Английская Википедия:German submarine U-126 (1940)
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Шаблон:Infobox ship imageШаблон:Infobox ship careerШаблон:Infobox ship characteristicsШаблон:Infobox service recordGerman submarine U-126 was a Type IXC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. In six patrols, she sank 25 ships for a total of Шаблон:GRT and 450 tons. She was laid down at the DeSchiMAG AG Weser yard in Bremen as yard number 989 on 1 June 1940, launched on 31 December and commissioned on 22 March 1941 under Kapitänleutnant Ernst Bauer.
The submarine commenced her service with the 2nd U-boat Flotilla, an organization she would stay with, both for training and operations.[1]
Design
German Type IXC submarines were slightly larger than the original Type IXBs. U-126 had a displacement of Шаблон:Convert when at the surface and Шаблон:Convert while submerged.Шаблон:Sfn The U-boat 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 MAN M 9 V 40/46 supercharged four-stroke, nine-cylinder diesel engines producing a total of Шаблон:Convert for use while surfaced, two Siemens-Schuckert 2 GU 345/34 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-126 was fitted with six Шаблон:Convert torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and two at the stern), 22 torpedoes, one [[10.5 cm SK C/32 naval gun|Шаблон:Convert SK C/32 naval gun]], 180 rounds, and a [[3.7 cm SK C/30|Шаблон:Convert SK C/30]] as well as a [[2 cm FlaK 30|Шаблон:Convert C/30]] anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of forty-eight.Шаблон:Sfn
Service history
First patrol
U-126 opened her account by damaging the British Canadian Star about Шаблон:Convert west of Lands End on 20 July 1941. She had missed with torpedoes and decided to use her guns instead, but accurate return fire from the merchantman (many merchant ships had some form of defensive armament fitted), drove her off before she could finish the job. A week later, things improved when she sank Erato on 27 July, west of northwest Spain. She used her deck gun again to sink the schooner Robert Max on 4 August east of the Azores. She sank the Yugoslavian Sud using the deck gun once more, but in conjunction with the Italian submarine Marconi on 14 August northeast of the Azores.
Second patrol
The boat was rewarded with two sinkings on 10 October 1941 northeast of the Cape Verde islands; Nailsea Manor was carrying HMS LCT-102 as deck cargo when she was attacked. U-126 also sank Lehigh about Шаблон:Convert off Freetown, Sierra Leone, on the 19th and Peru on 13 November, southwest of Cape Palmas (Liberia).
She assisted survivors from the German commerce raider Atlantis on the 22nd.[2]
Third patrol
The boat was also successful in early 1942 as part of Operation Drumbeat (Paukenschlag),[3] the German assault on merchant shipping along the US coast. She sank many vessels, beginning with Gunny on 2 March about Шаблон:Convert south of the Bermudas and finished with Olga on the 12th. One ship that did not sink was Colabee. She was attacked on the 13th about Шаблон:Convert off Cape Guajaba, Cuba. The ship ran aground after being torpedoed and abandoned with her engines still running. She was salvaged, repaired and returned to service.
Fourth patrol
There was drama after the sinking of the Norwegian tanker Høegh Giant on 3 June 1942 about Шаблон:Convert east of Guyana. The ship's master was questioned by the German sailors, but when he did not understand what was being said, the Germans fired over a lifeboat, wounding one man.[4]
Other vessels were attacked in the area of the Caribbean and the West Indies, using torpedoes and the deck gun.
Fifth patrol
Patrol number five was the boat's longest – 111 days. The voyage took the submarine to west Africa. On 1 November 1942, she sank the Liberty ship George Thatcher about Шаблон:Convert from the coast at Gabon. She was also successful in sinking New Toronto on the fifth Шаблон:Convert from Kotonou; her cargo included 75 live cows.
Sixth patrol and loss
One of U-126Шаблон:'s victims on this patrol was Flora MacDonald, which was torpedoed on 30 May 1943 south of Freetown in Sierra Leone. The ship did not sink, but after being beached and the cargo salvaged, she burned for 16 days and was subsequently declared a total loss. The U-boat also hit Standella on 2 June. The submarine was attacked by an aircraft (the source does not give the type), off Freetown on the 15th.
The boat was sunk by a Vickers Wellington of No. 172 Squadron RAF, on 3 July 1943, off Cape Ortegal, Spain. There were no survivors from the 55 man crew.[1]Шаблон:Sfn
Summary of raiding history
| Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage[Note 1] | Fate[5] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 July 1941 | Canadian Star | Шаблон:Flag | 8,293 | Damaged |
| 27 July 1941 | Erato | Шаблон:Flag | 1,335 | Sunk |
| 27 July 1941 | Inga I | Шаблон:Flag | 1,304 | Sunk |
| 4 August 1941 | Robert Max | Шаблон:Flag | 172 | Sunk |
| 14 August 1941 | Sud | Шаблон:Flag | 2,589 | Sunk |
| 10 October 1941 | HMS LCT-102* | Шаблон:Navy | 450 | Sunk |
| 10 October 1941 | Nailsea Manor | Шаблон:Flag | 4,926 | Sunk |
| 19 October 1941 | Lehigh | Шаблон:Flag | 4,983 | Sunk |
| 20 October 1941 | British Mariner | Шаблон:Flag | 6,996 | Total loss |
| 13 November 1941 | Peru | Шаблон:Flag | 6,961 | Sunk |
| 2 March 1942 | Gunny | Шаблон:Flag | 2,362 | Sunk |
| 5 March 1942 | Mariana | Шаблон:Flag | 3,110 | Sunk |
| 7 March 1942 | Barbara | Шаблон:Flag | 4,637 | Sunk |
| 7 March 1942 | Cardonia | Шаблон:Flag | 5,104 | Sunk |
| 8 March 1942 | Esso Bolivar | Шаблон:Flag | 10,389 | Damaged |
| 9 March 1942 | Hanseat | Шаблон:Flag | 8,241 | Sunk |
| 12 March 1942 | Olga | Шаблон:Flag | 2,496 | Sunk |
| 12 March 1942 | Texan | Шаблон:Navy | 7,005 | Sunk |
| 13 March 1942 | Colabee | Шаблон:Flag | 5,518 | Damaged |
| 3 June 1942 | Høegh Giant | Шаблон:Flag | 10,990 | Sunk |
| 15 June 1942 | Dutch Princess | Шаблон:Flag | 125 | Sunk |
| 16 June 1942 | Arkansan | Шаблон:Flag | 6,997 | Sunk |
| 16 June 1942 | Kohuku | Шаблон:Flag | 6,062 | Sunk |
| 27 June 1942 | Leiv Erikson | Шаблон:Flag | 9,952 | Sunk |
| 29 June 1942 | Mona Marie | Шаблон:Flag | 126 | Sunk |
| 1 July 1942 | Warrior | Шаблон:Flag | 7,551 | Sunk |
| 3 July 1942 | Gulfbee | Шаблон:Flag | 7,104 | Damaged |
| 1 November 1942 | George Thatcher | Шаблон:Flag | 7,176 | Sunk |
| 4 November 1942 | Oued Grou | Шаблон:Flag | 792 | Sunk |
| 5 May 1943 | New Toronto | Шаблон:Flag | 6,568 | Sunk |
| 30 May 1943 | Flora MacDonald | Шаблон:Flag | 7,177 | Total loss |
| 2 June 1943 | Standella | Шаблон:Flag | 6,197 | Damaged |
Шаблон:* Being carried aboard Nailsea Manor as deck cargo
See also
References
Notes
Citations
Bibliography
External links
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- ↑ 1,0 1,1 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Gannon, Michael – Operation Drumbeat – the dramatic true story of Germany's first U-boat attacks along the American coast in World War II, 1990, Harper and Row publishers, Шаблон:ISBN, p. 439.
- ↑ Gannon, p. 489.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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