U-372 is a medium German VIIC submarine from World War II .
| U-372 | |
|---|---|
| Ship history | |
| Flag state |  Germany |
| Port of registry | Kiel , Horten , Trondheim , Brest , La Spezia |
| Launching | March 8, 1941 |
| Withdrawn from the fleet | August 4, 1942 |
| Current status | sunk |
| 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 | 44-52 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 |
Content
History
The order for the construction of the submarine was given on September 23, 1939 . The boat was laid down on November 17, 1939 at the Hovaldswerke shipyard , Kiel , under building number 3, launched on March 8, 1941 . The boat went into operation on April 19, 1941 under the command of Captain-Lieutenant Heinz-Joachim Neumann.
Commanders
- April 19, 1941 - August 4, 1942 Heinz-Joachim Neumann
Flotillas
- April 19, 1941 - July 1, 1941 - 1st Flotilla (training)
- July 1, 1941 - December 13, 1941 - 1st Flotilla
- December 14, 1941 - August 4, 1942 - 29th Flotilla
Service History
The boat made 8 military campaigns, sunk 3 vessels with a total displacement of 11,751 gb and the British submarine ship base Medway with a displacement of 14,650 gb. It was sunk on August 4, 1942 in the Mediterranean southwest of Haifa , in an area with coordinates , depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Sikh and HMS Zulu (F18) and escort ships HMS Croome and HMS Tetcott , as well as depth charges from the British Wellington aircraft. 48 crew members escaped (there were no fatalities). In his memoirs, Steel Coffins, German submarine veteran Gerberg Werner mentioned that U-372 was flooded on March 20, 1945 as a result of an attack with depth charges near Cape Lizard (England).
Boat Attacks
- On August 5, 1941, after the sinking of two ships from the well-protected convoy SL-81, the boat was counterattacked by its alleged third victim - the British Volturo transport, which called for the help of the corvette HMS Zinnia (K98) , which caused the boat to submerge and stop pursuing with an artillery fire and ramming attempt.
See also
- List of submarines of the Third Reich
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 .