German submarine U-350
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-350 |
| Ordered: | 5 June 1941 |
| Builder: | Nordseewerke, Emden |
| Yard number: | 222 |
| Laid down: | 15 February 1943 |
| Launched: | 7 August 1943 |
| Commissioned: | 7 October 1943 |
| Fate: | Sunk in March 1945 by US bombs |
| 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 × G7e torpedoes or 26 TMA mines 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds) Various AA guns |
| Service record[1] | |
|---|---|
| Part of: |
22nd U-boat Flotilla (7 October 1943–28 February 1945) 31st U-boat Flotilla (1–30 March 1945) |
| Commanders: |
Oblt.z.S.. Erich Niester (7 October 1943–30 March 1945) |
| Operations: | None |
| Victories: | None |
German submarine U-350 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
She carried out no patrols. She did not sink or damage any ships.
She was sunk by US bombs in Hamburg in March 1945.
Service history
The submarine was laid down on 15 February 1943 at the Nordseewerke yard at Emden as 'werk' 222, launched on 17 August and commissioned on 7 October under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Erich Niester.
She served with the 22nd U-boat Flotilla from 7 October 1943 and the 31st flotilla from 1 March.
Fate
U-350 was sunk on 30 March 1945 in Hamburg by bombs from the USAAF.[2]
References
- Notes
- ↑ "The Type VIIC boat U-350 - German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ↑ http://www.u-boot-archiv.de/dieboote/u0350.html
- Bibliography
External links
- U-350 at u-boot-archiv.de (German)
See also
- List of German U-boats
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