German submarine U-84 (1941)

German submarine U-84 was a Type VIIB U-boat of the Nazi German Kriegsmarine during World War II.

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 before being sunk while under the command of Horst Uphoff on 7 August 1943 in the North Atlantic, in position 27.55°N, -68.03°W by a Mk 24 homing torpedo dropped on it by an American B24 Liberator aircraft (VB-105/B-4 USN). 46 dead (all hands lost).

U-84 carried out eight patrols and accounted for six ships sunk and one ship damaged during World War II. She operated in the Gulf of Mexico for a time. Commanded by Captain Uphoff, U-84 torpedoed the freighter Baja California just forward of midships whilst in the Gulf of Mexico on 19 July 1942 at 06:45. Baja California sank in about 114 ft of water about 60 to 70 nmi southwest of Fort Myers, Florida. Baja California, en route from New Orleans, Louisiana to Key West, was carrying a load of general cargo which included glassware.