German submarine U-881 was a Type IXC/40 U-boat

U-boat

U-boat is the anglicized version of the German word U-Boot , itself an abbreviation of Unterseeboot , and refers to military submarines operated by Germany, particularly in World War I and World War II...

 built for and operated by the Kriegsmarine

Kriegsmarine

The Kriegsmarine was the name of the German Navy during the Nazi regime . It superseded the Kaiserliche Marine of World War I and the post-war Reichsmarine. The Kriegsmarine was one of three official branches of the Wehrmacht, the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany.The Kriegsmarine grew rapidly...

 during World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

. The ship was ordered on 26 April 1942, laid down on 7 August 1943, and launched on 4 March 1944. She was commissioned into the Kriegsmarine under the command of Kplt. Dr. Karl-Heinz Frischke on 27 May 1944. Initially assigned to the 4th U-boat Flotilla, she was transferred to the 33rd U-boat Flotilla on 1 March 1945.

For her first patrol, U-881 was assigned to operate in US coastal waters with wolf pack Seewolf

Wolf pack Seewolf

Seewolf was a wolf pack of German U-boats that operated during the Battle of the Atlantic in World War II.-Service history:Seewolf was formed in March 1945 in an effort to re-establish the U-boat offensive in American waters; it was the last wolfpack of the Atlantic campaign...

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During this operation U-881 was depth charged and sunk by the American destroyer escort on 6 May 1945 in one of the last actions in American waters

Actions of 5/6 May 1945

The last actions of the Battle of the Atlantic in American waters took place on 5/6 May 1945.There were two such actions, against U-853 off the Rhode Island coast, and U 881, south of Cape Race, both sunk during the same period.-Background:...

 of the Atlantic campaign.
She sank at position 43°18′N 47°44′W with the loss of all 54 men on board.