German submarine U-381: Difference between revisions
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|Ship country=[[Nazi Germany]] |
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|Ship type=[[German Type VII submarine#Type VIIC|Type VIIC]] [[submarine]] |
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|Ship complement=44–52 officers and ratings |
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'''German submarine ''U-381''''' was a [[German Type VIIC submarine|Type VIIC]] [[U-boat]] built for [[Nazi Germany]]'s ''[[Kriegsmarine]]'' for service during [[World War II]]. She 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 [[Nazi Germany]]'s ''[[Kriegsmarine]]'' for service during [[World War II]]. She failed to return in May 1943 and was declared missing in unknown circumstances. |
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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> |
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 /> |
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She did not sink any ships. |
She did not sink any ships. |
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Revision as of 08:08, 9 December 2013
History | |
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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 F46 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 (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged |
Range | list error: <br /> list (help) 15,170 km (8,190 nmi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 150 km (81 nmi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) 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 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern) 14 × G7e torpedoes or 26 TMA mines 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds) Various AA guns |
German submarine U-381 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's 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]
References
- ^ uboat.net/boats/u381
External links
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