German submarine U-872
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Nazi Germany | |
Name | U-872 |
Ordered | 25 August 1941 |
Builder | |
Yard number | 1080 |
Laid down | 23 December 1942 |
Launched | 20 October 1943 |
Commissioned | 10 February 1944 |
Decommissioned | 10 August 1944 |
Fate | Badly damaged on 29 July 1944 and scrapped |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Type IXD2 submarine |
Displacement | |
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Beam |
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Height | 10.20 m (33 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 5.35 m (17 ft 7 in) |
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Propulsion |
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Range |
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Test depth | 230 m (750 ft) |
Complement | 66 |
Armament |
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Service record | |
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Identification codes: | M 50 158 |
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Operations: | None |
Victories: | None |
German submarine U-872 was a long-range
.She was ordered on 25 August 1941, and was
DeSchiMAG AG Weser, Bremen, as yard number 1080. She was launched on 20 October 1943 and commissioned under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Peter-Otmar Grau on 10 February 1944.[3]
Design
MWM RS34.5S six-cylinder four-stroke diesel engines for cruising, producing a total of 9,000 metric horsepower (6,620 kW; 8,880 shp) for use while surfaced, two Siemens-Schuckert 2 GU 345/34 double-acting electric motors producing a total of 1,000 shaft horsepower (1,010 PS; 750 kW) for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two 1.85 m (6 ft) propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to 200 metres (660 ft).[4]
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 20.8 knots (38.5 km/h; 23.9 mph) and a maximum submerged speed of 6.9 knots (12.8 km/h; 7.9 mph).2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft guns with 8100 rounds. The boat had a complement of fifty-five.[4]
Service history
On 29 July 1944, U-872 was badly damaged by bombs at
USAAF raid. She was taken out of service on 10 August 1944 and broken up.[3]
References
- ^ Busch & Röll 1997, p. 384.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Peter-Otmar Grau". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ a b Helgason, Guðmundur. "U-872". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ a b c d Gröner 1991, pp. 74–75.
Bibliography
- Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1997). Der U-Boot-Krieg, 1939-1945: Der U-Boot Bau auf deutschen Werften (in German). Vol. II. Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler. ISBN 3-8132-0509-6.
- 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.
- Sharpe, Peter (1998). U-Boat Fact File, 1935-1945. Great Britain: Midland Publishing. ISBN 1-85780-072-9.
External links
- Helgason, Guðmundur. "U-872". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 6 January 2014.