German submarine U-801
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| Nazi Germany | |
| Name | U-801 |
| Ordered | 7 December 1940 |
| Builder | DeSchiMAG Seebeckwerft, Bremerhaven |
| Yard number | 359 |
| Laid down | 30 September 1941 |
| Launched | 31 October 1942 |
| Commissioned | 24 March 1943 |
| Fate | Scuttled off Cape Verde on 17 March 1944 at 16°42′N 30°28′W / 16.700°N 30.467°W |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Type IXC/40 submarine |
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| Height | 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in) |
| Draught | 4.67 m (15 ft 4 in) |
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| Test depth | 230 m (750 ft) |
| Complement | 4 officers, 44 enlisted |
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| Identification codes: | M 51 307 |
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| Victories: | None |
German submarine U-801 was a Type IXC/40 U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
U-801 was ordered on 7 December 1940 from DeSchiMAG Seebeckwerft in Geestemünde under the yard number 359. Her keel was laid down on 30 September 1941 and after eleven months of construction the U-boat was launched the following year on 31 October 1942. About six months later she was commissioned into service under the command of Kapitänleutnant Hans-Joachim Brans (Crew 35) in the 4th U-boat Flotilla.