U-206 is a medium German VIIC type submarine from World War II .
| U-206 | |
|---|---|
| Ship history | |
| Flag state |  Germany |
| Port of registry | Trondheim , Saint-Nazaire |
| Launching | April 4, 1941 |
| Withdrawn from the fleet | November-December 1941 |
| Current status | went missing |
| Main characteristics | |
| Type of ship | average DPL |
| Project designation | VIIC |
| Speed (surface) | 17.7 knots |
| Speed (underwater) | 7.6 knots |
| Working depth | 250 m |
| Immersion depth | 295 m |
| Autonomy of swimming | 15 170 km , 150 km under water |
| Crew | 46 people |
| Dimensions | |
| Surface displacement | 769 t |
| Underwater displacement | 871 t |
| The length is the greatest (on design basis) | 67.1 m |
| The width of the body naib. | 6.2 m |
| Average draft (on design basis) | 4.74 m |
| Power point | |
Diesel electric
| |
| 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 | various, it is necessary to clarify |
History
The order for the construction of the submarine was given on October 16, 1939 . The boat was laid down on June 17, 1940 at the Germaniaverft shipyard in Kiel under building number 635, and was launched on April 4, 1941 . The boat went into operation on May 17, 1941 under the command of Oberleutnant Herbert Opitz.
Flotillas
- May 17 - June 1, 1941 - 3rd Flotilla (training)
- June 1 - November 30, 1941 - 3rd Flotilla
Service History
The boat made 3 military campaigns. Sank 2 vessels with a total displacement of 3,283 gross tonnage and one warship with a displacement of 925 tons. Missing in the Bay of Biscay , west of Saint-Nazaire after November 30, 1941 in an area with approximate coordinates of Presumably died in a Beech minefield exposed by British airplanes. 46 dead (entire crew).
Until August 1991, historians believed that U-206 was sunk on November 30, 1941 in the Bay of Biscay, west of Nantes France , in an area with coordinates depth charges from a British aircraft, but the U-71 , hiding intact, was subjected to this attack.
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 .