Unterseeboot 116
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| Career (Nazi Germany) |  |
|---|---|
| Class and type: | Type XB U-boat |
| Name: | U-116 |
| Ordered: | 31 January 1939 |
| Builder: | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
| Laid down: | 1 July 1939 |
| Launched: | 3 May 1941 |
| Commissioned: | 26 July 1941 |
| Fate: | Missing since 6 October 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | Surfaced 1,763 tons tons submerged 2,177 tons |
| Length: | Overall 89.8 m pressure hull 70.9 m |
| Beam: | Overall 9.2 m pressure hull 4.75 m |
| Draught: | 4.71 m |
| Propulsion: | Surfaced: 4,800 hp Submerged: 1,100 hp |
| Speed: | Surfaced 17 knot submerged 7 knot |
| Range: | Surfaced: 18,450 mi at 10 knot submerged: 93 mi at 4 knot |
| Test depth: | Calculated crush depth: 220 m (722 ft) |
| Complement: | 48 to 60 officers & ratings |
| Armament: |
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Unterseeboot 116 was a German Type XB U-boat that served with the Kriegsmarine during the Second World War.
She was ordered on 31 January 1939 and was laid down on 1 July 1939 at Germaniawerft, Kiel, becoming 'werk 615'. She was launched on 3 May 1941 and commissioned under her first commander KrvKpt. Werner von Schmidt on 26 July of that year. He commanded her until 10 September 1942, he was replaced by Oblt. Wilhelm Grimme on 11 September, who went on to command her until her loss on 6 October 1942. U-166 was part of the 2. Flottille until 31 January 1942 undergoing training. She carried out four war patrols, as part of the 1. Flottille, of which she was the front boat. She sank a single ship, the SS Cortona, and damaged the SS Shaftesbury, both on 12 July 1942.
She sent her last radio message on 6 October 1942 whilst in the North Atlantic, and was never heard from again. 56 men were lost with her.
