German submarine U-169
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| Career (Nazi Germany) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-169 |
| Ordered: | 15 August 1940 |
| Builder: | Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG, Bremen |
| Yard number: | 708 |
| Laid down: | 15 May 1940 |
| Launched: | 6 June 1942[1] |
| Commissioned: | 4 November 1942[2] |
| Fate: | Sunk, 27 March 1943[3] |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Type IXC/40 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: |
6.9 m (22 ft 8 in) o/a 4.4 m (14 ft 5 in) pressure hull |
| Height: | 9.6 m (31 ft 6 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: |
19 knots (35 km/h) surfaced 7.3 knots (13.5 km/h) submerged |
| Range: |
25,620 nmi (47,450 km; 29,480 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h) surfaced 117 nautical miles (217 km; 135 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged |
| Test depth: | 230 m (750 ft) |
| Complement: | 48 to 56 |
| Armament: |
6 × torpedo tubes (four bow, two stern) 22 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedoes 1 × Utof 105 mm/45 deck gun (110 rounds) AA guns |
| Service record[4] | |
|---|---|
| Part of: |
Kriegsmarine 4th U-boat Flotilla (training boat) (16 November 1942–1 March 1943) 10th U-boat Flotilla (1–27 March 1943) |
| Commanders: | Oblt.z.S. Hermann Bauer (16 November 1942–27 March 1943) |
German submarine U-169 was a Type IXC/40 U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine built for service during World War II. Her keel was laid down on 15 May 1941 by the Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG in Bremen as 'werk' 708. She was launched on 6 June 1942 and commissioned on 16 November with Oberleutnant zur See Hermann Bauer in command.
The U-boat's service began with training as part of the 4th U-boat Flotilla. She then moved to the 10th flotilla on 1 March 1943 for operations.
She was sunk on 27 March 1943 by a British B-17 Flying Fortress of No. 206 Squadron RAF piloted by Flying Officer Ian Samuel.
See also
- List of German U-boats
References
- Notes
- ↑ Kemp, Paul: U-Boats Destroyed - German Submarine Losses in the World Wars, 1999, Arms & Armour, ISBN 1-85409-515-3, p. 108
- ↑ Kemp, p. 108
- ↑ Kemp, p. 108
- ↑ "The Type IXC/40 boat U-169 - German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net". uboat.net. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
- Bibliography
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