Английская Википедия:German submarine U-86 (1941)

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German submarine U-86 was a Type VIIB U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

She was laid down at the Flender Werke in Lübeck on 20 January 1940 as yard number 282. Launched on 10 May 1941, she was commissioned on 8 July and completed training with the 5th U-boat Flotilla under the command of Kapitänleutnant (Kptlt.) Walter Schug. She was reassigned to the 1st flotilla, initially for further training on 1 September before being ready for operations from 1 December. She stayed with that organization until her loss on 29 November 1943.

U-86 completed eight war patrols with the flotilla, sinking three ships, totalling Шаблон:GRT. She also damaged a ship of Шаблон:GRT. She was a member of ten wolfpacks.

She was sunk on 29 November 1943 east of the Azores, in position 40°52'N, 18°54'W, by depth charges from two British warships, HMS Rocket (H92) and HMS Tumult (R11). 50 dead (all hands lost).

Design

German Type VIIB submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIA submarines. U-86 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-86 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

First patrol

U-86 departed Kiel on 7 December 1941 for her first patrol. She docked at Brest on the French Atlantic coast on the 22nd where she would be based for the rest of her career.

Second patrol

U-86Шаблон:'s second patrol started on 27 December 1941. She damaged the British Toorak on 16 January 1942. On the 18th, she sank the Greek Dimitios G. Thermiotis.

Third and fourth patrols

On her third foray, she left Brest on 25 March 1942. It was relatively uneventful. She returned on 26 May.

Sortie number four began on 2 July 1942. On 6 August, she sank an American sailing ship, the Wawaloam with her deck gun.

Fifth, sixth and seventh patrols

This (fifth) outing was also quiet, starting on 31 October 1942 and finishing on 7 January 1943.

Having left Brest on 24 February 1943, she encountered and sank her final victim, the Norwegian Brant County on 11 March.

U-86Шаблон:'s seventh patrol was between 8 July and 11 September 1943.

Eighth patrol and loss

The boat departed Brest for the last time on 11 November 1943. She was sunk east of the Azores on the 29 November 1943 by depth charges from the British destroyers Шаблон:HMS and Шаблон:HMS.

50 men died; there were no survivors.

Previously recorded fate

U-86 was listed as missing in the North Atlantic from 28 November 1943.

The boat was claimed sunk by aircraft from the Шаблон:USS on 29 November 1943. This attack was subsequently attributed to Шаблон:GS which escaped undamaged.

Wolfpacks

U-86 took part in ten wolfpacks, namely:

• Zieten (7 – 22 January 1942)
• Wolf (13 – 31 July 1942)
• Natter (6 – 8 November 1942)
• Westwall (8 November - 16 December 1942)
• Neuland (4 – 13 March 1943)
• Dränger (14 – 20 March 1943)
• Seewolf (21 – 30 March 1943)
• Without name (11 – 29 July 1943)
• Schill 2 (17 – 22 November 1943)
• Weddigen (22 – 29 November 1943)

Summary of raiding history

Date	Ship	Nationality	Tonnage	Fate
16 January 1942	Toorak	Шаблон:Flag	8,627	Damaged
18 January 1942	Dimitrios G. Thermiotis	Шаблон:Flag	4,271	Sunk
6 August 1942	Wawaloam	Шаблон:Flag	342	Sunk
11 March 1943	Brant County	Шаблон:Flag	5,001	Sunk

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