U-74 is a medium German type VIIB submarine from World War II .
| U-74 | |
|---|---|
| Ship history | |
| Flag state |  Germany |
| Port of registry | Kiel , Bergen , Lorient , Saint-Nazaire , Messina , La Spezia |
| Launching | August 31, 1940 |
| Withdrawn from the fleet | May 2, 1942 |
| Current status | sunk |
| Main characteristics | |
| Type of ship | average DPL |
| Project designation | VIIB |
| Speed (surface) | 17.9 knots |
| Speed (underwater) | 8 knots |
| Working depth | 220 m |
| Immersion depth | 250 m |
| Autonomy of swimming | 16 095 km , 175 km under water |
| Crew | 44-48 people |
| Dimensions | |
| Surface displacement | 753 t |
| Underwater displacement | 857 t |
| The length is the greatest (on design basis) | 66.6 m |
| The width of the body naib. | 6.2 m |
| Average draft (on design basis) | 4.74 m |
| Power point | |
Diesel electric
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| Armament | |
| Artillery | C35 88 mm / L45 with 220 charges |
| Torpedo mine weapons | 4 bow and one stern TA caliber 533 mm, 14 torpedoes or 26 min TMA |
| Air defense | 2cm Flak 30 |
Content
History
Emblem U-74
The order for the construction of the submarine was given on June 2, 1938 . The boat was laid down on November 5, 1939 at the Bremen-Vulcan shipyard under building number 2, launched on August 31, 1940 . The boat went into operation on October 31, 1940 under the command of Captain-Lieutenant Eitel-Friedrich Kentrat.
Commanders
- October 31, 1940 - March 23, 1942 Captain-Lieutenant Eitel-Friedrich Kentrat ( Knight of the Knight's Iron Cross ).
- March 24, 1942 - May 2, 1942 Oberleutanten Zur See Karl Friederich.
Flotillas
- October 31, 1940 - January 31, 1941 - 7th flotilla (training)
- February 1, 1941 - November 30, 1941 - 7th flotilla
- December 1, 1941 - May 2, 1942 - 29th Flotilla
Service History
The boat made 8 military campaigns. Sank 4 vessels with a total displacement of 24,694 gross tonnage, one warship (925 tons), damaged one ship (123 gross tons), damaged one auxiliary warship (11,402 gross tons).
Sunk on May 2, 1942 east of Cartagena , Spain , in an area with coordinates depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Wishart , HMS Wrestler and from a British amphibious aircraft such as Catalina. 47 dead (whole crew).
Sunken ships
| date | Type of | Affiliation | date | Tonnage (BRT) | Cargo | Fate | A place |
| Frodi | fishing trawler | Iceland | March 11, 1941 | 123 | a fish | three times attacked and heavily damaged from a 20 mm gun | |
| HMS Worcestershire (F 29) | auxiliary cruiser | Great Britain | April 3, 1941 | 402 11 402 | damaged by a torpedo marching on the surface | ||
| Leonidas Z. Cambanis | cargo ship | Greece | April 3, 1941 | 4 274 | 6500 tons of wheat | sunk | |
| Kumasian | cargo ship | Great Britain | August 5, 1941 | 4 922 | 7,000 tons of general cargo | sunk | |
| HMCS Levis (K 115) | corvette | Canada | September 19, 1941 | 925 | sunk | ||
| Empire burton | CAM series transport with a mounted fighter catapult | Great Britain | September 20, 1941 | 6 966 | 9106 tons of wheat | sunk | |
| Nottingham | cargo ship | Great Britain | November 7, 1941 | 8 532 | general cargo, whiskey | sunk |
Boat Attacks
- May 21, 1941 the boat was forced to sink artillery fire from the British corvette HMS Verbena (K 85) , guarding the convoy HX-126 . In the next 4 hours after embarking on the boat, about 125 depth bombs were dropped from Verbena and from the HMS Burnham corvette (H 82) . The boat was seriously damaged and headed for the base.
- On May 30, 1941, a defenseless boat, severely damaged in a previous attack and having on board the three surviving crew members from Bismarck, was attacked by the British submarine HMS Sealion in the Bay of Biscay . The boat was unable to dive due to the release of chlorine from damaged batteries, but she managed to evade five torpedoes by maneuvering and reach the base.
See also
- List of submarines of the Third Reich
Links
Literature
- 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 .
- Rover Yu. Submarines carrying death. Victories of submarines of Hitler Axis countries = Jürgen Rohwer. Axis submarine successes 1939-1945. - M .: ZAO Tsentrpoligraf Publishing House, 2004. - 416 p. - 2000 copies. - ISBN 5-9524-1237-8 .