U-176 - a large ocean-going German submarine type IX-C , from the Second World War . The order for the construction of the boat was given to the shipbuilding company AG Weser in Bremen on December 23, 1939 . The boat was laid down on February 6, 1941 under building number 1016, launched on September 12, 1941, and on December 15, 1941, under the command of Captain-Lieutenant Reiner Dirksen, it became part of the 4th Flotilla training. August 1, 1942 became part of the 10th flotilla . The boat made 3 military campaigns, in which it sank 10 ships (45,850 gt ) and damaged one ship (7,457 gt ). May 15, 1943 sunk to the north-east of Havana in the area with coordinates depth charges of the Cuban patrol ship CS-13 . All 53 crew members were killed.
| U-176 | |
|---|---|
| Ship history | |
| Flag state |  Third Reich |
| Port of registry | Kiel (city) |
| Launching | September 12, 1941 |
| Withdrawn from the fleet | May 15, 1943 |
| Current status | sunk northeast of Havana |
| Main characteristics | |
| Type of ship | type IXC |
| Speed (surface) | 18.3 knots |
| Speed (underwater) | 7.3 knots |
| Immersion depth | 230 meters |
| Crew | 48 - 56 people |
| Dimensions | |
| Surface displacement | 1,120 t |
| Underwater displacement | 1,540 t |
| The length is the greatest (on design basis) | 76.76 m |
| The width of the body naib. | 6.76 m |
| Height | 9.4 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 |
| Torpedo mine weapons | 6 TA caliber 533 mm, 22 torpedoes or 66 mines |
| Air defense | 1 x 3.7 cm Flak, 1 x 2 cm Flak |
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Literature
- Taras A.E. World War II at Sea. - Mn. : Harvest , 2003 .-- 640 p. - (Military Historical Library). - ISBN 985-13-1707-1 .
- Pillar L. Underwater War. Chronicle of sea battles. 1939-1945 = Léonce Peillard. Geschichte des U-Bootkrieges 1939-1945. - M .: Centerpolygraph , 2007 .-- 412 p. - (Beyond the front line. Military history). - ISBN 978-5-9524-2994-9 .
- Dönitz, K. Ten years and twenty days. Memoirs of the Commander-in-Chief of the German Navy. 1935-1945 = Ten years and twenty days. Memories. - M .: Centerpolygraph , 2004 .-- 495 p. - ISBN 5-9524-1356-0 .
- Bishop K. Submarines Kriegsmarine. 1939-1945. Reference Guide for Flotillas = Kriegsmarine U-boats 1939-1945. - M .: Eksmo , 2007 .-- 192 p. - (Military equipment of the III Reich). - ISBN 978-5-699-22106-6 .