German submarine U-272
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-272 |
| Ordered: | 20 January 1941 |
| Builder: | Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack |
| Yard number: | 33 |
| Laid down: | 28 November 1941 |
| Launched: | 15 August 1942 |
| Commissioned: | 7 October 1942 |
| Fate: | Sunk after a collision, 12 November 1942[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 × electric motors, totalling 750 shp (560 kW). 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 × G7e torpedoes or 26 TMA mines 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds) Various AA guns |
| Service record[2] | |
|---|---|
| Part of |
8th U-boat Flotilla (29 July 1942–31 January 1943) |
| Commanders |
Kplt. Heinz Hepp (7–12 October 1942) |
| Operations | none |
| Victories | none |
German submarine U-272 was a type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine in World War II. She was laid down on 28 November 1941, launched on 15 August 1942 and commissioned on 7 October that year under the command of Kapitänleutnant Heinz Hepp.
She served in the 8th U-boat flotilla, a training unit and never reached operational status.
She was sunk after colliding with U-634 on 12 November 1942. 29 of her crew died and there were 19 survivors.
References
- ↑ Kemp, Paul: U-Boats Destroyed - German Submarine Losses in the World Wars, 1999, Arms & Armour, ISBN 1-85409-515-3, p. 95.
- ↑ "The Type VIIC boat U-272 - German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net".
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