Английская Википедия:German submarine U-128 (1941)
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Шаблон:Infobox ship imageШаблон:Infobox ship careerШаблон:Infobox ship characteristicsШаблон:Infobox service recordGerman submarine U-128 was a Type IXC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was sunk 17 May 1943, by American action.
Design
German Type IXC submarines were slightly larger than the original Type IXBs. U-128 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-128 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
Ordered on 7 August 1939 from DeSchiMAG AG Weser in Bremen, U-128 was laid down on 10 July 1940, launched on 20 February 1941 and commissioned by Kapitänleutnant Ulrich Heyse on 12 May 1941.
The boat was a training vessel in the second flotilla until 30 November 1941 based in Wilhelmshaven. She was then based in Lorient.
During her six completed war patrols, U-128 sank 12 ships, for a total of 83,639 tons. On 1 March 1943 command was transferred to Kptlt. Hermann Steinert, who commanded her until her loss a few months later.
Fate
On 17 May 1943, while operating in the South Atlantic near Pernambuco, two Mariner flying boats, PBM 74-P5 and PBM-74-P6 of the US Navy Patrol Squadron VP-74, made U-128 surface with depth charges. Two US Navy destroyers (Шаблон:USS and Шаблон:USS) also hit her with 5-inch gunfire. The crew opened the submarine's seacocks as they abandoned ship, scuttling the submarine. The final toll was seven dead but there were 47 survivors.
Summary of raiding history
| Date | Ship Name | Nationality | Tonnage (GRT) | Fate[1] | Position | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 February 1942 | Pan Massachusetts | Шаблон:Flag | 8,202 | Sunk | Шаблон:Coord | 20 |
| 22 February 1942 | Cities Service Empire | Шаблон:Flag | 8,103 | Sunk | Шаблон:Coord | 14 |
| 5 March 1942 | O.A. Knudsen | Шаблон:Flag | 11,007 | Sunk | Шаблон:Coord | 2 |
| 13 May 1942 | Denpark | Шаблон:Flag | 3,491 | Sunk | Шаблон:Coord | 21 |
| 8 June 1942 | South Africa | Шаблон:Flag | 9,234 | Sunk | Шаблон:Coord | 6 |
| 21 June 1942 | West Ira | Шаблон:Flag | 5,681 | Sunk | Шаблон:Coord | 1 |
| 23 June 1942 | Andrea Brøvig | Шаблон:Flag | 10,173 | Sunk | Шаблон:Coord | 0 |
| 27 June 1942 | Polybius | Шаблон:Flag | 7,041 | Sunk | Шаблон:Coord | 10 |
| 8 November 1942 | Maloja | Шаблон:Flag | 6,400 | Sunk | Шаблон:Coord | 2 |
| 10 November 1942 | Cerinthus | Шаблон:Flag | 3,878 | Sunk | Шаблон:Coord | 20 |
| 10 November 1942 | Start Point | Шаблон:Flag | 5,293 | Sunk | Шаблон:Coord | 2 |
| 5 December 1942 | Teesbank | Шаблон:Flag | 5,136 | Sunk | Шаблон:Coord | 1 |
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