German submarine U-222
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| Career (Nazi Germany) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-222 |
| Ordered: | 15 August 1940 |
| Builder: | F. Krupp Germaniawerft, Kiel |
| Yard number: | werk 652 |
| Laid down: | 16 June 1941 |
| Launched: | 28 March 1942 |
| Commissioned: | 23 May 1942 |
| Fate: | Sunk in a collision, 2 September 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Type VIIC submarine |
| Displacement: |
769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced 871 t (857 long tons) submerged |
| Length: |
67.1 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a 50.5 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull |
| Beam: |
6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull |
| Draft: | 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in) |
| Propulsion: |
2 × supercharged Germaniawerft 6-cylinder 4-stroke F46 diesel engines, totalling 2,800–3,200 bhp (2,100–2,400 kW). Max rpm: 470-490 2 × electric motors, totalling 750 shp (560 kW) and max rpm: 296 |
| Speed: |
17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged |
| Range: |
15,170 km (8,190 nmi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 150 km (81 nmi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged |
| Test depth: |
230 m (750 ft) Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft) |
| Complement: | 44–52 officers and ratings |
| Armament: |
5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern) 14 × torpedoes or 26 TMA mines 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds) Various AA guns |
| Service record | |
|---|---|
| Part of: | 8th U-boat Flotilla |
| Commanders: | Kptlt. Ralph von Jessen |
| Operations: | none |
| Victories: | none |
German Submarine U-222 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
She was laid down at the F. Krupp Germaniawerft yard in Kiel as 'werk' 652 on 16 June 1941, launched on 28 March 1942 and commissioned on 23 May under Oberleutnant zur See Ralf von Jessen. She was part of the 8th U-boat Flotilla, a training organization.
She was lost on 2 September 1942 after a collision with U-626 in the Baltic. 42 men died; there were three survivors.[1]
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Coordinates: 54°25′N 19°30′E / 54.417°N 19.500°E
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