U-141 is a small German submarine of type II-D for coastal waters, during the Second World War . Serial number 270.
| U-141 | |
|---|---|
| Ship history | |
| Flag state |  Germany |
| Launching | July 27, 1940 |
| Withdrawn from the fleet | May 2, 1945 |
| Main characteristics | |
| Type of ship | Small DPL |
| Project designation | IID |
| Speed (surface) | 12.7 knots |
| Speed (underwater) | 7.9 knots |
| Immersion depth | 150 m |
| Crew | 26 people |
| Dimensions | |
| Surface displacement | 314 t |
| Underwater displacement | 364 t |
| The length is the greatest (on design basis) | 44 m |
| The width of the body naib. | 4.92 m |
| Height | 8.4 m |
| Average draft (on design basis) | 3.93 m |
| Power point | |
| 6-cylinder 4-stroke "MWM" RS127S 2x350 Electric motor "Siemens" 2x210 | |
| Armament | |
| Artillery | 1 x 2 cm / 65 C / 30 (1000 shells) |
| Torpedo mine weapons | 3 TA 5 torpedoes or 18 min (according to other sources 12 TMA) |
It was commissioned on August 21, 1940 . It was part of the 1st flotilla ; from May 1, 1941, it was in the 3rd flotilla ; from October 1, 1941, it was in the 21st flotilla as a training boat. Since March 1, 1945 she was in the 31st flotilla . She made 4 military campaigns, sank 4 vessels (6,801 gross ) and damaged one (5,133 gt). May 2, 1945 flooded by the crew in the port of Wilhelmshaven .
Sunken ships
| Title | Type of | Affiliation | date of | Tonnage (BRT) | Cargo | Fate | A place |
| Calabria | cargo ship | Sweden | June 22, 1941 | 1 277 | 1480 tons of palm kernel oil, 200 tons of copra | sunk | |
| Atlantic city | cargo ship | United Kingdom | July 26, 1941 | 5 133 | general cargo, government cargo, coal | damaged | |
| Botwey | cargo ship | United Kingdom | July 26, 1941 | 106 5 106 | in ballast | sunk | |
| Anders | fishing trawler | Iceland | September 5, 1941 | 190 | fish | sunk | |
| King erik | trawler | United Kingdom | September 6, 1941 | 228 | in ballast | sunk |