943) Summary of raiding history References Bibliography External links German Type VIIC submarines U-boats commissioned in 1941 U-boats sunk in 1943 World War II submarines of Germany World War II shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean 1941 ships Ships built in Lübeck U-boats sunk by British aircraft U-boats sunk by British warships Ships lost with all hands Maritime incidents in May 1943