Английская Википедия:German submarine U-954
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German submarine U-954 was a Type VIIC submarine of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine in World War II.
Design
German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-954 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 Brown, Boveri & Cie 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-954 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 twin [[2 cm FlaK 30|Шаблон:Convert C/30]] anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of between forty-four and sixty.Шаблон:Sfn
Service history
Wolfpacks
U-954 took part in five wolfpacks, namely:
- Meise (25 – 27 April 1943)
- Star (27 April – 4 May 1943)
- Fink (4 – 6 May 1943)
- Inn (11 – 15 May 1943)
- Donau 2 (15 – 19 May 1943)
Fate
On 19 May 1943, U-954 was sunk with all hands by hedgehog attacks from the Шаблон:Sclass Шаблон:HMS and the Шаблон:Sclass2 HMS Jed, both escorting Convoy SC 130.[1] One of those killed in the sinking was Admiral Karl Dönitz's son Peter Dönitz.[2]
See also
References
Bibliography
External links
Шаблон:German Type VII submarines
- ↑ Rohwer, J. and Hummelchen, G. (1992). Chronology of the War at Sea 1939-1945. Naval Institute Press. Шаблон:ISBN., p212
- ↑ Blair, Clay (1998). Hitler's U-Boat War, The Hunted 1942–1945. Random House. Шаблон:ISBN, pp.333-334
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