German submarine U-393
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-393 |
| Ordered: | 20 January 1941 |
| Builder: | Howaldtswerke, Kiel |
| Yard number: | 25 |
| Laid down: | 8 April 1942 |
| Commissioned: | 3 July 1943 |
| Fate: | Scuttled on 5 May 1945 near the Fyn Islands in Flensburger Förde |
| 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 × GL RP 137/c 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: |
5th U-boat Flotilla (3 July 1943–31 October 1944) 24th U-boat Flotilla (1 November 1944–31 March 1944) 5th U-boat Flotilla 1 April–5 May 1945 |
| Commanders: |
Oblt.z.S. Alfred Radermacher (3 July 1943–30 September 1944) Oblt.z.S. Walter Zenker (1 October 1944–13 January 1945) Oblt.z.S. Joachim Seeger (14 January–April 1945) Oblt.z.S. Friedrich-Georg Herrle (April–4 May 1945) |
| Operations: | None |
| Victories: | None |
German submarine U-393 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 scuttled on 5 May 1945 in Flensburger Förde.[2]
Service history
The submarine was laid down on 8 April 1942 at the Howaldtswerke (yard) at Flensburg as 'werk' 25, launched on 15 May 1943 and commissioned on 3 July under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Alfred Radermacher.
She served with the 5th U-boat Flotilla from 3 July 1943 and the 24th flotilla as a trials vessel from 1 November 1944. She then came under the 5th flotilla once more from 1 April 1945.
Fate
U-393 was bombed by US aircraft in Gelting Bay on 4 May 1945. Two men were killed; there were an unknown number of survivors. She was scuttled the following day in the Flensburger Förde near the Fyn Islands.
References
- Notes
- ↑ "The Type VIIC boat U-393 - German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ↑ http://uboat.net/boats/u393/htm
- Bibliography
See also
- List of German U-boats
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