German submarine U-484
German submarine "U-484" was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's "Kriegsmarine" during World War II. She carried out one patrol. She sank no ships. She was sunk by British warships northwest of Ireland on 9 September 1944. Design. German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. "U-484" had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. She had a total length of , a pressure hull length of , a beam of , a height of , and a draught of . The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six -cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of for use while surfaced, two Siemens-Schuckert GU 343/38–8 double-acting electric motors producing a total of for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to . The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and a maximum submerged speed of . When submerged, the boat could operate for at ; when surfaced, she could travel at . "U-484" was fitted with five torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteen torpedoes, one SK C/35 naval gun, (220  rounds), one Flak M42 and two twin C/30 anti-aircraft guns. The boat had a complement of between forty-four and sixty. Service history. The submarine was laid down on 27 March 1943 at the Deutsche Werke in Kiel as yard number 319, launched on 20 November and commissioned on 19 January 1944 under the command of "Korvettenkapitän" Wolf-Axel Schaefer. She served with the 5th U-boat Flotilla from 19 January 1944 for training and the 3rd flotilla from 1 August for operations. Patrol and loss. "U-484"s only patrol was preceded by a short trip from Kiel in Germany  to Horten Naval Base (south of Oslo), in Norway. The patrol itself began with the boat's departure from Horten on 14 August 1944. She passed through the gap separating Iceland and the Faroe Islands and was shortly afterwards attacked and sunk by depth charges dropped by two British warships, the corvette and the frigate on 9 September 1944. Fifty-two men went down with "U-484"; there were no survivors. Previously recorded fate. Sunk on 9 September 1944 by depth charges from two Canadian warships, the corvette and the frigate . This attack was on a non-submarine target. German submarine