Английская Википедия:German submarine U-51 (1938)
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Шаблон:Infobox ship imageШаблон:Infobox ship careerШаблон:Infobox ship characteristicsШаблон:Infobox service recordGerman submarine U-51 was a Type VIIB U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine that operated during World War II.[1] She was ordered on 21 November 1936 and laid down on 26 February 1937 in Kiel. She was launched on 11 June 1938 and commissioned on 6 August 1938.[1]
During her service in the Kriegsmarine, U-51 conducted four war patrols and sank five enemy vessels for a loss of Шаблон:GRT and one auxiliary warship of Шаблон:GRT. She was a member of one wolfpack.
She was sunk on 20 August 1940 in the Bay of Biscay by a torpedo from a British submarine.
Design
German Type VIIB submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIA submarines. U-51 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 MAN M 6 V 40/46 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-51 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]] anti-aircraft gun The boat had a complement of between forty-four and sixty.Шаблон:Sfn
Service history
U-51 was ordered by the Kriegsmarine on 21 November 1936 (as part of Plan Z and in violation of the Treaty of Versailles). She was laid down on 15 September 1938 by Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft AG, in Kiel as yard number 586. U-51 was launched on 11 June 1938 and commissioned on 6 August of that same year under the command of Kapitänleutnant (Kptlt.) Ernst-Günther Heinicke.[1]
After being commissioned and deployed, U-51 was stationed in the German port of Kiel. This city was to be her home for the rest of her brief career.
During her service with the Kriegsmarine, she took part in four combat patrols. She joined the 7th U-boat Flotilla on 6 August 1938. She was to remain a part of this flotilla until her loss.
First patrol
The first of U-51Шаблон:'s four patrols began on 17 January 1940 when she left Kiel and crossed the North Sea. She negotiated the 'gap' between the Orkney and Shetland Islands and claimed her first success Шаблон:Convert west of Rockall when she sank the Gothia on 22 January. Moving south down the west coast of Ireland, she encountered the Eika west of the Scilly Isles on the 29th and sent her to the bottom. After sailing between the Scottish islands once more, but in the opposite direction, the boat docked at Wilhelmshaven on 8 February after 23 days at sea.[1]
Second patrol
The main incident of note on the submarine's second sortie was when the French submarine Шаблон:Ship launched two torpedoes at her in the North Sea at Шаблон:Coord on 21 April 1940. They missed.[2] The rest of the patrol was carried out parallel to the Norwegian coast.
Third patrol
For her third foray, the boat entered the Atlantic after passing between the Faroe and Shetland Islands. Having left Kiel on 6 June 1940, she sank the Saranc on the 26th about Шаблон:Convert west southwest of Lands End. U-51 went on to sink the Q-ship Шаблон:HMS on the 29th. This ship, used as a decoy, was formidably armed with nine 4-inch guns and four torpedo tubes. Her ballast was given extra buoyancy which meant three 'eels' (U-boat slang for torpedoes), were needed to dispose of the vessel, which still took over an hour to sink.
Fourth patrol
The boat departed Kiel on 9 August 1940. She sank the Sylviafield about Шаблон:Convert west northwest of Rockall. There were 36 survivors, of which 20 were picked up by the Belgian trawler Rubens and landed at Fleetwood on the English west coast. The remainder were recovered by another trawler which was under British Admiralty control and named Шаблон:HMS. Her human cargo was discharged at Tobermory, Isle of Mull.
Fate
U-51 was sunk by a torpedo from the British submarine Шаблон:HMS in the Bay of Biscay on 28 August 1940. Forty-three men died; there were no survivors.
Wolfpacks
U-51 took part in one wolfpack, namely:
- Prien (12 – 17 June 1940)
Summary of raiding history
During her service, U-51 sank five merchant ships for a loss of Шаблон:GRT and one auxiliary warship of Шаблон:GRT.
| Date[3] | Ship[3] | Nationality[3] | Tonnage[Note 1][3] | Fate[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 January 1940 | Gothia | Шаблон:Flag | 1,640 | Sunk |
| 29 January 1940 | Eika | Шаблон:Flag | 1,503 | Sunk |
| 25 June 1940 | Saranac | Шаблон:Flag | 12,049 | Sunk |
| 25 June 1940 | Windsorwood | Шаблон:Flag | 5,395 | Sunk |
| 29 June 1940 | HMS Edgehill | Шаблон:Navy | 4,724 | Sunk |
| 15 August 1940 | Sylviafield | Шаблон:Flag | 5,709 | Sunk |
In fiction
The fourth U-boat in the film The Navy Comes Through has the number U-51.
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External links
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