U-390 - the average German submarine type VIIC since the Second World War .
| U-390 | |
|---|---|
| Ship history | |
| Flag state |  Germany |
| Home port | Kiel , Bergen , Saint-Nazaire , Brest |
| Launching | January 23, 1943 |
| Removed from the fleet | July 5, 1944 |
| Current status | sunk |
| Main characteristics | |
| Ship type | average DPL |
| Project designation | VIIC |
| Speed (surface) | 17.7 knots |
| Speed (underwater) | 7.6 knots |
| Working depth | 250 m |
| Extreme depth of immersion | 295 m |
| Autonomy of swimming | 15 170 km , 150 km under water |
| Crew | 44-52 people |
| Dimensions | |
| Displacement above the water | 769 t |
| Underwater displacement | 871 t |
| Length is greatest (on KVL ) | 67.1 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 | different, need to clarify |
Content
History
The order for the construction of a submarine was given on November 21, 1940 . The boat was laid down on December 6, 1941 at the Hovaldsverke shipyard , Kiel , under construction number 21, launched on January 23, 1943 , entered service on March 13, 1943 under the command of Lieutenant Heinz Gessler.
Flotilla
- March 13, 1943 - November 30, 1943 - 5th Flotilla (training)
- December 1, 1943 - July 5, 1944 - 7th Flotilla
Service history
The boat made 4 combat trips, sank one auxiliary warship with a displacement of 545 brt , damaged one vessel with a displacement of 7,934 brt . Sunk July 5, 1944 in the English Channel , in the area with the coordinates of depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Wanderer and the British frigate HMS Tavy . 48 people died, 1 survived.
This boat was equipped with snorkel no later than April 1944.
See also
- List of submarines of the Third Reich
Literature
- Bishop K. Submarines crigsmarine. 1939-1945. Handbook of fleets = Kriegsmarine U-boats 1939-1945. - M .: Eksmo , 2007. - 192 p. - (Military equipment of the 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 .