German submarine U-263: Difference between revisions

History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-263
Ordered	15 August 1941
Builder	Bremer-Vulkan-Vegesacker Werft, Bremen
Yard number	28
Laid down	8 June 1941
Launched	18 March 1942
Commissioned	6 May 1942
Fate	Sunk, in January 1944 in the Bay of Biscay during a deep dive trial
General characteristics
Class and 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
Height	9.6 m (31 ft 6 in)
Draft	4.74 m (15 ft 7 in)
Propulsion	list error: <br /> list (help); Two × 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); 8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced; 80 nmi (150 km; 92 mi) 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: mixed text and 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;
Service record
Part of:	list error: <br /> list (help); 8th U-boat Flotilla; (6 May–31 October 1942); 1st U-boat Flotilla; (1 November 1942–20 January 1944)
Commanders:	list error: <br /> list (help); K.Kapt. Kurt Nölke; (6 May 1942–December 1942); (1943–20 January 1944)
Operations:	list error: <br /> list (help); Two patrols:; 27 October–29 November 1942; 19 January–20 January 1942
Victories:	Two

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German submarine U-263 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. The submarine was laid down on 8 June 1941 at the Bremer-Vulkan-Vegesacker Werft (yard) in Bremen as yard number 28. She was launched on 18 March 1942 and commissioned on 6 May under the command of Kapitänleutnant Kurt Nölke.^[3]

In two patrols, she sank two ships of 12,376 GRT. She was a member of one wolf pack.

She was sunk in January 1944 in the Bay of Biscay, during a deep dive trial.

Service history

After training with the 8th U-boat Flotilla, the boat became operational on 1 November 1942 when she was transferred to the 1st flotilla.

1st patrol

U-263's first patrol began when she departed Kiel on 27 October 1942. She entered the Atlantic Ocean after negotiating the gap between Iceland and the Faroe Islands. There followed a series of attacks west of Gibraltar, first by the U-boat on two freighters, then on the submarine by surface ships (on 20 November), aircraft (on 24 November) and a submarine (on 26 November), all of which she was lucky to survive. Even so, the damage sustained needed 13 months of repairs. She arrived at La Pallice / La Rochelle in occupied France on 29 November.

2nd patrol and loss

The boat departed La Pallice on 19 January 1942. She was sunk the next day in the Bay of Biscay during a deep dive trial.

Fifty-one men died; there were no survivors.

Summary of Raiding Career

Date	Ship Name	Nationality	Displacement	Fate^[5]
20 November 1942	Grangepark	United Kingdom	5,132	Sunk
20 November 1942	Prins Harald	Norway	7,244	Sunk

References

Notes

^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-263 - German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
^ Gröner 1985, pp. 72–74.
^ ^a ^b Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-263". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "War Patrols by German U-boat U-263". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U-263". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 26 December 2014.

Bibliography

Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 (in German). Vol. IV. Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler. ISBN 3-8132-0514-2. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help); Invalid |ref=harv (help)
Gröner, Erich (1985). U-Boote, Hilfskreuzer, Minenschiffe, Netzleger, Sperrbrecher (in German). Vol. III. Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN 3-7637-4802-4. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help); Invalid |ref=harv (help)

External links

U-263 at ubootwaffe.net ^{[dead link]}
Hofmann, Markus. "U-263". Deutsche U-Boote 1935-1945 - u-boot-archiv.de (in German). Retrieved 26 December 2014.
Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-263". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 26 December 2014.

Warning: Display title "German submarine<i> U-263</i>" overrides earlier display title "German submarine <i>U-263</i>" (help).

[1] Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-263 - German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 26 December 2014.

[FOOTNOTEGröner198572–74-2] Gröner 1985, pp. 72–74.

[uboatnet-3] Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-263". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 31 July 2012.

[patrols-4] Helgason, Guðmundur. "War Patrols by German U-boat U-263". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 31 July 2012.

[5] Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U-263". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 26 December 2014.

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