Английская Википедия:German submarine U-278
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Шаблон:Infobox ship imageШаблон:Infobox ship careerШаблон:Infobox ship characteristicsШаблон:Infobox service recordGerman submarine U-278 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
The submarine was laid down on 26 March 1942 at the Bremer Vulkan yard at Bremen-Vegesack as yard number 43. She was launched on 2 December and commissioned on 16 January 1943 under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Joachim Franze.[1]
Design
German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-278 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-278 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
Armament
FLAK weaponry
U-278 was mounted with two 2cm Flak C38 in a M43U Zwilling mount with short folding shield on the upper Wintergarten.[2] The M43U mount was used on a number of U-boats (Шаблон:GS, Шаблон:GS, Шаблон:GS, Шаблон:GS, Шаблон:GS, Шаблон:GS, Шаблон:GS, Шаблон:GS, Шаблон:GS, Шаблон:GS, Шаблон:GS and Шаблон:GS).
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2 cm Flak C38 in a M43U Zwilling mount with short folding shield.
Service history
U-278 served with the 8th U-boat Flotilla for training from January to September 1943 and operationally with the 7th U-boat Flotilla from 1 October 1943. She was reassigned to the 11th flotilla until 31 August 1944 and then the 13th flotilla until the war's end.[1] She carried out seven patrols, sinking two ships; a commercial vessel of 7,177 GRT and a warship of 1,810 tons. She was a member of eight wolfpacks.
She carried out a short voyage between Kiel in Germany and Bergen in Norway over December 1943 and January 1944.
First patrol
The boat departed Bergen on 8 January 1944 and sank the Penelope Barker on the 25th, about Шаблон:Convert north of the North Cape. She docked at Hammerfest on the 28th.
Second and third patrols
She sank the British destroyer Шаблон:HMS southeast of Bear Island on 30 January 1944.
On her third sortie, she steamed through the Norwegian and Barents Seas.
Fourth patrol
U-278 left Hammerfest on 24 April 1944. On 3 May she was attacked by a Fairey Swordfish of 822 Naval Air Squadron FAA, (Fleet Air Arm), from the aircraft carrier Шаблон:HMS and a Swordfish and a Martlet, both of 833 Squadron from Шаблон:HMS. The U-boat sustained only superficial damage; her crew claimed the Martlet shot down. However, all three aircraft returned safely to their carriers.
The boat then embarked on a series of short 'hops' between Bergen, Ramsund and Narvik in July 1944.
Fifth patrol
Patrol number five was her longest at 63 days. It took the submarine north and east to the Kara Sea.
She then moved from Narvik to Trondheim in October 1944.
Sixth patrol
This sortie was divided into two parts, during which the boat travelled as far as the northern coast of Scotland.
Seventh patrol and surrender
Her last patrol was from Narvik, between 10 April 1945 and 9 May.
Following the German capitulation, the boat was moved from Norway to Loch Eriboll in Scotland, for Operation Deadlight. She was sunk on 31 December 1945 by gunfire from Шаблон:HMS and Шаблон:ORP.[3]
Summary of raiding history
| Date | Ship Name | Nationality | Tonnage[Note 1] | Fate[4] |
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| 25 January 1944 | Penelope Barker | Шаблон:Flag | 7,177 | Sunk |
| 30 January 1944 | Шаблон:HMS | Шаблон:Navy | 1,810 | Sunk |
References
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External links
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