Английская Википедия:German submarine U-1102

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German submarine U-1102 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.[1]

Construction

The U-1102 was laid down on 16 April 1943 at the Nordseewerke shipyard in Emden, Germany. She was launched on 15 January 1944 and commissioned on 22 February 1944 under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Bernhard Schwarting.[2]

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Diagram of a Type VIIC U-boat.

When she was completed, the submarine was Шаблон:Convert long, with a beam of Шаблон:Convert, a height of Шаблон:Convert and a draft of Шаблон:Convert. She was assessed at Шаблон:Convert submerged. 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 and two SSW GU 343/38-8 double-acting electric motors producing a total of Шаблон:Convert for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two Шаблон:Convert propellers. The submarine was capable of operating at depths of up to Шаблон:Convert, had a maximum surface speed of Шаблон:Convert and a maximum submerged speed of Шаблон:Convert.When submerged, the U-boat could operate for Шаблон:Convert at Шаблон:Convert and when surfaced, she could travel Шаблон:Convert at Шаблон:Convert.[3]

The submarine 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 L/45 naval gun|Шаблон:Convert deck gun]] (220 rounds), one [[3.7 cm Flak 18/36/37/43|Шаблон:Convert Flak M42]] and two twin [[2 cm FlaK 30|Шаблон:Convert C/30]] anti-aircraft guns. The boat had a complement of 44 to 57 men.[3]

Service history And Accident

U-1102 was used as a Training ship in the 8th U-boat Flotilla from 22 February 1944 until 12 May 1944. On 24 March 1944, the U-boat sank during a diving accident at the U-boat base quay in Pillau. Two crew members were lost in the incident and U-1102 was raised and decommissioned on 12 May 1944. She was brought to Danzig for repairs and returned to service as a school boat on 15 August 1944 under the command of a new commander Oberleutnant zur See Erwin Sell.[2] U-1102 took part in the Operation Hannibal and sailed on the 1 January 1945 from Gotenhafen to Swinemünde[4] and finally to Kiel where she surrendered.

Capture And End

U-1102 surrendered on 13 May 1945 in the Hohwacht Bay, Germany to the Allied Forces. The submarine was transferred to Wilhelmshaven via Kiel and was transferred to Loch Ryan on 23 June 1945. She stayed in Loch Ryan until her sinking in Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation) on 21 December 1945, when she was towed to sea by the British destroyer Шаблон:HMS.[1]

U-1102 was sunk at 15:05 on 21 December 1945 in the North Atlantic, North-West off the coast of Ireland by naval gun fire from the Polish destroyer Шаблон:ORP, the British destroyers Шаблон:HMS and HMS Zetland and the British sloop Шаблон:HMS.[2]

Wreck

Her wreck lies at Шаблон:Coord.[1]

References

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