German submarine U-224
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| Career (Nazi Germany) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-224[1] |
| Ordered: | 15 August 1940 |
| Builder: | Germaniawerft, Kiel[1] |
| Cost: | 4,439,000 Reichsmark[1] |
| Yard number: | 654[1] |
| Laid down: | 15 July 1941 |
| Launched: | 7 May 1942[1] |
| Commissioned: | 20 June 1942[1] |
| Fate: | sunk 13 January 1943[1] |
| 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 × AEG electric motors, totalling 750 shp (560 kW) and max rpm: 296[1] |
| 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[1] |
German submarine U-224 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
Ordered on 15 August 1940 from the Germaniawerft shipyard in Kiel, she was laid down on 16 June 1941 as Werk 654, launched on 7 May 1942 and commissioned on 20 June.[1]
U-224 was attacked with depth charges and rammed by Canadian corvette HMCS Ville de Quebec west of Algiers on 13 January 1943. 45 crew members died when the boat sank.[1]
Summary of Raiding Career
| Date | Ship Name | Nationality | Displacement | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 October 1942 | Bic Island |  Canada |
3,921 | Sunk |
| 12 November 1942 | Buchanan |  Panama |
5,614 | Sunk |
References
- Gröner, Erich (1985). "U-Boote, Hilfskreuzer, Minenschiffe, Netzleger, Sperrbrecher". Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe, 1815–1945 III (Koblenz: Bernard&Graefe). pp. 72–83. ISBN 3763748024.
- Uboat.net: U-224
- (U-224 in German)
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Coordinates: 36°28′N 0°49′E / 36.467°N 0.817°E
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