Английская Википедия:German submarine U-969
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German submarine U-969 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She was laid down on 29 May 1942 by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg as yard number 169, launched on 11 February 1943 and commissioned on 24 March 1943 under Leutnant zur See Max Dobbert.
Design
German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-969 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-969 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
The boat's career began with training at 5th U-boat Flotilla on 24 March 1943, followed by active service on 1 October 1943 as part of the 7th Flotilla for the next five months. She transferred to 29th Flotilla, on 1 March 1944, based in La Spezia, for Mediterranean operations.
Wolfpacks
U-969 took part in seven wolfpacks, namely:
- Siegfried (22 – 27 October 1943)
- Siegfried 1 (27 – 30 October 1943)
- Körner (30 October – 2 November 1943)
- Tirpitz 2 (2 – 8 November 1943)
- Eisenhart 3 (9 – 15 November 1943)
- Schill 2 (17 – 22 November 1943)
- Weddigen (22 November – 4 December 1943)
Fate
U-969 was sunk on 6 August 1944 in the Military port of Toulon in position Шаблон:Coord in an air raid by US Liberator bombers.
Summary of raiding history
| Date | Ship Name | Nationality | Tonnage (GRT) |
Fate[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 February 1944 | George Cleeve | Шаблон:Flag | 7,176 | Total loss |
| 22 February 1944 | Peter Skene Ogden | Шаблон:Flag | 7,176 | Total loss |
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