U-409 - the average German submarine type VIIC since the Second World War .
| U-409 | |
|---|---|
| Ship history | |
| Flag state |  Germany |
| Home port | Kiel , Brest , Toulon |
| Launching | September 23, 1941 |
| Removed from the fleet | July 12, 1943 |
| 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 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 the submarine was given on October 30, 1939 . The boat was laid on October 26, 1940 at the shipyard Danziger Werft in Danzig under construction number 110, launched on September 23, 1941 , was commissioned on January 21, 1942 under the command of Rev. Hans-Ferdinand Massmann.
Service history
The boat made 6 combat trips. Sank 3 vessels with a total displacement of 16,199 bt , damaged one vessel with a displacement of 7,519 bt . Sunk July 12, 1943 in the Mediterranean to the northeast of Algeria , in the area with the coordinates of , depth bombs from the British destroyer HMS Inconstant . 11 people died, 37 crew members escaped.
Flotilla
- January 21, 1942 - August 31, 1942 - 5th Flotilla (training)
- September 1, 1942 - June 30, 1943 - the 9th Flotilla
- July 1, 1943 - July 12, 1943 - 29th Flotilla
Wolf Pack
U-409 was part of the following wolf packs:
- Vorwarts August 27 - September 7, 1942
- Streitaxt October 24 - November 1, 1942
- Raufbold December 15 - 22, 1942
- Wildfang February 25 - March 7, 1943
- Westmark March 6 - March 11, 1943
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 .