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13th U-boat Flotilla
The 13th U-boat Flotilla (German ''13. Unterseebootsflottille'') was a World War II U-boat unit of Nazi Germany's ''Kriegsmarine'' stationed in Trondheim, Norway. The emblem of the unit was a cross with a Viking ship in the middle. History In 1941, construction of the DORA 1 submarine base started in Trondheim. Two years later, in June 1943, it was handed over to the flotilla commander, ''Korvettenkapitän'' (later ''Fregattenkapitän'') Rolf Rüggeberg. The 13th submarine flotilla was a front line unit, and a total of 55 Type VIIC Type VII U-boats were the most common type of German World War II U-boat. 703 boats were built by the end of the war. The lone surviving example, , is on display at the Laboe Naval Memorial located in Laboe, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Conc ... and VIIC/41 served with it until the end of the war in May 1945. Vessels References Uboat.net, 13. Flotilla {{Uboat 13 Military units and formations of the Kriegsmarine Military units and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Submarine U-995
German submarine ''U-995'' is a Type VIIC/41 U-boat of Nazi Germany's ''Kriegsmarine'' and the only one of its class still in existence. She was laid down on 25 November 1942 by Blohm & Voss in Hamburg, Germany, and commissioned on 16 September 1943 with ''Oberleutnant zur See'' Walter Köhntopp in command. She is preserved at Laboe Naval Memorial near Kiel. Design German Type VIIC/41 submarines were preceded by the heavier Type VIIC submarines. ''U-995'' had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. She had a total length of , a pressure hull length of , a beam of , a height of , and a draught of . The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of for use while surfaced, two Brown, Boveri & Cie GG UB 720/8 double-acting electric motors producing a total of for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to . T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Submarine U-251
German submarine ''U-251'' was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's ''Kriegsmarine'' during World War II. The submarine was laid down on 18 October 1940 at the ''Bremer-Vulkan-Vegesacker Werft'' (yard) in Bremen as yard number 16, launched on 26 July 1941 and commissioned on 20 September under the command of ''Kapitänleutnant'' Heinrich Timm. In ten patrols, she sank two ships of . She was a member of three wolfpacks. She was sunk by British and Norwegian aircraft in the Kattegat on 19 April 1945. Design German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. ''U-251'' had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. She had a total length of , a pressure hull length of , a beam of , a height of , and a draught of . The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of for use while surfaced, two AEG GU 460/8–27 double-acting electric motors producing a to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Submarine U-310
German submarine ''U-310'' was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's ''Kriegsmarine'' during World War II. The submarine was laid down on 30 January 1942 at the '' Flender Werke'' yard at Lübeck as yard number 310, launched on 3 January 1943 and commissioned on 24 February under the command of ''Leutnant zur See'' Klaus Friedland. During her career, the U-boat sailed on six combat patrols, sinking two ships, before she surrendered on 9 May 1945. She was a member of seven wolfpacks. Design German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. ''U-310'' had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. She had a total length of , a pressure hull length of , a beam of , a height of , and a draught of . The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of for use while surfaced, two Garbe, Lahmeyer & Co. RP 137/c double-acting electric motors producing a total ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Submarine U-307
German submarine ''U-307'' was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's ''Kriegsmarine'' during World War II. The U-boat was laid down on 5 November 1941, and commissioned on 18 November 1942. Design German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. ''U-307'' had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. She had a total length of , a pressure hull length of , a beam of , a height of , and a draught of . The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of for use while surfaced, two Garbe, Lahmeyer & Co. RP 137/c double-acting electric motors producing a total of for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to . The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and a maximum submerged speed of . When submerged, the boat could operate for at ; when surfaced, she could travel at . ''U-307'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Submarine U-302
German submarine ''U-302'' was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's ''Kriegsmarine'' during World War II. The submarine was laid down on 2 April 1941 at the Flender Werke yard at Lübeck as yard number 302, launched on 25 April 1942 and commissioned on 16 June under the command of ''Kapitänleutnant'' Herbert Sackel. During her career, the U-boat sailed on eight combat patrols, sinking three ships, before she was sunk on 6 April 1944 in mid-Atlantic by a British frigate. She was a member of ten wolfpacks. Design German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. ''U-302'' had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. She had a total length of , a pressure hull length of , a beam of , a height of , and a draught of . The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of for use while surfaced, two Garbe, Lahmeyer & Co. RP 137/c double-acting electri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Submarine U-299
German submarine ''U-299'' was a Type VIIC/41 U-boat of Nazi Germany's ''Kriegsmarine'' during World War II. She was laid down on 1 March 1943 by the Bremer Vulkan ''Werft'' (yard) at Bremen-Vegesack as yard number 64, launched on 6 November 1943 and commissioned on 15 December with ''Oberleutnant zur See'' Helmuth Heinrich in command. In six patrols, she sank no ships. She was a member of one wolfpack. She surrendered at Kristiansand-Sud on 9 May 1945 and was sunk as part of Operation ''Deadlight'' on 4 December 1945. Design German Type VIIC/41 submarines were preceded by the heavier Type VIIC submarines. ''U-299'' had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. She had a total length of , a pressure hull length of , a beam of , a height of , and a draught of . The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of for use while surfaced, two AEG GU 460/8–27 double-acting elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Submarine U-295
German submarine ''U-295'' was a Type VIIC/41 U-boat of Nazi Germany's ''Kriegsmarine'' during World War II. She was laid down on 31 December 1942 by the Bremer Vulkan ''Werft'' (yard) at Bremen-Vegesack as yard number 60, launched on 13 September 1943 and commissioned on 20 October with ''Kapitänleutnant'' Günther Wieboldt in command. In six patrols, she damaged one warship. She surrendered at Loch Eriboll in Scotland on 9 May 1945 and was sunk as part of Operation ''Deadlight'' on 17 December 1945. Design German Type VIIC/41 submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. ''U-295'' had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. She had a total length of , a pressure hull length of , a beam of , a height of , and a draught of . The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of for use while surfaced, two AEG GU 460/8–27 double-acting electric motors produci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Submarine U-294
German submarine ''U-294'' was a Type VIIC/41 U-boat of Nazi Germany's ''Kriegsmarine'' during World War II. She was laid down on 22 December 1942 by the Bremer Vulkan ''Werft'' (yard) at Bremen-Vegesack as yard number 59, launched on 27 August 1943, and commissioned on 4 October with ''Oberleutnant zur See'' Heinz Schütt in command. In five patrols, she sank or damaged no ships. She surrendered at Narvik in Norway on 9 May 1945 and was sunk as part of Operation ''Deadlight'' on 31 December 1945. Design German Type VIIC/41 submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. ''U-294'' had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. She had a total length of , a pressure hull length of , a beam of , a height of , and a draught of . The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of for use while surfaced, two AEG GU 460/8–27 double-acting electric motors producing a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Submarine U-293
German submarine ''U-293'' was a Type VIIC/41 U-boat of Nazi Germany's ''Kriegsmarine'' during World War II. She was laid down on 17 November 1942 by the Bremer Vulkan ''Werft'' (yard) at Bremen-Vegesack as yard number 58, launched on 30 July 1943, and commissioned on 8 September with ''Kapitänleutnant'' Leonhard Klingspor in command. In six patrols, she damaged one warship. She surrendered at Loch Eriboll in Scotland on 11 May 1945 and was sunk as part of Operation ''Deadlight'' on 13 December 1945. Design German Type VIIC/41 submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. ''U-293'' had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. She had a total length of , a pressure hull length of , a beam of , a height of , and a draught of . The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of for use while surfaced, two AEG GU 460/8–27 double-acting electric motors producing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Submarine U-289
German submarine ''U-289'' was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's ''Kriegsmarine'' during World War II. The submarine was laid down on 12 September 1942 at the ''Bremer Vulkan'' yard at Bremen-Vegesack as yard number 54. She was launched on 25 May 1943 and commissioned on 10 July under the command of ''Kapitänleutnant'' Alexander Hellwig. She did not sink or damage any ships. She was sunk by a British destroyer on 31 May 1944. Design German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. ''U-289'' had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. She had a total length of , a pressure hull length of , a beam of , a height of , and a draught of . The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of for use while surfaced, two AEG GU 460/8–27 double-acting electric motors producing a total of for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two propeller ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Submarine U-288
German submarine ''U-288'' was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's ''Kriegsmarine'' during World War II. The submarine was laid down on 7 September 1942 at the ''Bremer Vulkan'' yard at Bremen-Vegesack as yard number 53. She was launched on 15 May 1943 and commissioned on 26 June under the command of ''Oberleutnant zur See'' Willy Meyer. She did not sink or damage any ships. She was sunk by British aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm from two escort carriers on 3 April 1944. Design German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. ''U-288'' had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. She had a total length of , a pressure hull length of , a beam of , a height of , and a draught of . The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of for use while surfaced, two AEG GU 460/8–27 double-acting electric motors producing a total of for use while submerg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Submarine U-286
German submarine ''U-286'' was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's ''Kriegsmarine'' during World War II. The submarine was laid down on 3 August 1942 at the ''Bremer Vulkan'' yard at Bremen-Vegesack as yard number 51. She was launched on 21 April 1943 and commissioned on 5 June under the command of ''Oberleutnant zur See'' Willi Dietrich. She was sunk by British warships on 29 April 1945 off Murmansk. Design German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. ''U-286'' had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. She had a total length of , a pressure hull length of , a beam of , a height of , and a draught of . The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of for use while surfaced, two AEG GU 460/8–27 double-acting electric motors producing a total of for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two propellers. The boat was capable of ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
