Английская Википедия:German submarine U-522
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German submarine U-522 was a Type IXC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
She was laid down at the Deutsche Werft (yard) in Hamburg as yard number 337 on 9 July 1941, launched on 1 April 1942 and commissioned on 11 June with Kapitänleutnant Herbert Schneider in command.
U-522 began her service career with training as part of the 4th U-boat Flotilla from 11 June 1942. She was reassigned to the 2nd flotilla for operations on 1 October 1942.
She carried out two patrols and sank seven ships. She damaged two more. She was sunk on 23 February 1943 in mid-Atlantic west of Madeira by a British warship.Шаблон:Sfn
Design
German Type IXC submarines were slightly larger than the original Type IXBs. U-522 had a displacement of Шаблон:Convert when at the surface and Шаблон:Convert while submerged.Шаблон:Sfn The U-boat 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 9 V 40/46 supercharged four-stroke, nine-cylinder diesel engines producing a total of Шаблон:Convert for use while surfaced, two Siemens-Schuckert 2 GU 345/34 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-522 was fitted with six Шаблон:Convert torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and two at the stern), 22 torpedoes, one [[10.5 cm SK C/32 naval gun|Шаблон:Convert SK C/32 naval gun]], 180 rounds, and a [[3.7 cm SK C/30|Шаблон:Convert SK C/30]] as well as a [[2 cm FlaK 30|Шаблон:Convert C/30]] anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of forty-eight.Шаблон:Sfn
Service history
First patrol
The boat departed Kiel on 8 October 1942, moved through the North Sea, negotiated the gap between Iceland and the Faroe Islands and entered the Atlantic Ocean.
She opened her account when she damaged the Hartington about Шаблон:Convert east of Belle Isle (off the main island of Newfoundland) on 2 November 1942. The abandoned Hartington was sunk later that same day by Шаблон:GS.
U-522 sank the Martima Шаблон:Convert northeast of St. Johns on the same day as the attack on the Hartington and went on to sink the Parthenonn.
She entered Lorient, on the French Atlantic coast, on 2 December 1942.
Second patrol and loss
U-522Шаблон:'s second foray took her to the mid-Atlantic once again. She sank the Norvik Шаблон:Convert west of Teneriffe on 9 January 1943. Two days later, she damaged the British Dominion "northeast of the Canary Islands".
She was sunk west of Madeira on 23 February 1943 by depth charges dropped by the sloop (ex-US Coast Guard Cutter) Шаблон:HMS.
Fifty-one men died; there were no survivors.Шаблон:Sfn[1]
Wolfpacks
U-522 took part in two wolfpacks, namely:
- Kreuzotter (8 – 22 November 1942)
- Delphin (3 January – 14 February 1943)
Summary of raiding history
| Date | Ship Name | Nationality | Tonnage (GRT) |
Fate[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 November 1942 | Hartington | Шаблон:Flag | 5,496 | Damaged |
| 2 November 1942 | Martima | Шаблон:Flag | 5,801 | Sunk |
| 2 November 1942 | Mount Pelion | Шаблон:Flag | 5,655 | Sunk |
| 2 November 1942 | Parthenonn | Шаблон:Flag | 3,189 | Sunk |
| Шаблон:Nowrap | Yaka | Шаблон:Flag | 5,432 | Sunk |
| 9 January 1943 | Minister Wedel | Шаблон:Flag | 6,833 | Sunk |
| 9 January 1943 | Norvik | Шаблон:Flag | 10,034 | Sunk |
| 11 January 1943 | British Dominion | Шаблон:Flag | 6,983 | Damaged |
| 23 February 1943 | Athelprincess | Шаблон:Flag | 8,882 | Sunk |
References
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