Английская Википедия:German submarine U-409
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German submarine U-409 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine in World War II. She was laid down on 26 October 1940 by Danziger Werft, Danzig as yard number 110, launched on 23 September 1941 and commissioned on 21 January 1942 under Oberleutnant zur See Hanns-Ferdinand Massmann.
Design
German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-409 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 Siemens-Schuckert GU 343/38–8 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-409 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 a [[2 cm FlaK 30|Шаблон:Convert C/30]] anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of between forty-four and sixty.Шаблон:Sfn
Service history
The boat's career began with training at 5th U-boat Flotilla on 21 January 1942, followed by active service on 1 September 1942 as part of the 9th Flotilla. The following year, she transferred to 29th Flotilla for operations in the Mediterranean.
In six patrols she sank four merchant ships, for a total of Шаблон:GRT, 1 merchant ship damaged Шаблон:GRT, and one warship sunk whilst being transported.
Wolfpacks
U-409 took part in six wolfpacks, namely:
- Vorwärts (25 August – 2 September 1942)
- Streitaxt (20 October – 1 November 1942)
- Raufbold (11 – 18 December 1942)
- Sturmbock (21 – 26 February 1943)
- Wildfang (26 February – 5 March 1943)
- Westmark (6 – 11 March 1943)
Fate
U-409 was sunk on 12 July 1943 in the Mediterranean NE of Algiers, in position Шаблон:Coord, by depth charges from the Royal Navy destroyer Шаблон:HMS.
Summary of raiding history
| Date | Ship Name | Nationality | Tonnage[Note 1] | Fate[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 October 1942 | Bullmouth | Шаблон:Flag | 7,519 | Damaged |
| 30 October 1942 | Silverwillow | Шаблон:Flag | 6,373 | Sunk |
| 9 March 1943 | Malantic | Шаблон:Flag | 3,837 | Sunk |
| 9 March 1943 | Rosewood | Шаблон:Flag | 5,989 | Sunk |
| 4 July 1943 | City of Venice | Шаблон:Flag | 8,762 | Sunk |
| 4 July 1943 | HMS LCE-14[Note 2] | Шаблон:Navy | 10 | Sunk |
See also
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External links
Шаблон:German Type VII submarines Шаблон:July 1943 shipwrecks
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