Английская Википедия:German submarine U-138 (1940)

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German submarine U-138 was a Type IID U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine in World War II. Her keel was laid down on 16 November 1939 by Deutsche Werke in Kiel as yard number 267. She was launched on 18 May 1940 and commissioned on 27 June 1940 with Oberleutnant zur See Wolfgang Lüth in command.

U-138 conducted five patrols, sinking six ships totalling Шаблон:GRT and damaged one vessel of Шаблон:GRT.

She was scuttled on 18 June 1941 after being damaged by British warships west of Cadiz in Spain. There were no casualties from her crew of 28.

Design

German Type IID submarines were enlarged versions of the original Type IIs. U-138 had a displacement of Шаблон:Convert when at the surface and Шаблон:Convert while submerged. Officially, the standard tonnage was Шаблон:Convert, however.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 MWM RS 127 S four-stroke, six-cylinder diesel engines of Шаблон:Convert for cruising, two Siemens-Schuckert PG VV 322/36 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-138 was fitted with three Шаблон:Convert torpedo tubes at the bow, five torpedoes or up to twelve Type A torpedo mines, and a [[2 cm Flak 30|Шаблон:Convert anti-aircraft gun]]. The boat had a complement of 25.Шаблон:Sfn

Operational career

First patrol

U-138 departed Kiel on her first patrol on 10 September 1940. Her route took her through the Kattegat and Skagerrak before entering the North Sea. She then reached her area of operations off western Scotland and northern Northern Ireland after negotiating the gap between the Faroe and Shetland Islands.

Her first victim was New Sevilla, quickly followed by Boka and City of Simla. The three ships all went down Шаблон:Convert north-west of Rathlin Island on 20 September. The following day, she hit Empire Adventure. The ship sank while under tow by Шаблон:HMS.

The boat docked in Lorient on the French Atlantic coast on 26 September.

Second patrol

For her second foray, U-138 sank Bonheur and damaged British Glory on 15 October 1940 northwest of the Butt of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. British Glory was repaired and returned to service in January 1942.

Third patrol

Patrol number three involved another passage west of the British Isles so that the submarine could safely dock in Kiel, but she did not add to her score.

Fourth patrol

The boat returned to Lorient on 27 May 1941, having sunk Javanese Prince on the 20th.

Fifth patrol

U-138 was attacked by the British destroyers Шаблон:HMS, Шаблон:HMS, Шаблон:HMS, Шаблон:HMS and Шаблон:HMS west of Cadiz, Spain, on 18 June 1941. The resulting damage forced the crew to abandon ship and scuttle the U-boat. There were no casualties amongst her crew of 28, who were taken prisoner-of-war and brought to Gibraltar.

Summary of raiding history

Date Ship Name Nationality Tonnage
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Fate[1]
20 September 1940 Boka Шаблон:Flag 5,560 Sunk
20 September 1940 City of Simla Шаблон:Flag 10,138 Sunk
20 September 1940 New Sevilla Шаблон:Flag 13,801 Sunk
21 September 1940 Шаблон:SS Шаблон:Flag 5,145 Sunk
15 October 1940 Bonheuer Шаблон:Flag 5,327 Sunk
15 October 1940 British Glory Шаблон:Flag 6,993 Damaged
15 May 1941 Javanese Prince Шаблон:Flag 8,593 Sunk

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External links

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