The U-521 is a large oceanic German submarine of type IX-C , of the Second World War .
| U-521 | |
|---|---|
| Ship history | |
| Flag state |  Third Reich |
| Home port | Kiel (city) |
| Launching | March 17, 1942 |
| Removed from the fleet | June 2, 1943 |
| Current status | sunk in the north atlantic |
| Main characteristics | |
| Ship type | type IXC |
| Speed (surface) | 18.3 knots |
| Speed (underwater) | 7.3 knots |
| Extreme depth of immersion | 230 meters |
| Crew | 48 - 56 people |
| Dimensions | |
| Displacement above the water | 1,120 t |
| Underwater displacement | 1,540 t |
| Length is greatest (on KVL ) | 76.76 m |
| Case width naib. | 6.76 m |
| Height | 9.4 m |
| Average draft (on KVL) | 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 |
The order for the construction of the boat was given to the shipbuilding company Deutsche Werke in Hamburg on February 14, 1940 . The boat was laid on July 3, 1941 under construction number 336, launched on March 17, 1942 , on June 3, 1942 under the command of Lieutenant Klaus Bargstein entered the structure of the 4th flotilla . October 1, 1942 became part of the 2nd flotilla .
The boat made 3 combat trips in which it sank 3 vessels (19,551 grt ) and an auxiliary warship (750 grt).
June 2, 1943 sunk in the North Atlantic, south-east of Baltimore in the area with the coordinates of depth charges from the USS patrol ship USS PC-565. Of the 52 crew members, only the commander survived.
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Literature
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- Dönitz, K. Ten years and twenty days. Memories of the commander-in-chief of the naval forces of Germany. 1935-1945 = Ten years and twenty days. Memories. - M .: Tsentrpoligraf , 2004. - 495 p. - ISBN 5-9524-1356-0 .
- Bishop K. Submarines crigsmarine. 1939-1945. Handbook of fleets = Kriegsmarine U-boats 1939-1945. - M .: Eksmo , 2007. - 192 p. - (Military equipment III Reich). - ISBN 978-5-699-22106-6 .