Английская Википедия:German submarine U-67 (1940)
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German submarine U-67 was a Type IXC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine that operated in World War II.[1] She was laid down in the AG Weser yard in Bremen as yard number 986 on 5 April 1940. She was launched on 30 October and was commissioned on 22 January 1941 under Korvettenkapitän Heinrich Bleichrodt.
Her service life began with training with the 2nd U-boat Flotilla on her commissioning date; the boat was declared operational with the same flotilla on 1 September 1941.
Design
German Type IXC submarines were slightly larger than the original Type IXBs. U-67 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-67 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
The boat carried out seven patrols in which she sank 13 ships for a total of 72,138 GRT and damaged another five for a total of 29,726 GRT. She was a member of three wolfpacks.
She was sunk on 16 July 1943 by an Avenger bomber from the US aircraft carrier USS Core. 48 men died, there were three survivors.
Her operational service commenced with a trip from Bergen in Norway to Lorient in France. The submarine was to spend the rest of her career being based in the French port.
First, second and third patrols
She sank St. Clair II west northwest of the Canary Islands on 24 September 1941 on her first foray. On 28 September she was damaged in an action in Tarrafal Bay, Cape Verde islands, colliding with HMS Clyde, which forced her to return to base.
On her second patrol she was attacked by the British corvette Шаблон:HMS on 11 December 1941 west of Gibraltar; slight damage was incurred. Шаблон:GS was originally thought to have been sunk.
Her third effort, which began with the U-boat's departure from Lorient on 19 January 1942, took her to the Caribbean, where she sank Penelope, about Шаблон:Convert west of Dominica on 14 March.
Fourth, fifth and sixth patrols and loss
Her fourth patrol, as part of Operation Drumbeat,[2] saw the submarine enter the Gulf of Mexico. There she sank eight ships, most of them just off the mouth of the Mississippi River.[3]
Her fifth sortie turned out to be her longest - 97 days. Moving to the area off the north coast of South America, she sank a further six ships, but her success was marred by an explosion while handling torpedoes. One man was killed.
Patrol number six included being part of wolfpack Seeräuber ("Pirate") which was unfortunate as the boat was badly damaged in an attack on the convoy RS 3. Three U-boats (from a total of eight) were hit in the battle, which took place south of the Canary Islands.
The submarine began her seventh and final patrol on 10 May 1943. On 16 July, U-67 was spotted by a Grumman TBF Avenger, piloted by Lt. Robert Pershing Williams of VC-13 embarked in USS Core, who attacked with four Mk.7 depth charges, sinking the boat. An escort, Шаблон:USS, was dispatched to the scene and picked up three survivors out of a crew of 51 in position Шаблон:Coord.Шаблон:Sfn
Wolfpacks
U-67 took part in three wolfpacks, namely:
- Seeräuber (14 – 23 December 1941)
- Wohlgemut (12 – 22 March 1943)
- Seeräuber (25 – 30 March 1943)
Summary of raiding history
| Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage (GRT) |
Fate[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 1941 | St Clair | Шаблон:Flag | 3,753 | Sunk |
| 16 February 1942 | Rafaela | Шаблон:Flag | 3,177 | Damaged |
| 21 February 1942 | Kongsgaard | Шаблон:Flag | 9,467 | Sunk |
| 14 March 1942 | Penelope | Шаблон:Flag | 8,436 | Sunk |
| 16 June 1942 | Managua | Шаблон:Flag | 2,220 | Sunk |
| 20 June 1942 | Nortind | Шаблон:Flag | 8,221 | Damaged |
| 23 June 1942 | Raleigh Warner | Шаблон:Flag | 3,664 | Sunk |
| 29 June 1942 | Empire Mica | Шаблон:Flag | 8,032 | Sunk |
| 6 July 1942 | Bayard | Шаблон:Flag | 2,160 | Sunk |
| 7 July 1942 | Paul H. Harwood | Шаблон:Flag | 6,610 | Damaged |
| 10 July 1942 | Benjamin Brewster | Шаблон:Flag | 5,950 | Sunk |
| 13 July 1942 | Шаблон:SS | Шаблон:Flag | 7,989 | Sunk |
| 25 October 1942 | Primero | Шаблон:Flag | 4,414 | Sunk |
| 8 November 1942 | Capo Olmo | Шаблон:Flag | 4,712 | Damaged |
| 9 November 1942 | Nidarland | Шаблон:Flag | 6,132 | Sunk |
| 15 November 1942 | King Arthur | Шаблон:Flag | 5,224 | Sunk |
| 18 November 1942 | Tortugas | Шаблон:Flag | 4,697 | Sunk |
| 28 November 1942 | Empire Glade | Шаблон:Flag | 7,006 | Damaged |
References
Bibliography
External links
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