U 965
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| Type : | VII C |
| Field Post Number : | 51 414 |
| Shipyard: | Blohm & Voss , Hamburg |
| Construction contract: | June 5, 1941 |
| Build number: | 165 |
| Keel laying: | May 4, 1942 |
| Launch: | January 14, 1943 |
| Commissioning: | February 25, 1943 |
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| Calls: | 7 activities |
| Sinkings: |
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| Whereabouts: | Sunk north of Scotland on March 30, 1945 |
U 965 was a German U-boat from the Type VII C , a so-called "Atlantic Boat", which by the German Navy during the submarine war in the Second World War in the North Atlantic , the North Sea and in the Arctic Ocean was used.
Technical specifications
A VII C-boat was driven by two 1400 HP strong diesel engines and reached a speed of 17 knots . Under water, a submarine could make a speed of 7.6 kn with the help of two electric motors with 375 HP each. However, the power of the batteries only allowed this top speed for underwater travel for an hour. At a lower speed, the boat could theoretically travel underwater for up to three days.
As a VII C-boat, U 965 also had a water displacement of 769 t on the surface and 871 t under water. It was a total of 67.1 m long, 6.2 m wide, 9.6 m high with a 50.5 m long pressure hull and had a draft of 4.74 m. The submarine, built in the Hamburg shipyard Blohm & Voss , was powered by two four-stroke F46 diesel engines with 6 cylinders each and a charging fan from the Kiel Germania shipyard with an output of 2060 to 2350 kW, with two electric motors GU 460 / 8-27 from AEG for underwater operation driven with an output of 550 kW. It had two drive shafts with two 1.23 m tall propellers. The boat was suitable for diving to a depth of 230 m.
U 965 had five 53.3 cm torpedo tubes - four at the bow and one at the stern - and fourteen torpedoes , an 8.8 cm SK C / 35 cannon with 220 rounds of ammunition, and a 3.7 cm anti -aircraft gun M42 18/36/37/43 and two 2 cm FlaK C / 30.
Commitment and history
From February 25 to December 31, 1943, U 965 served as a training boat with the 5th U-Flotilla . It was used as a front boat in the 11th U-Flotilla until September 30, 1944 , among other things to secure a weather observation team as part of the Edelweiss II company .
Then U 965 came to the 13th U-Flotilla , where it remained until it was sunk.
Sinking
By depth charges of the British frigates HMS Conn and HMS Rupert was U 965 west of the March 30, 1945 Cape Wrath sunk. There were no survivors.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bodo Herzog: German U-Boats 1906–1966 , Karl Müller Verlag, Erlangen 1996, ISBN 3-86070-036-7 . Page 196
- ^ Paul Kemp: The German and Austrian submarine losses in both world wars. Urbes-Verlag, Graefelfing before Munich 1998, ISBN 3-924896-43-7 , page 252 - page 253
literature
- 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 .
Web links
- U 965 CV of the boat on: uboat.net , a detailed site about German submarines, their commanders and their allied opponents (in English).
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