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Revision as of 12:38, 9 September 2015
History | |
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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[1] |
General characteristics [2] | |
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) 67.10 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull |
Beam | list error: <br /> list (help) 6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull |
Height | 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in) |
Draft | 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in) |
Installed power | list error: <br /> list (help) 2,800–3,200 PS (2,100–2,400 kW; 2,800–3,200 bhp) (diesels) 750 PS (550 kW; 740 shp) (electric) |
Propulsion | list error: <br /> list (help) 2 shafts; 2 × diesel engines 2 × electric motors |
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 | 4 officers, 40–56 enlisted |
Armament | list error: mixed text and list (help)
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Service record[1][3] | |
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 – December 1942) (1943 – 20 January 1944) |
Operations: |
list error: <br /> list (help) Two patrols: 27 October – 29 November 1942 19–20 January 1942 |
Victories: | Two |
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.[1]
In two patrols, she sank two ships of 12,376 GRT. She was a member of one wolfpack.
She was sunk in January 1944 in the Bay of Biscay, during a deep dive trial.
Design
German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-263 had a displacement of 769 tonnes (757 long tons) when at the surface and 871 tonnes (857 long tons) while submerged.[2] It had a total length of 67.10 m (220 ft 2 in), a pressure hull length of 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in), a beam of 6.20 m (20 ft 4 in), a height of 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in), and a draught of 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in). The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of 2,800 to 3,200 metric horsepower (2,060 to 2,350 kW; 2,760 to 3,160 shp) for use while surfaced, two AEG GU 460/8–27 double-acting electric motors producing a total of 750 shaft horsepower (760 PS; 560 kW) for use while submerged. It had two shafts and two 1.23 m (4 ft) propellers. It was capable of operating at depths of up to 230 metres (750 ft).[2]
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) and a maximum submerged speed of 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph).[2] When submerged, it could operate for 80 nautical miles (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph); when surfaced, it could travel 8,500 nautical miles (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph). U-263 was fitted with five 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four fitted at its bow and one at its stern), fourteen torpedoes, one 8.8 cm (3.46 in) SK C/35 naval gun, 220 rounds, and an anti-aircraft gun. It had a complement of between forty-four and sixty.[2]
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[4] |
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20 November 1942 | Grangepark | United Kingdom | 5,132 | Sunk |
20 November 1942 | Prins Harald | Norway | 7,244 | Sunk |
References
- ^ a b c Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-263". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ a b c d e Gröner 1985, pp. 72–74.
- ^ 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.
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External links
- Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-263". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- Hofmann, Markus. "U 263". Deutsche U-Boote 1935-1945 - u-boot-archiv.de (in German). Retrieved 26 December 2014.
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