U-104 - a large ocean-going German submarine type IX-B , from the Second World War . Serial number 967.
| U-104 | |
|---|---|
| Ship history | |
| Flag state |  Germany |
| Launching | May 25, 1940 |
| Main characteristics | |
| Type of ship | IX-B |
| Speed (surface) | 18.2 knots |
| Speed (underwater) | 7.3 knots |
| Immersion depth | 230 m |
| Crew | 4 officers 44 sailors |
| Dimensions | |
| Surface displacement | 1,051 m |
| Underwater displacement | 1,178 m |
| The length is the greatest (on design basis) | 76.5 m |
| The width of the body naib. | 6.76 m |
| Height | 9.6 m |
| Average draft (on design basis) | 4.7 m |
| Power point | |
| 9-cylinder 4-stroke "MAN" M9V40 / 46 2x2 200 Electric motor SSW GU345 / 34 2x370 | |
| Armament | |
| Artillery | 1 x 10.5 cm L / 45, 1 x 3.7 cm Flak, 1 x 2 cm Flak |
| Torpedo mine weapons | 6 TA 22 torpedoes or 66 min |
It was commissioned on August 19, 1940 . She entered the 2nd flotilla until November 28, 1940. She made 1 combat campaign, sank 1 ship (8,240 gb ) and damaged 1 ship (10,516 gb). The submarine disappeared on November 28, 1940, northwest of Ireland .
Sunken ships
| date | Type of | Affiliation | date | Tonnage (BRT) | Cargo | Fate | A place |
| Charles F. Meyer | tanker | Great Britain | November 27, 1940 | 516 10 516 | damaged | ||
| Diplomat | cargo ship | Great Britain | November 27, 1940 | 8 240 | 4484 tons of cotton, 2760 tons of iron and steel, 1603 tons of general cargo | sunk |