U-49 - the average German submarine type VIIB of the Second World War .
| U-49 | |
|---|---|
| Ship history | |
| Flag state |  Germany |
| Home port | Kiel , Wilhelmshaven |
| Launching | June 24, 1939 |
| Removed from the fleet | April 15, 1940 |
| Current status | sunk |
| Main characteristics | |
| Ship type | average DPL |
| Project designation | VIIB |
| Speed (surface) | 17.9 knots |
| Speed (underwater) | 8 knots |
| Working depth | 220 m |
| Extreme depth of immersion | 250 m |
| Autonomy swimming | 16,095 km , 175 km under water |
| Crew | 44-48 people |
| Dimensions | |
| Displacement above the water | 753 t |
| Underwater displacement | 857 t |
| Length is greatest (on KVL ) | 66.6 m |
| Case width naib. | 6.2 m |
| Average draft (on KVL) | 4.74 m |
| Power point | |
Diesel electric,
| |
| Armament | |
| Artillery | C35 88 mm / L45 with 220 charges |
| Torpedo mine weapons | 4 bow and one aft TA caliber 533 mm, 14 torpedoes or 26 min TMA |
| Air defense | 2cm Flak 30 |
Content
History
The order for the construction of a submarine was given on November 21, 1936 . The boat was laid on September 15, 1938 at the shipyard "Germaniaverft" in Kiel under construction number 584, launched on June 24, 1939 . The boat was commissioned on August 12, 1939 under the command of Lieutenant Commander Kurt von Goessler.
Flotilla
- August 12, 1939 - April 15, 1940 - 7th Flotilla
Service history
October 31, 1939 the boat entered service combat ships. During the war, U-49 made 4 combat campaigns. Sank one ship - British transport Pensilva with a displacement of 4,258 grt .
Sunk on April 15, 1940 near Narvik , Norway , at coordinates , depth bombs from the British destroyers HMS Fearless and HMS Brazen . Of the 42 crew members, one died, the rest were saved. The frame of the submarine, lying at the bottom at a depth of 300 meters, was discovered on March 3, 1993 by the Norwegian vessel Skolpen.
Attacks to the boat
- On November 13, 1939, the boat was attacked by a British plane, evaded an attack by immersion to a depth of 160 meters, and received some damage.
- On November 16, 1939, two British destroyers, HMS Echo and HMS Wanderer, attacked the boat, which, descending from the attack, plunged 170 meters.
See also
- List of submarines of the Third Reich
Links
Literature
- 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 .
- Rover Y. Submarines carrying death. Victories of the submarines of the countries of the Hitler Axis = Jürgen Rohwer. Axis submarine successes 1939-1945. - M .: CJSC Publishing house Tsentrpoligraf, 2004. - 416 p. - 2000 copies - ISBN 5-9524-1237-8 .