German submarine U-274
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Name | U-274 |
Ordered | 10 April 1941 |
Builder | Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack |
Yard number | 39 |
Laid down | 9 January 1942 |
Launched | 19 September 1942 |
Commissioned | 7 November 1942 |
Fate | Sunk on 23 October 1943 by British warships and an aircraft[1] |
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Class and type | Type VIIC submarine |
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Height | 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in) |
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Complement | 4 officers, 40–56 enlisted |
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Identification codes: | M 49 305 |
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Victories: | None |
German submarine U-274 was a
.The submarine was laid down on 9 January 1942 at the Bremer Vulkan yard at Bremen-Vegesack as yard number 39. She was launched on 19 September 1942 and commissioned on 7 November under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Günther Jordan.[1]
Design
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).
Service history
U-274 served with the 8th U-boat Flotilla for training from November 1942 to July 1943 and operationally with the 7th U-boat Flotilla from 1 August 1943.[1] She carried out two patrols, but sank no ships.
She carried out short voyages between Kiel in Germany and Bergen and Trondheim in Norway over August 1943.
First patrol
The boat departed Trondheim on 1 September 1943 and returned to the Norwegian port twelve days later on the 13th.
Second patrol and loss
For her second sortie, the boat headed toward the Atlantic Ocean, via the
The pilot of the Liberator was a Swiss national serving in the RAF. The intercom in the aircraft had been inadvertently left connected to the radio. As a result, ships of the nearby convoy escort heard an improvised commentary which was a great encouragement.[4][1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-274". German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "War Patrols by German U-boat U-274". German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ^ a b c d Gröner 1991, pp. 43–46.
- ^ Kemp 1999, pp. 152–3.
Bibliography
- Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). German U-boat commanders of World War II : a biographical dictionary. Translated by Brooks, Geoffrey. London, Annapolis, Md: Greenhill Books, Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-186-6.
- Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). Der U-Boot-Krieg, 1939-1945: Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 [German U-boat losses from September 1939 to May 1945] (in German). Vol. IV. Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler. ISBN 3-8132-0514-2.
- Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. German Warships 1815–1945. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4.
- Kemp, Paul (1999). U-Boats Destroyed – German Submarine Losses in the World Wars. London: Arms & Armour. ISBN 1-85409-515-3.
External links
- Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-274". German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- Hofmann, Markus. "U 274". Deutsche U-Boote 1935–1945 – u-boot-archiv.de (in German). Retrieved 26 December 2014.