Английская Википедия:German submarine U-524
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German submarine U-524 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 339 on 7 August 1941, launched on 30 April 1942 and commissioned on 8 July with Kapitänleutnant Walter Freiherr von Steinaecker in command.
U-524 began her service career with training as part of the 4th U-boat Flotilla from 8 July 1942. She was reassigned to the 10th flotilla for operations on 1 December 1942.
She carried out two patrols and sank two ships. She was a member of three wolfpacks.
She was sunk on 22 March 1943 in south of Madeira by an American aircraft.Шаблон:Sfn
Design
German Type IXC submarines were slightly larger than the original Type IXBs. U-524 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-524 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 Marviken (Kristiansand) in Norway on 14 November 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 sank the Empire Spenser on 8 December 1942 southeast of Cape Farewell (Greenland).
She entered Lorient, on the French Atlantic coast, on 9 January 1943.
Second patrol and loss
Having left Lorient on 3 March 1943, she sank the French ship Wyoming on the 15th, north of the Azores.
She was sunk south of Madeira on the 22nd by depth charges dropped by an American B-24 Liberator called Tidewater Tillie.Шаблон:Sfn
Fifty-two men died; there were no survivors.[1]
Wolfpacks
U-524 took part in three wolfpacks, namely:
- Panzer (23 November – 11 December 1942)
- Ungestüm (11 – 23 December 1942)
- Wohlgemut (12 – 22 March 1943)
Summary of raiding history
| Date | Ship Name | Nationality | Tonnage (GRT) |
Fate[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 December 1942 | Empire Spenser | Шаблон:Flag | 8,194 | Sunk |
| 15 March 1943 | Wyoming | Шаблон:Flag | 8,062 | Sunk |
References
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