German submarine U-520

Career
Name: U-520
Ordered: 14 February 1940
Builder: Deutsche Werft, Hamburg
Yard number: 335
Laid down: 1 July 1941
Launched: 2 March 1942
Commissioned: 19 May 1942
Fate: Sunk, 30 October 1942
General characteristics
Type: Type IXC submarine
Displacement: 1,120 t (1,100 long tons) surfaced
1,232 t (1,213 long tons) submerged
Length: 76.8 m (252 ft 0 in) o/a
58.7 m (192 ft 7 in) pressure hull
Beam: 6.8 m (22 ft 4 in) o/a
4.4 m (14 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Height: 9.4 m (30 ft 10 in)
Draft: 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in)
Propulsion: 2 × MAN M9V40/46 supercharged 9-cylinder diesel engines, 4,400 hp (3,281 kW)
2 × SSW GU345/34 double-acting electric motors, 1,000 hp (746 kW)
Speed: 18.2 knots (33.7 km/h) surfaced
7.7 knots (14.3 km/h) submerged
Range: 24,880 nmi (46,080 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) surfaced
117 nmi (217 km) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h) submerged
Test depth: 230 m (750 ft)
Complement: 48 to 56
Armament: • 6 × torpedo tubes (4 bow, 2 stern)
• 22 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedoes
• 1 × Utof 105 mm/45 deck gun (110 rounds)
• AA guns
Service record[1][2]
Part of: 4th U-boat Flotilla
(19 May–30 September 1942)
2nd U-boat Flotilla
(1–30 October 1942)
Commanders: Kptlt. Volkmar Schwartzkopff
(19 May 1942–30 Oct 1942)
Operations: 1st patrol: 3–30 October 1942
Victories: None

German submarine U-520 was a Type IXC U-boat of the German Kriegsmarine during World War II. The submarine was laid down on 1 July 1941 at the Deutsche Werft yard at Hamburg, launched on 2 March 1942, and commissioned on 19 May 1942 under the command of Kapitänleutnant Volkmar Schwartzkopff. After training with 4th U-boat Flotilla, the U-boat was transferred to 2nd U-boat Flotilla for front-line service on 1 October 1942.

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Service history

U-520 sailed from Kiel on 3 October 1942, and headed across the Atlantic. She had no successes.[3] The U-boat was sunk on 30 October, east of Newfoundland, in position by depth charges from a Canadian Douglas Digby light bomber of No. 10 Squadron RCAF. All 53 crew were lost.[1]

In January 2006 an article in the Edmonton Journal reported that a team of divers planned to search for U-520 and another U-boat, U-190.

References

Notes
  1. ^ a b "The Type IXC boat U-520 - German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net". uboat.net. http://www.uboat.net/boats/u520.htm. Retrieved 5 February 2010. 
  2. ^ "War Patrols by German U-boat U-520 - Boats - uboat.net". uboat.net. http://www.uboat.net/boats/patrols/u520.html. Retrieved 5 February 2010. 
  3. ^ "Patrol of U-boat U-520 from 3 Oct 1942 to 30 Oct 1942 - U-boat patrols - uboat.net". uboat.net. http://www.uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_1170.html. Retrieved 5 February 2010. 
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See also

U-66 · U-67 · U-68 · U-125 · U-126 · U-127 · U-128 · U-129 · U-130 · U-131 · U-153 · U-154 · U-155 · U-156 · U-157 · U-158 · U-159 · U-160 · U-161 · U-162 · U-163 · U-164 · U-165 · U-166 · U-171 · U-172 · U-173 · U-174 · U-175 · U-176 · U-501 · U-502 · U-503 · U-504 · U-505 · U-506 · U-507 · U-508 · U-509 · U-510 · U-511 · U-512 · U-513 · U-514 · U-515 · U-516 · U-517 · U-518 · U-519 · U-520 · U-521 · U-522 · U-523 · U-524 · U-533
Preceded by: Type IXB · Followed by: Type IXC/40
List of German U-boats