German submarine U-84 was a Type VIIB U-boat

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 of the German

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 Kriegsmarine

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 during World War II

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U-84 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 from an American Liberator aircraft (VB-105/B-4 USN). 46 dead (all hands lost).

U-84 served on 8 patrols and accounted for 6 ships sunk and 1 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 while in the Gulf of Mexico on 19 July 1942 at 06:45. Baja California sank in about 114 feet (34.7 m) of water about 60 to 70 nmi (111.1 to 129.6 km) southwest of Fort Myers, Florida

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. Baja California, en route from New Orleans, Louisiana

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 to Key West

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, was carrying a load of general cargo which included glassware.

Ships sunk or damaged by U-84

Date	Name of ship	Tons	Nationality
8 April 1942	Nemanja	5,226	Yugoslavia
21 April 1942	Chenango	5,226	Panama
23 June 1942	Torvanger	6,568	Norwegian
13 July 1942	Andrew Jackson	5,990	United States
19 July 1942	Baja California	1,648	Honduran
21 July 1942	(damaged)	7,176	United States
2 November 1942	Empire Sunrise	7,459	Britain

See also

• List of German U-boats