Liberators from 59 Squadron and 86 Squadron Royal Air Force amongst other forces. Fate On 16 October 1943, during the day-long battle which followed, the anti-aircraft weapons of the boats were brought into use, downing two Liberators and killing a number of crewmen. It was not however enough to stave off the inevitable, and one by one the boats were separated and sunk, having been prevented from diving by constant attention from Allied aircraft. U-844 was eventually lost to a direct hit from a bomb dropped by a Liberator, the boat blowing to pieces and killing all 53 of her crew. Wolfpacks U-844 took part in one wolfpack, namely: Schlieffen (16 October 1943) References Bibliography External links German Type IX submarines World War II shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean World War II submarines of Germany U-boats sunk by British aircraft U-boats commissioned in 1943 1942 ships U-boats sunk in 1943 Ships built in Bremen (state) Ships lost with all hands Maritime incidents in October 1943