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German submarine U-951 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

She was ordered on 10 April 1941, and was laid down on 31 January 1942 at Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, as yard number 151. She was launched on 14 October 1942 and commissioned under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Kurt Pressel on 3 December 1942.[1]

Design

German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-951 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 Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of Шаблон:Convert for use while surfaced, two Garbe, Lahmeyer & Co. RP 137/c 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-951 was fitted with five Шаблон:Convert torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteen torpedoes or 26 TMA mines, one [[8.8 cm SK C/35 naval gun|Шаблон:Convert SK C/35 naval gun]], 220 rounds, and one twin [[2 cm FlaK 30|Шаблон:Convert C/30]] anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of between 44 — 52 men.Шаблон:Sfn

Service history

On 7 July 1943, U-951 was sunk by depth charges, north-west of Cape St. Vincent in the North Atlantic, from a US B-24 Liberator of 1st A/S Squadron/K USAAF. Her crew of 46 were all lost.[1]

The wreck is located at Шаблон:Coord.[1]

Wolfpacks

U-951 took part in three wolfpacks, namely:[1]

  • Trutz (1 – 16 June 1943)
  • Trutz 2 (16 – 29 June 1943)
  • Geier 2 (30 June – 7 July 1943)

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External links

Шаблон:German Type VII submarines Шаблон:July 1943 shipwrecks