German submarine U-792
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Name | U-792 |
Ordered | 19 June 1942 |
Builder | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg |
Yard number | 455 |
Laid down | 1 December 1942 |
Launched | 28 September 1943 |
Commissioned | 16 November 1943 |
Fate | Scuttled on 4 May 1945 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Type XVIIA submarine |
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Draught | 4.30 m (14 ft 1 in) |
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Complement | 12 |
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Identification codes: | M 52 456 |
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Operations: | None |
Victories: | None |
German submarine U-792 was a
Construction
The U-792 was
When she was completed, the submarine was 39.05 metres (128 ft 1 in) long overall, with a beam of 4.50 metres (14 ft 9 in) and a draught of 4.30 metres (14 ft 1 in). She was assessed at 309 t (304 long tons) submerged. The submarine was powered by one
The submarine was fitted with two 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (All fitted at the bow) and four torpedoes. The boat had a complement of 12 men.[2][3]
Service History And End
U-792 did not undertake any combat patrols and was instead assigned as a trials boat at first to the 5th U-boat Flotilla, followed by the 8th U-boat Flotilla, before returning to the 5th flotilla for the rest of the war and was used in March 1945 as a floating fuel bunker. In December 1944, her commander was replaced by Oberleutnant zur See Hans Diederich Duis.[4]
The U-792 was scuttled on 4 May 1945 at 01:30 in the Audorfer See (
Wreck
The wreck of U-792 lay at 54°19′N 09°43′E / 54.317°N 9.717°E until 26 May 1945, when she was lifted by the British and taken to the
References
- ^ a b c Helgason, Guðmundur (1995). "U-792". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ^ a b Gröner 1991, pp. 80–81.
- ^ "U-792 (+1945)". wrecksite.eu. 29 November 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ^ a b Hofmann, Markus (21 September 2014). "U-792". Deutsche U-Boote 1935-1945 - u-boot-archiv.de (in German). Retrieved 8 April 2016.
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, Eric; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). German Warships 1815-1945: U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4.