U-11 - a small submarine of type IIB , during the Second World War . An order for construction was given on July 20, 1934 . The boat was laid at the shipyard of the Germaniawerft shipbuilding company, Kiel on May 6, 1935 under serial number 545. Launched on August 27, 1935 . September 21, 1935 adopted and, under the command of Captain Lieutenant Hans-Rudolph Roesing, became part of the Unterseebootsschulflottille. [one]
| U-11 | |
|---|---|
| Ship history | |
| Flag state |  Germany |
| Launching | August 27, 1935 |
| Withdrawn from the fleet | January 5, 1945 |
| Current status | cut into metal |
| Main characteristics | |
| Type of ship | Small DPL |
| Project designation | IIB |
| Speed (surface) | 13 knots |
| Speed (underwater) | 7.0 knots |
| Immersion depth | 150 m |
| Crew | 25 people |
| Dimensions | |
| Surface displacement | 279 t |
| Underwater displacement | 328 t |
| Length is the greatest (on design basis) | 42.7 m |
| The width of the body naib. | 4.08 m |
| Height | 8.6 m |
| Average draft (on design basis) | 3.90 m |
| Power point | |
| 6- cylinder 4-stroke "MWM" RS127S 2x350 hp electric motor "Siemens" 2x180 hp | |
| Armament | |
| Artillery | 1 x 2 cm / 65 C / 30 (1000 shells) |
| Torpedo mine weapons | 3 TA caliber 533 mm, 5 torpedoes or 18 min TMB or 12 TMA |
Content
Service History
I didn’t make any military campaigns. Served as a training boat.
In 1940, U-11 was the first to participate in tests of a sound-absorbing coating developed by Kriegsmarine to reduce the acoustic signature of the submarine. He was given the code name Alberich ( Eng. Alberich ) in honor of the invisible wizard from German mythology .
Fate
Withdrawn from the fleet on January 5, 1945 . Flooded on May 3, 1945 in Kiel. Subsequently raised and cut into metal.
Commanders
- September 21, 1935 - October 1, 1937 - Captain-Lieutenant Hans Rudolf Rösing ( German Kapitänleutnant Hans Rudolf Rösing )
- August 13, 1938 - September 4, 1939 - Lieutenant Commander Viktor Schütze ( German Kapitänleutnant Viktor Schütze )
- September 5, 1939 - March 22, 1943 - Georg Peters ( German: Georg Peters )
- March 23, 1943 - July 13, 1944 - Lieutenant zur See Gottfried Stolzenburg ( German Oberleutnant zur See Gottfried Stolzenburg )
- July 14, 1944 - December 15, 1944 - Lieutenant tsur zee Gunter Dobenecker ( German Oberleutnant zur See Günter Dobenecker )
Flotillas
- September 21, 1935 - August 1, 1939 - U-Bootschulflottille (training boat)
- September 1, 1939 - June 30, 1940 - U-Bootschulflottille (training boat)
- July 1, 1940 - November 30, 1940 - 1st Flotilla (training boat)
- December 1, 1940 - May 1, 1941 - 21st Flotilla (training boat)
- October 1, 1941 - February 28, 1943 - 5th flotilla (training boat)
- March 1, 1944 - December 1, 1945 - 22nd Flotilla (training boat)
See also
- List of submarines of the Third Reich