Английская Википедия:German submarine U-100 (1940)

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German submarine U-100 was a Type VIIB U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

Design

German Type VIIB submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIA submarines. U-100 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 BBC 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-100 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 one [[2 cm Flak 30|Шаблон:Convert]] anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of between forty-four and sixty.Шаблон:Sfn

Service history

First patrol

The boat was launched on 10 April 1940, with a crew of 53, under the command of Kapitänleutnant Joachim Schepke. On her first active patrol, U-100 came into contact with two Allied convoys, OA-198 and OA-204. She shadowed both convoys.

Second patrol

U-100 departed for her second active patrol on 11 September 1940, coming into contact with the Allied convoy HX 72. HX 72 lost 11 ships in total, with U-100 accounting for 7 ships of 50,340 GRT. In the attack on this convoy, while other U-boats stood off to the side and fired their torpedoes to little or no success, U-100 penetrated inside the convoy before attacking, a tactic soon adopted by the C-in-C of U-boats, Admiral Karl Donitz.Шаблон:Citation needed

Third patrol

After resupplying, U-100 departed for her third active patrol on 12 October 1940. She came into contact with two Allied convoys, HX 79 and SC 7.

Fourth patrol

U-100 departed on her fourth patrol on 7 November 1940. On 22 November she came into contact with the Allied convoy SC 11 and began to shadow it.

Fifth patrol

U-100 left for her fifth active patrol on 2 December 1940, sinking two vessels from Convoy OB 256, then a third solo vessel.

Sixth and final patrol

U-100 departed on her sixth and what would be her final patrol on 9 March 1941. She approached convoy HX 112 from astern in the pre-dawn hours of 17 March, but was detected at a range of 1,000 meters by the Type 286 radar aboard Шаблон:HMS.[1] U-100 was the first U-boat to be so discovered during World War II; she was rammed and sunk by Vanoc while attempting to submerge.[2] Another destroyer, Шаблон:HMS, was also present.[3] Six of the boat's 53 crew members survived, spending the remainder of the war as POWs. Schepke was not one of them.

Summary of raiding history

Date Ship Flag Tonnage
(GRT)
Fate[4]
16 August 1940 Empire Merchant Шаблон:Flagcountry 4,864 Sunk
25 August 1940 Jamaica Pioneer Шаблон:Flagcountry 5,471 Sunk
29 August 1940 Dalblair Шаблон:Flagcountry 4,608 Sunk
29 August 1940 Hartismere Шаблон:Flagcountry 5,498 Damaged
29 August 1940 Astra II Шаблон:Flagcountry 2,393 Sunk
29 August 1940 Alida Gorthon Шаблон:Flagcountry 2,373 Sunk
29 August 1940 Empire Moose Шаблон:Flagcountry 6,103 Sunk
21 September 1940 Canonesa Шаблон:Flagcountry 8,286 Sunk
21 September 1940 Torinia Шаблон:Flagcountry 10,364 Sunk
21 September 1940 Dalcairn Шаблон:Flagcountry 4,608 Sunk
22 September 1940 Empire Airman Шаблон:Flagcountry 6,586 Sunk
22 September 1940 Scholar Шаблон:Flagcountry 3,940 Sunk
22 September 1940 Frederick S. Fales Шаблон:Flagcountry 10,525 Sunk
22 September 1940 Simla Шаблон:Flagcountry 6,031 Sunk
18 October 1940 Shekatika Шаблон:Flagcountry 5,458 Damaged
18 October 1940 Boekelo Шаблон:Flagcountry 2,118 Damaged
19 October 1940 Blairspey Шаблон:Flagcountry 4,155 Damaged
20 October 1940 Caprella Шаблон:Flagcountry 8,230 Sunk
20 October 1940 Sitala Шаблон:Flagcountry 6,218 Sunk
20 October 1940 Loch Lomond Шаблон:Flagcountry 5,452 Sunk
23 November 1940 Justitia Шаблон:Flagcountry 4,562 Sunk
23 November 1940 Bradfyne Шаблон:Flagcountry 4,740 Sunk
23 November 1940 Ootmarsum Шаблон:Flagcountry 3,628 Sunk
23 November 1940 Bruse Шаблон:Flagcountry 2,205 Total Loss
23 November 1940 Salonica Шаблон:Flagcountry 2,694 Sunk
23 November 1940 Leise Maersk Шаблон:Flagcountry 3,136 Sunk
23 November 1940 Bussum Шаблон:Flagcountry 3,636 Sunk
14 December 1940 Kyleglen Шаблон:Flagcountry 3,670 Sunk
14 December 1940 Euphorbia Шаблон:Flagcountry 3,380 Sunk
18 December 1940 Napier Star Шаблон:Flagcountry 10,116 Sunk
Sunk: 135,614
Total loss: 2,205
Damaged: 17,229
Total: 155,048

References

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Bibliography

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External links

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  1. Rohwer & Hummelchen (1992) p. 54
  2. Macintyre, Donald, CAPT RN "Shipborne Radar" United States Naval Institute Proceedings September 1967 pp. 78–79
  3. Шаблон:Cite web.
  4. Шаблон:Cite web