Английская Википедия:German submarine U-268

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German submarine U-268 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II.

Commissioned on 29 July 1942, she served with the 8th U-boat Flotilla for training and later served with the 1st U-boat Flotilla from 1 to 19 February 1943.

Design

German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-268 had a displacement of Шаблон:Convert when at the surface and Шаблон:Convert while submerged.Шаблон:Sfn She 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 Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of Шаблон:Convert for use while surfaced, two AEG GU 460/8–27 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-268 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 C/35 naval gun|Шаблон:Convert SK C/35 naval gun]], 220 rounds, and two twin [[2 cm FlaK 30|Шаблон:Convert C/30]] anti-aircraft guns. The boat had a complement of between forty-four and sixty.Шаблон:Sfn

Service history

U-268 departed Bergen on 10 January 1943 on her first and only patrol. On 17 January she sank the Шаблон:GRT Norwegian whale factory ship Vestfold, which was laden with 17,386 tons of fuel oil, and three British landing craft - HMS LCT-2239, LCT-2267 and LCT-2344 (each 291 tons) - as deck cargo. Before sinking, Vestfold, which had been abandoned with her engines still running, steamed in circles, almost colliding with another ship.[1]

Fate

On 19 February 1943 while returning to her new base in occupied France, U-268 was sunk in the Bay of Biscay, west of Saint Nazaire, at position Шаблон:Coord by depth charges dropped from a Vickers Wellington bomber of No.172 Squadron RAF. All 44 hands were lost.[2]

Wolfpacks

U-268 took part in five wolfpacks, namely:

  • Habicht (10 – 15 January 1943)
  • Falke (15 – 19 January 1943)
  • Haudegen (19 January – 2 February 1943)
  • Nordsturm (2 – 9 February 1943)
  • Haudegen (9 – 10 February 1943)

Summary of raiding history

Date Ship Name Nationality Tonnage[Note 1] Fate[3]
17 January 1943 Vestfold Шаблон:Flag 14,547 Sunk
17 January 1943 HMS LCT-2239[Note 2] Шаблон:Navy 291 Sunk
17 January 1943 HMS LCT-2267[Note 2] Шаблон:Navy 291 Sunk
17 January 1943 HMS LCT-2344[Note 2] Шаблон:Navy 291 Sunk

References

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External links

Шаблон:German Type VII submarines Шаблон:February 1943 shipwrecks

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