Английская Википедия:German submarine U-49 (1939)
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Other ships
Шаблон:Infobox ship imageШаблон:Infobox ship careerШаблон:Infobox ship characteristicsШаблон:Infobox service recordGerman submarine U-49 was a Type VIIB U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was ordered on 21 November 1936 and laid down on 15 September 1938 at the yards of Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft AG in Kiel as yard number 584. Launched on 24 June 1939, she was commissioned on 12 August and assigned to the 7th U-Boat Flotilla under the command of Kurt von Goßler.
Design
German Type VIIB submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIA submarines. U-49 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 BBC GG UB 720/8 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-49 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 one [[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
First patrol
Following training exercises, U-49 departed on her first active patrol on 9 November 1939. She was attacked by allied forces twice during this time. On 13 November she was bombed by British aircraft and forced down to Шаблон:Convert, suffering minor damage. Three days later, she was located by the British destroyers Шаблон:HMS and Шаблон:HMS and depth charged. The submarine was forced to dive to Шаблон:Convert to escape.
At 09:35 on 19 November U-49 came into contact with the 4,258 GRT British merchant ship Шаблон:SS carrying a cargo of 6,985 tons of maize. A bow torpedo at 11:15 hours and a stern shot at 11.24 both missed their mark, but a third fired at 12:19 hit, and the ship sank slowly by the stern at position Шаблон:Coord. The ship's master and crew were picked up by Шаблон:HMS and later landed at Plymouth by Шаблон:HMS.
Second patrol
U-49Шаблон:'s second patrol began 29 February 1940 at Kiel and lasted only six days in the North Sea. No ships were attacked on this patrol, and she made port at Wilhelmshaven on 5 March 1940.
Third patrol
On 11 March 1940, U-49 departed Wilhelmshaven for the Norwegian coast, in 19 days at sea, no ships were attacked and the submarine returned to Wilhelmshaven on 29 March 1940.
Fourth patrol
3 April 1940 saw the beginning of U-49Шаблон:'s fourth and final patrol. In 13 days off the Norwegian coast, no ships were attacked.
Fate
On 15 April 1940, U-49 was sunk near Harstad, Norway in position Шаблон:Coord by depth charges from the British destroyers Шаблон:HMS and Шаблон:HMS. Of her crew of 42, one man died but there were 41 survivors.
Wreck Site
The wreck of U-49 was found on 3 March 1993 by the Norwegian submarine Шаблон:HNoMS. She lies at a depth of Шаблон:Convert.
Summary of raiding history
| Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage (GRT) |
Fate[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 November 1939 | Pensilva | Шаблон:Flag | 4,258 | Sunk |
References
Bibliography
External links
Шаблон:German Type VII submarines Шаблон:April 1940 shipwrecks
- Английская Википедия
- 1939 ships
- German Type VIIB submarines
- Ships built in Kiel
- U-boats commissioned in 1939
- U-boats sunk by depth charges
- U-boats sunk by British warships
- U-boats sunk in 1940
- World War II shipwrecks in the Norwegian Sea
- World War II submarines of Germany
- Maritime incidents in April 1940
- Страницы, где используется шаблон "Навигационная таблица/Телепорт"
- Страницы с телепортом
- Википедия
- Статья из Википедии
- Статья из Английской Википедии
