Английская Википедия:German submarine U-562
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German submarine U-562 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She was laid down on 7 February 1940 by Blohm & Voss in Hamburg as yard number 538, launched on 24 January 1941 and commissioned on 20 March 1941 under Oberleutnant zur See Herwig Collmann.
Design
German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-562 had a displacement of Шаблон:Convert when at the surface and Шаблон:Convert while submerged.Шаблон:Sfn She had a total length of Шаблон:Convert, a pressure hull length of Шаблон:Convert, a beam of Шаблон:Convert, a height of Шаблон:Convert, and a draught of Шаблон:Convert. The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of Шаблон:Convert for use while surfaced, two Brown, Boveri & Cie GG UB 720/8 double-acting electric motors producing a total of Шаблон:Convert for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two Шаблон:Convert propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of Шаблон:Convert and a maximum submerged speed of Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn When submerged, the boat could operate for Шаблон:Convert at Шаблон:Convert; when surfaced, she could travel Шаблон:Convert at Шаблон:Convert. U-562 was fitted with five Шаблон:Convert torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteen torpedoes, one [[8.8 cm SK C/35 naval gun|Шаблон:Convert SK C/35 naval gun]], 220 rounds, and a [[2 cm FlaK 30|Шаблон:Convert C/30]] anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of between forty-four and sixty.Шаблон:Sfn
Service history
The boat's service began on 20 March 1941 with training as part of the 1st U-boat Flotilla. She transferred to the 29th Flotilla on 1 January 1942 for active service, in the Mediterranean.
In ten patrols she sank six merchant ships, for a total of Шаблон:GRT, plus one ship damaged.
Fate
U-562 was sunk on 19 February 1943 in the Mediterranean Sea NE of Bengazi in position Шаблон:Coord, by a RAF Wellington bomber of 38 Squadron together with Royal Navy vessels, the destroyer Шаблон:HMS and destroyer escort Шаблон:HMS. All 49 hands were lost.
Wolfpacks
U-562 took part in two wolfpacks, namely:
- Bosemüller (28 August – 2 September 1941)
- Brandenburg (15 September – 2 October 1941)
Summary of raiding history
| Date | Ship Name | Nationality | Tonnage (GRT) |
Fate[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 1941 | Erna III | Шаблон:Flag | 1,590 | Sunk |
| 2 October 1941 | Empire Wave | Шаблон:Flag | 7,463 | Sunk |
| 2 December 1941 | Grelhead | Шаблон:Flag | 4,274 | Sunk |
| 29 April 1942 | Alliance | Шаблон:Flag | 81 | Sunk |
| 29 April 1942 | Terpsithea | Шаблон:Flag | 157 | Sunk |
| 14 July 1942 | Adinda | Шаблон:Flag | 3,359 | Damaged |
| 21 December 1942 | Strathallan | Шаблон:Flag | 23,722 | Sunk |
See also
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