German submarine U-848

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 completed in 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.

Service History
U-848's first patrol was to join the Monsun Gruppe, based in the Indian Ocean. On 2 November 1943, she torpedoed and sank the unescorted British steamship Baron Semple NW of Ascension Island. All hands were lost.

Fate
She was intercepted after 49 days on 5 November 1943, off the coast of Brazil, by the US Army Air Corps.

She was depth charged by 3 Liberator and 2 Mitchell aircraft. All 63 hands were lost.