Английская Википедия:German submarine U-55 (1939)
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Шаблон:Infobox ship imageШаблон:Infobox ship careerШаблон:Infobox ship characteristicsШаблон:Infobox service recordGerman submarine U-55 was a Type VIIB U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was ordered on 16 July 1937 and laid down on 2 November 1938 at Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft in Kiel as yard number 590. Launched on 19 October 1939, she went into service on 21 November 1939 under the command of Kapitänleutnant (Kptlt.) Werner Heidel.
Design
German Type VIIB submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIA submarines. U-55 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 AEG GU 460/8-276 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-55 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-55 began her first and only war patrol on 16 January 1940, under Heidel's command; he had previously sunk two ships in Шаблон:GS. She sank four small freighters sailing independently, then attacked convoy OA-80G on 29 January. U-55 sank two more ships before coming under concerted attack from the convoy's escorts, supported by a Sunderland flying boat from RAF Coastal Command 228 Squadron.
Fate
After a sustained depth charge attack, the U-boat surfaced and carried out a running gun battle before her deck gun jammed. Heidel ordered the boat to be abandoned, then apparently went down with it. The remainder of the crew was rescued by the escorts. The British awarded official credit for sinking U-55 to the sloop Шаблон:HMS, the destroyer Шаблон:HMS, French destroyers Valmy and Guépard, and the Sunderland.[1]
Summary of raiding history
| Date[2] | Ship | Nationality | Tonnage (GRT) | Fate[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 January 1940 | Foxen | Шаблон:Flag | 1,304 | Sunk |
| 19 January 1940 | Telnes | Шаблон:Flag | 1,694 | Sunk |
| 22 January 1940 | Segovia | Шаблон:Flag | 1,387 | Sunk |
| 23 January 1940 | Andalusia | Шаблон:Flag | 1,357 | Sunk |
| 30 January 1940 | Keramiai | Шаблон:Flag | 5,085 | Sunk |
| 30 January 1940 | VacliteШаблон:Sfn | Шаблон:Flag | 5,026 | Sunk |
References
Bibliography
External links
Шаблон:German Type VII submarines Шаблон:January 1940 shipwrecks
- ↑ Blair (1996), 136–137.
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 Шаблон:Cite web
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