Английская Википедия:German submarine U-186

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German submarine U-186 was a Type IXC/40 U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine built for service during World War II. Her keel was laid down on 24 July 1941 by DeSchiMAG AG Weser in Bremen as yard number 1026. She was launched on 11 March 1942 and commissioned on 10 July with Korvettenkapitän Siegfried Hesemann in command.

The U-boat's service began with training as part of the 4th U-boat Flotilla. She then moved to the 10th flotilla on 1 January 1943 for operations. The submarine carried out two patrols and was a member of nine wolfpacks. She sank three ships totalling Шаблон:GRT.

She was sunk by a British destroyer on 12 May 1943.

Design

German Type IXC/40 submarines were slightly larger than the original Type IXCs. U-186 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-186 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-186Шаблон:'s first patrol took her from Kiel, across the North Sea and into the Atlantic Ocean through the gap between Iceland and the Faroe Islands. She sank Ocean Vagabond on 11 January 1943 south of Iceland. This ship had already been damaged by Шаблон:GS in September 1942. U-186 also sank Hastings and Eulima on 23 February 1943 (part of Convoy ON 166) about Шаблон:Convert south of Cape Race (Newfoundland). She arrived at Lorient in occupied France, on 5 March 1943.

Second patrol and loss

The boat departed Lorient on 17 April 1943. On 12 May she was sunk northwest of the Azores by depth charges dropped by the British destroyer Шаблон:HMS. Fifty three men died. There were no survivors.

Wolfpacks

U-186 took part in nine wolfpacks, namely:

  • Habicht (10 – 19 January 1943)
  • Haudegen (19 January - 2 February 1943)
  • Nordsturm (2 – 9 February 1943)
  • Haudegen (9 – 15 February 1943)
  • Taifun (15 – 20 February 1943)
  • Amsel (22 April - 3 May 1943)
  • Amsel 4 (3 – 6 May 1943)
  • Rhein (7 – 10 May 1943)
  • Elbe 2 (10 – 12 May 1943)

Summary of raiding history

Date Ship Nationality Tonnage
(GRT)		 Fate[1]
11 January 1943 Ocean Vagabond Шаблон:Flag 7,174 Sunk
23 February 1943 Eulima Шаблон:Flag 6,207 Sunk
23 February 1943 Hastings Шаблон:Flag 5,401 Sunk

See also

References

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External links

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