German submarine U-381: Difference between revisions

History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-381
Ordered	16 October 1939
Builder	Howaldtswerke AG, Kiel
Laid down	26 April 1941
Launched	14 January 1942
Commissioned	25 February 1942
Fate	Posted missing south of Greenland in May 1943. The cause of her disappearance has never been determined.
General characteristics
Type	Type VIIC submarine
Displacement	list error: <br /> list (help); 769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced; 871 t (857 long tons) submerged
Length	list error: <br /> list (help); 67.1 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a; 50.5 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull
Beam	list error: <br /> list (help); 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a; 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Draft	4.74 m (15 ft 7 in)
Propulsion	list error: <br /> list (help); 2 × supercharged Germaniawerft 6-cylinder 4-stroke M6V 40/46 diesel engines, totalling 2,800–3,200 bhp (2,100–2,400 kW). Max rpm: 470-490; 2 × electric motors, totalling 750 shp (560 kW) and max rpm: 296
Speed	list error: <br /> list (help); 17.7 knots (20.4 mph; 32.8 km/h) surfaced; 7.6 knots (8.7 mph; 14.1 km/h) submerged
Range	list error: <br /> list (help); 15,170 km (8,190 nmi) at 10 kn (19 km/h) surfaced; 150 km (81 nmi) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h) submerged
Test depth	list error: <br /> list (help); 230 m (750 ft); Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft)
Complement	44–52 officers and ratings
Armament	list error: <br /> list (help); • 5 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern); • 14 × torpedoes or 26 TMA mines; • 1 × C35 88mm gun/L45 deck gun (220 rounds); • Various AA guns

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German submarine U-381 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for the Nazi German Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She failed to return in May 1943 and was declared missing in unknown circumstances.

The boat was laid down on 26 April 1941 at the Howaldswerke in Kiel as 'werk' 12, launched on 14 January 1942 and commissioned on 25 February; Kapitänleutnant Graf Wilhelm-Heinrich Pückler und Limburg was her CO throughout her career.
She did not sink any ships.

She began her service life in the 5th U-boat Flotilla, a training organization, between 25 February 1942 and 30 September of the same year, before moving on to the 7th flotilla for operations.

Operational history

1st patrol

U381's first sortie took her from Kiel to a point three-quarters of the way across the Atlantic before steaming empty-handed to St. Nazaire in France.

2nd patrol

Her next patrol was no better, starting and finishing in St. Nazaire between 19 December 1942 and 19 February 1943, (a total of 63 days at sea). She was unsuccessfully attacked on the return leg west of Portugal by a Catalina flying boat of 202 squadron, RAF.

3rd patrol and loss

U-371's third patrol ended abruptly after 52 days when she was sunk with the loss of all hands on 21 May 1943 (probably). She was lost in mid-Atlantic (south of Greenland) through unknown circumstances.^[1]

Reference

^ uboat.net/boats/u381

External links

U-381 at U-boat.net

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-'''German submarine ''U-381''''' was a [[German Type VIIC submarine|Type VIIC]] [[U-boat]] built for the [[Nazi Germany|German]] [[Kriegsmarine]] for service during [[World War II]]. It failed to return in May 1943 and was declared missing in unknown circumstances.
+'''German submarine ''U-381''''' was a [[German Type VIIC submarine|Type VIIC]] [[U-boat]] built for the [[Nazi Germany|Nazi German]] [[Kriegsmarine]] for service during [[World War II]]. She failed to return in May 1943 and was declared missing in unknown circumstances.
+The boat was laid down on 26 April 1941 at the ''Howaldswerke'' in [[Kiel]] as 'werk' 12, launched on 14 January 1942 and commissioned on 25 February; ''[[Kapitänleutnant]]'' Graf Wilhelm-Heinrich Pückler und Limburg was her CO throughout her career.<br>
+She did not sink any ships.
+She began her service life in the [[5th U-boat Flotilla]], a training organization, between 25 February 1942 and 30 September of the same year, before moving on to the [[7th U-boat Flotilla|7th flotilla]] for operations.
+==Operational history==
+===1st patrol===
+''U381''{{'}}s first sortie took her from Kiel to a point three-quarters of the way across the Atlantic before steaming empty-handed to [[St. Nazaire]] in France.
+===2nd patrol===
+Her next patrol was no better, starting and finishing in St. Nazaire between 19 December 1942 and 19 February 1943, (a total of 63 days at sea). She was unsuccessfully attacked on the return leg west of Portugal by a [[Consolidated PBY Catalina|Catalina]] flying boat of 202 squadron, RAF.
+===3rd patrol and loss===
+U-371{{'}}s third patrol ended abruptly after 52 days when she was sunk with the loss of all hands on 21 May 1943 (probably). She was lost in mid-Atlantic (south of [[Greenland]]) through unknown circumstances.<ref>uboat.net/boats/u381</ref>
+==Reference==
+{{Reflist}}
 == External links ==
 * [http://www.uboat.net/boats/u381.htm U-381 at U-boat.net]

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Type VIIF	U-1059 U-1060 U-1061 U-1062
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