U 92 (Navy)
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| Type : | VII C |
| Field Post Number : | M 34 053 |
| Shipyard: | Flender-Werke AG, Lübeck |
| Construction contract: | January 25, 1939 |
| Build number: | 296 |
| Keel laying: | November 25, 1940 |
| Launch: | January 10, 1942 |
| Commissioning: | March 3, 1942 |
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| Calls: | 9 activities |
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2 ships (17,652 GRT) |
| Whereabouts: | decommissioned on October 12, 1944. |
U 92 was a German submarine of type VIIC that in World War II by the German navy was used.
history
The order for the boat was awarded to Flender-Werke in Lübeck on January 25, 1939 . The keel was laid on November 25, 1940, the launch on January 10, 1942, the commissioning under Oberleutnant zur See Adolf Oelrich finally took place on March 3, 1942. Like most German submarines of its time, the U 92 also had an emblem that characterized the boat. In this case, it was a dolphin writhing around a torpedo.
After its commissioning on March 3, 1942 until August 31, 1942, the boat belonged to the 5th U-Flotilla in Kiel as a training boat . After his training it came from September 1, 1942 until its decommissioning on October 12, 1944 as a front boat for the 9th U-Flotilla in Brest .
Use statistics
During its service, U 92 completed nine operations in which two ships with 17,652 GRT were sunk and one ship with 9,348 GRT was damaged.
First venture
The boat left Kiel on August 12, 1942, and entered Brest on September 25, 1942 at 8.30 p.m. It arrived in Kristiansand on August 13, 1942 as a supplement and was again supplied with fuel and provisions by U 461 on September 17, 1942 . No ships were sunk or damaged on this 45-day and 6,798.9 nm above and 542 nm underwater expedition in the North Atlantic and southwest of Iceland . U 92 belonged to the group with the code name “Forward”.
Second venture
The boat left Brest on October 24, 1942 at 5:30 p.m. and returned there on December 28, 1942 at 2:30 p.m. U 92 was supplied with 78 m³ of fuel and provisions by U 118 on November 29, 1942, and also with provisions by U 463 on December 22, 1942 . A ship with 7,662 GRT was sunk on this 66-day and 8,331.7 nm above and 1,116.9 nm underwater expedition in the North Atlantic, west of Ireland and west of Gibraltar and Morocco .
- November 16, 1942: sinking of the British steamer Clan Mactaggart with 7,662 GRT. The steamer was sunk by two torpedoes . He drove in ballast and had 54 soldiers on board; he was on his way from Gibraltar to the Clyde. The ship belonged to the MKS-1X convoy with 29 ships. There were three dead and 172 survivors.
Third company
The boat left Brest on February 6, 1943 at 4:20 p.m. and returned there on March 5, 1943 at 11:45 a.m. On this trip into the North Atlantic, which lasted 27 days and was 4,121.5 nm above and 665 nm under water, a ship of 9,990 GRT was sunk and a ship with 9,348 GRT was damaged. U 92 belonged to the group with the code name "Knappen".
- February 21, 1943: Sinking of the British steamer Empire Trader ( Lage ) with 9,990 GRT. The steamer was sunk by a torpedo. He had loaded 985 tons of chemicals and was on his way from Newport and Belfast to New York . The ship was a straggler of convoy ON-166 with 48 ships. There were no casualties, 106 survivors.
- February 22, 1943: Damage to the Norwegian tanker NT Nielsen Alonso with 9,348 GRT. The tanker was damaged by two torpedoes. He was ballasted and on his way from Glasgow to New York. There were three dead and 53 survivors.
Fourth venture
The boat left Brest on April 12, 1943 at 5:10 p.m. and returned there on June 26, 1943 at 7:08 p.m. It was supplied on May 9, 1943 by U 119 30 m³ of fuel and provisions, on May 26, 1943 by U 459 52 m³ of fuel and provisions, on June 4, 1943 by U 558 spare parts, on June 12, 1943 by U 460 fuel and Provisions and provisions taken from U 758 . No ships were sunk or damaged on this 76-day, 10,275.2 nm above and 1,086 nm underwater expedition in the North Atlantic, southeast of Cape Farewell , the Central Atlantic and southwest of the Azores . U 92 belonged to the groups with the code names "Specht", "Donau II" and "Trutz".
Fifth venture
The boat left Brest on June 9, 1943 at 5 p.m. and returned there on October 7, 1943 at 5.44 p.m. It had to return to Brest on June 9, 1943 due to rowing problems. It ran out again on September 16, 1943, but had to enter again on September 17, 1943 due to renewed rowing problems. It finally left Brest on September 25, 1943 at 5.10 p.m. No ships were sunk or damaged on this 12-day and 860 nm above and 396 nm underwater expedition into the western Biscay , which had to be canceled due to constant problems.
Sixth venture
The boat left Brest on November 21, 1943 at 5:10 p.m. and returned there on January 18, 1944 at 9:15 a.m. No ships were sunk or damaged during this 58-day, 4,052 nm over and 1,579 under water undertaking. U 92 belonged to the groups with the code names "Coronel", "Föhr" and "Rügen".
Seventh venture
The boat left Brest on March 5, 1944 at 6:00 p.m. and returned there on May 10, 1944 at 8:00 a.m. No ships were sunk or damaged on this 66-day, 4,007 nm above and 1,914 nm underwater expedition in the North Atlantic, west of Ireland and Newfoundland . U 92 belonged to the group with the code name “Prussia”.
Eighth venture
The boat left Brest on July 8, 1944 at 9:02 p.m. and returned there on July 10, 1944 at 7:15 a.m. U 92 belonged to the company Räuber zur enemy reconnaissance (invasion). No ships were sunk or damaged on this two-day venture into the English Channel .
Ninth venture
The boat was launched on August 17, 1944 at 1:15 am from Brest, and ran at 8.00 in the September 29, 1944 Trondheim one. On this 44 day long and 957.5 nm over and 2,014 nm ( snorkel ) underwater venture into the North Atlantic for the transfer to Norway, a ship with 1,625 t was damaged.
- August 27, 1944: Damage to the US landing ship LST-327 with 1,625 t. The ship was damaged by a torpedo. There were 22 dead and 78 survivors. Cherbourg - Southampton Route.
Whereabouts
The boat was decommissioned on October 12, 1944 in Bergen . U 92 was already badly damaged on October 4, 1944 in an RAF air raid by the 6th RCAF and the 8th RAF Group on Bergen. It was partly cannibalized in Trondheim and demolished in Norway after the war. There were no losses.
literature
- Clay Blair : The Submarine War. Volume 1: The Hunters. 1939-1942. Heyne, Munich 1998, ISBN 3-453-12345-X .
- Clay Blair: The Submarine War. Volume 2: The Hunted, 1942–1945. Heyne, Munich 1998, ISBN 3-453-16059-2 .
- Rainer Busch, Hans-Joachim Röll: The submarine war 1939-1945. Volume 1: The German submarine commanders. ES Mittler und Sohn, Hamburg et al. 1996, ISBN 3-8132-0490-1 .
- Rainer Busch, Hans-Joachim Röll: The submarine war 1939-1945. Volume 2: U-boat construction in German shipyards. ES Mittler und Sohn, Hamburg et al. 1997, ISBN 3-8132-0512-6 .
- Rainer Busch, Hans-Joachim Röll: The submarine war 1939-1945. Volume 3: German submarine successes from September 1939 to May 1945. ES Mittler und Sohn, Hamburg et al. 2001, ISBN 3-8132-0513-4 .
- Rainer Busch, Hans-Joachim Röll: The submarine war 1939-1945. Volume 4: German submarine losses from September 1939 to May 1945. ES Mittler und Sohn, Hamburg et al. 1999, ISBN 3-8132-0514-2 .
- Rainer Busch, Hans-Joachim Röll: The submarine war 1939-1945. Volume 5: The knight's cross bearers of the submarine weapon from September 1939 to May 1945. ES Mittler and Son, Hamburg et al. 2003, ISBN 3-8132-0515-0 .
- Erich Gröner : Die Handelsflotten der Welt 1942 and supplement 1944. JF Lehmanns Verlag, Munich 1976, ISBN 3-469-00552-4 (reprint of the 1942–1943 edition).
- Erich Gröner: Search list for ship names (= The merchant fleets of the world. Supplementary volume). JF Lehmanns Verlag Munich 1976, ISBN 3-469-00553-2 (reprint of the 1943 edition).
- Paul Kemp: The German and Austrian submarine losses in both world wars. Urbes Verlag, Graefelfing before Munich 1998, ISBN 3-924896-43-7 .
See also
Web links
- u-bootarchiv.de , a detailed site about German submarines (German)
Notes and individual references
- ^ Georg Högel: Emblems, coats of arms, Malings German submarines 1939-1945. 5th edition. Koehlers Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Hamburg 2009, ISBN 978-3-7822-1002-7 , page 53
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