German submarine U-82 (1941)

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History
Nazi Germany
NameU-82
Ordered25 January 1939
BuilderBremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack
Yard number10
Laid down15 May 1940
Launched15 March 1941
Commissioned14 May 1941
FateSunk on 6 February 1942 north-east of the Azores by British warships[1]
General characteristics
Class and type
Type VIIC U-boat
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)
Draught4.72 m (15 ft 6 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)
  • Calculated crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft)
Complement44-52 officers & ratings
Armament
Service record
Part of:
Identification codes: M 40 885
Commanders:
  • Oblt.z.S.
     Siegfried Rollmann
  • 14 May 1941 – 6 February 1942
Operations:
  • 3 patrols:
  • 1st patrol:
  • 11 August – 18 September 1941
  • 2nd patrol:
  • 15 October – 19 November 1941
  • 3rd patrol:
  • 11 January – 6 February 1942
Victories:
  • 8 merchant ships sunk
    (51,859 GRT)
  • 1 warship sunk
    (1,190 tons)
  • 1 merchant ship damaged
    (1,999 GRT)

German submarine U-82 was a

Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II
.

Her keel was laid down on 15 May 1940 by Bremer Vulkan-Vegesacker Werft of Bremen as yard number 10. She was launched on 15 March 1941 and commissioned on 14 May with Oberleutnant zur See Siegfried Rollmann in command. U-82 conducted three patrols, sinking eight merchant ships for a total of 51,859 gross register tons (GRT), one warship of 1,190 tons and damaging another merchantman of 1,999 GRT.

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 Brown, Boveri & Cie GG UB 720/8 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).[2]

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).

2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of between forty-four and sixty.[2]

Service history

U-82 conducted three patrols whilst serving with the 3rd U-boat Flotilla from 14 May 1941 to 6 February 1942 when she was sunk. She was a member of four wolfpacks.

First patrol

The boat's first patrol began with her departure from Trondheim in Norway on 11 August 1941 after moving from Kiel in July. Her route took her across the Norwegian Sea and through the gap separating Iceland and the Faroe Islands toward the Atlantic Ocean.

She sank the Empire Hudson northeast of Greenland on the 10 September 1941 followed by four more ships: the Bulysees, the Gypsum Queen, the Empire Crossbill and the Scania, all on the 11th.

U-82 then docked at Lorient on the French Atlantic coast on 5 July.

Second patrol

The boat sank two more ships on her second foray but when she returned to France she went to La Pallice on 19 November 1941.

Third patrol and loss

On her final patrol, U-82 sank Athelcrown, and Leiesten in mid-Atlantic. At the end of January she attacked and sank HMS Belmont, a US-built, Town-class destroyer, south of Newfoundland. On 6 February 1942, while returning from patrol, she encountered convoy OS 18 north-east of the Azores. While attempting to attack she was sunk with all 45 of her crew by depth charges from the British sloop HMS Rochester and the corvette HMS Tamarisk.[3][4][5]

Summary of raiding history

Date Ship Nationality Tonnage[Note 1] Fate[6]
10 September 1941 Empire Hudson  United Kingdom 7,465 Sunk
11 September 1941 Bulysses  United Kingdom 7,519 Sunk
11 September 1941 Empire Crossbill  United Kingdom 5,463 Sunk
11 September 1941 Gypsum Queen  United Kingdom 3,915 Sunk
11 September 1941 Scania  Sweden 1,999 Damaged
21 October 1941 Treverbyn  United Kingdom 5,281 Sunk
21 October 1941 Serbino  United Kingdom 4,099 Sunk
22 January 1942 Athelcrown  United Kingdom 11,999 Sunk
23 January 1942 Leisten  Norway 6,118 Sunk
31 January 1942 HMS Belmont  Royal Navy 1,190 Sunk

References

Notes

  1. gross register tons. Military vessels are listed by tons displacement
    .

Citations

  1. ^ Neistle p44
  2. ^ a b c d Gröner 1991, pp. 43–46.
  3. ^ Kemp 1999, p. 79.
  4. ^ Neistle p44
  5. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-82". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  6. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U-82". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 26 December 2014.

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External links

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