German submarine U-367

Coordinates: 54°25′N 18°50′E / 54.417°N 18.833°E / 54.417; 18.833
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History
Nazi Germany
NameU-367
Ordered25 August 1941
BuilderFlensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft, Flensburg
Yard number490
Laid down6 July 1942
Launched11 June 1943
Commissioned27 August 1943
FateSunk by a Soviet mine on 15 March 1945, northeast of
Danzig[1]
General characteristics
Class and type
Type VIIC submarine
Displacement
Length
  • 67.10 m (220 ft 2 in)
    o/a
  • 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in)
    pressure hull
Beam
  • 6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a
  • 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Height9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
Draught4.74 m (15 ft 7 in)
Installed power
  • 2,800–3,200 PS (2,100–2,400 kW; 2,800–3,200 bhp) (diesels)
  • 750 PS (550 kW; 740 shp) (electric)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced
  • 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged
Range
  • 8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced
  • 80 nmi (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth
  • 230 m (750 ft)
  • Crush depth
    : 250–295 m (820–968 ft)
Complement4 officers, 40–56 enlisted
Armament
Service record[2]
Part of:
Identification codes: M 54 488
Commanders:
  • Oblt.z.S.
    Ulrich Hammer
  • 27 August 1943 – 5 January 1944
  • Oblt.z.S. Klaus Becker
  • 6 January – March 1944
  • Oblt.z.S. Hasso Stegemann
  • March 1944 – 15 March 1945
Operations: None
Victories: None

German submarine U-367 was a

Danzig (now Gdansk) on 15 March 1945.[2]

Design

supercharged diesel engines producing a total of 2,800 to 3,200 metric horsepower (2,060 to 2,350 kW; 2,760 to 3,160 shp) for use while surfaced, two AEG GU 460/8-276 double-acting electric motors producing a total of 750 metric horsepower (550 kW; 740 shp) for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two 1.23 m (4 ft) propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to 230 metres (750 ft).[3]

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).

anti-aircraft guns. The boat had a complement of between forty-four and sixty.[3]

Service history

The submarine was laid down on 6 July 1942 at the Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft yard at Flensburg as yard number 490, launched on 11 June 1943 and commissioned on 27 August under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Ulrich Hammer. She served with the 23rd U-boat Flotilla from 27 August 1943 and the 31st flotilla from 20 February 1945.[4]

Loss

U-367 sank after striking a mine on 16 March 1945 which had been laid by the Soviet submarine L-21 three days previously. Forty-three men died in the U-boat; there were no survivors.[4]

References

  1. ^ Kemp 1999, p. 238.
  2. ^ a b Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-367". German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d Gröner 1991, pp. 43–46.
  4. ^ a b Busch & Röll 1999.

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