U 65 (Navy)

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U 65 (Kriegsmarine)
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Type : IX B
Field Post Number : M 26 817
Shipyard: AG Weser , Bremen
Construction contract: July 16, 1937
Build number: 953
Keel laying: December 6, 1938
Launch: November 6, 1939
Commissioning: February 15, 1940
Commanders:
  • February 15, 1940 - March 24, 1941
    Lieutenant Captain Hans-Gerrit von Stockhausen
  • March 25, 1941 - April 28, 1941
    Lieutenant Captain Joachim Hoppe
Calls: 6 patrols
Sinkings:

13 ships (68,738 GRT)

Whereabouts: Sunk on April 28, 1941 southeast of Iceland

U 65 was a German submarine of type IX B , which in World War II by the German navy was used.

history

The order for the boat was awarded to the AG Weser in Bremen on July 16, 1937 . The keel was laid on December 6, 1938, the launch on November 6, 1939, the commissioning under Lieutenant Hans-Gerrit von Stockhausen finally took place on February 15, 1940.

After its commissioning on February 15, 1940, the boat belonged to the 2nd U-Flotilla in Wilhelmshaven as a training and front boat until it was sunk on April 28, 1941 .

U 65 took six during his service patrols on which it 13 ships with a total tonnage of 68,738 GRT sunk and could damage three with a total tonnage of 22,490 tons.

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First patrol

The boat left on April 9, 1940 at 3:30 p.m. for the Weser Exercise Company in Wilhelmshaven, and returned there on May 14, 1940 at 0:30 a.m. No ships were sunk or damaged during this 35-day, 4583-nm above and 877-nm-long undertaking off the Westfjord and southwest of Lofoten .

Second patrol

The boat left Wilhelmshaven on June 8, 1940 at 6 a.m. and returned there on July 7, 1940 at 6 p.m. It arrived in Bergen on June 11, 1940 at 11:27 p.m. after malfunctions in the diving bunker and left again on June 13, 1940 at 11 a.m. On this 30-day and 5,880 nm above and 491 nm underwater expedition into the North Atlantic , the North Canal , the Biscaya and Cape Finisterre , two ships with 4,890 GRT were sunk and two ships with 13,958 GRT were damaged.

  • June 21, 1940: sinking of the Dutch steamer Berenice ( Lage ) with 1,177 GRT. The steamer was sunk by a torpedo . He had loaded 1,000 t of manganese ore and was on the way from Istanbul to Amsterdam . There were 39 dead and eight survivors.
  • June 22, 1940: sinking of the French steamer Amienois with 3,713 GRT. The steamer was sunk by a G7e torpedo. He drove with a naval crew and came from Bordeaux . It was a total loss.
  • June 20, 1940: Damage to the British steamer Clan Ogilvy with 5,802 GRT. The steamer was damaged by two torpedoes. The ship was sunk by U 105 on March 21, 1942 . It belonged to convoy SL-36.
  • July 1, 1940: Damage to the Dutch steamer Amstelland with 8,156 GRT. The steamer was damaged by a torpedo. It was ballasted and on its way from London to Buenos Aires . There was one dead and 40 survivors. The ship was sunk by German aircraft on February 28, 1941. It belonged to convoy OA-175.

Third patrol

The boat left Wilhelmshaven on August 8, 1940 at 5:30 a.m. and entered Lorient on August 19, 1940 . On this twelve-day special venture, two agents were to be dropped off on the Irish coast, which failed. No ships were sunk or damaged.

The boat moved from Lorient to Brest for repairs on August 21, 1940, where it arrived on August 22, 1940.

Fourth patrol

The boat left Brest on August 28, 1940 at 9:20 p.m. and entered Lorient on September 25, 1940 at 10:24 a.m. On this 28-day and 7,542 nm above and 379 nm underwater expedition in the North Atlantic, west of the Hebrides , two ships with 10,192 GRT were sunk.

  • September 15, 1940: sinking of the Norwegian motor ship Hird ( Lage ) with 4,950 GRT. The ship was sunk by a torpedo. It had loaded 8,101 tons of general cargo including violin wood and 197 tons of carbon and was on its way from Panama to Manchester . The ship belonged to convoy SC-3.
  • September 17, 1940: sinking of the British steamer Tregenna ( Lage ) with 5,242 GRT. The steamer was sunk by a torpedo. He had loaded 8,000 tons of steel and was on the way from Philadelphia via Halifax to Newport . The ship belonged to convoy HX-71 with 34 ships. There were 33 dead and four survivors.

Fifth patrol

The boat left Lorient on October 15, 1940 at 4:00 p.m., and returned there on January 10, 1941 at 6:00 p.m. The boat was supplied from December 7th to 9th, 1940 by the German supplier Nordmark . On this 88 day and 18,776.5 nm long undertaking in the mid-Atlantic and off Freetown , eight ships with 47,785 GRT were sunk and one ship with 8,532 GRT was damaged.

  • November 15, 1940: sinking of the British steamer Kohinur ( Lage ) with 5,168 GRT. The steamer was sunk by a torpedo. He had loaded war material and was on his way from Port Talbot to Alexandria and Port Said . The ship belonged to the disbanded convoy OB-235 with 32 ships. There were 48 dead and 37 survivors. A man on the ship was captured by U 65 .
  • November 15, 1940: sinking of the Norwegian tanker Havbør ( Lage ) with 7,614 GRT. The tanker was sunk by a torpedo. It had loaded 11,500 tons of crude and refined oil and was on its way to Great Britain. There were 19 dead and four survivors.
  • November 16, 1940: sinking of the British steamer Fabian ( Lage ) with 3,059 GRT. The steamer was sunk by a torpedo and artillery . He had loaded 4,000 t of general cargo and was on the way from Liverpool via Cape Town to Port Said and Istanbul. The ship belonged to the disbanded convoy OB-234 with 26 ships. There were six dead and 33 survivors.
  • November 18, 1940: Sinking of the British tanker Congonian ( Lage ) with 5,065 GRT. The tanker was sunk by two torpedoes. He drove in ballast and was on his way from Liverpool to Freetown (Sierra Leone). There was one dead and 35 survivors.
  • December 21, 1940: sinking of the Panamanian tanker Charles Pratt ( Lage ) with 8,892 GRT. The tanker was sunk by two torpedoes. He had loaded 14,800 tons of heating oil and was on the way from Aruba to Freetown (Sierra Leone). There were two dead and 50 survivors.
  • December 24, 1940: Sinking of the British tanker British Premier ( Lage ) with 5,872 GRT. The tanker was sunk by two G7a torpedoes. He had loaded 8,000 tons of crude oil and was on his way from Abadan via Freetown to Swansea . The ship belonged to convoy SL-60 with 31 ships. There were 32 dead and twelve survivors.
  • December 27, 1940: sinking of the Norwegian steamer Risanger ( Lage ) with 5,445 GRT. The steamer was sunk by a torpedo and artillery. He had loaded coal and cars and was on his way to Alexandria. There were no losses.
  • December 31, 1940: Damage to the British tanker British Zeal with 8,532 GRT. The tanker was damaged by two torpedoes. He was on his way from Liverpool to Freetown (Sierra Leone).
  • January 2, 1941: sinking of the British steamer Nalgora ( Lage ) with 6,579 GRT. The steamer was sunk by a G7a torpedo and artillery. He had passengers and anti-mine equipment on board and was on his way from Leith and Rosyth to Aden and Alexandria. The ship belonged to convoy OB-261 with 41 ships. There were no casualties and 105 survivors.

Sixth patrol

The boat left Lorient on April 12, 1941 at 6:00 p.m. and was sunk in the North Atlantic on April 28, 1941. On this 16-day trip to the North Atlantic, southwest of Iceland , a ship with 2,564 GRT was sunk.

  • April 27, 1941: sinking of the British steamer Henri Mory with 2,564 GRT. The steamer was sunk by a torpedo. He had loaded 3,150 t of iron ore and was on the way from Pepel ( Sierra Leone ) via Freetown (Sierra Leone) to Barrow . The ship belonged to the disbanded convoy SL-68 with 59 ships. There were 28 dead and four survivors.

Whereabouts

On April 28, 1941, U 65 was sunk in the North Atlantic southeast of Iceland by depth charges from the British flotilla commander Douglas at position 59 ° 51 ′  N , 15 ° 30 ′  W in naval grid square AM 1314. All 50 crew members were killed. The sinking was initially attributed to the British corvette Gladiolus and was dated April 29, but revised due to post-war research.

Before the sinking, U 65 had not lost any crew members during its service.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Harald Fock: Fleet Chronicle. 2nd Edition. 2000, p. 121.
  2. ↑ Clay Blair: Hitler's U-Boat War. Tape. 1: The Hunters, 1939-1942. Cassell Military, London 2000, ISBN 0-304-35260-8 .

literature

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