German submarine U-536
| Career (Nazi Germany) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-536 |
| Ordered: | 10 April 1941 |
| Builder: | Deutsche Werft, Hamburg |
| Yard number: | 354 |
| Laid down: | 13 March 1942 |
| Launched: | 26 October 1942 |
| Commissioned: | 13 January 1943 |
| Fate: | Sunk, November 1943 northeast of the Azores by one British and two Canadian warships |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Type IXC/40 submarine |
| Displacement: |
1,120 t (1,100 long tons) surfaced 1,232 t (1,213 long tons) submerged |
| Length: |
76.8 m (252 ft 0 in) o/a 58.7 m (192 ft 7 in) pressure hull |
| Beam: |
6.9 m (22 ft 8 in) o/a 4.4 m (14 ft 5 in) pressure hull |
| Height: | 9.6 m (31 ft 6 in) |
| Draft: | 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) |
| Propulsion: |
2 × MAN M9V40/46 supercharged 9-cylinder diesel engines, 4,400 hp (3,281 kW) 2 × SSW GU345/34 double-acting electric motors, 1,000 hp (746 kW) |
| Speed: |
19 knots (35 km/h) surfaced 7.3 knots (13.5 km/h) submerged |
| Range: |
25,620 nmi (47,450 km; 29,480 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h) surfaced 117 nautical miles (217 km; 135 mi) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h) submerged |
| Test depth: | 230 m (750 ft) |
| Complement: | 48 to 56 |
| Armament: |
6 × torpedo tubes (four bow, two stern) 22 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedoes 1 × Utof 105 mm/45 deck gun (110 rounds) AA guns |
| Service record | |
|---|---|
| Part of: |
4th U-boat Flotilla (11 November 1942–31 March 1943) 2nd U-boat Flotilla (1 April 1943–30 September 1944) 33rd U-boat Flotilla (1 October 1944–8 May 1945) |
| Commanders: |
Kptlt. Rolf Schauenburg (13 January–20 November 1943) |
| Operations: |
1st patrol: 1 June–9 July 1943 2nd patrol: 29 August–20 November 1943 |
| Victories: | None |
German submarine U-536 was a Type IXC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
She was laid down at the Deutsche Werft (yard) in Hamburg as 'werk' 347 on 7 January 1942, launched on 26 August and commissioned on 11 November with Kapitänleutnant Rolf Schauenburg in command.
U-536 began her service career with training as part of the 4th U-boat Flotilla from 13 January 1943. She was re-assigned to the 2nd flotilla for operations on 1 June.
She carried out two patrols, but did not sink any ships. She was a member of one wolfpack.
She was sunk in November 1943 northeast of the Azores by one British and two Canadian warships.
Operational career
1st patrol
The boat departed Kiel on 1 June 1943, moved through the North Sea, negotiated the 'gap' between Iceland and the Faroe Islands and entered the Atlantic Ocean. She entered Lorient, on the French Atlantic coast, on 9 July.
2nd patrol and loss
Her second foray took her as far as the Gulf of St. Lawrence, but on the return leg she was sunk on 20 November 1943 northeast of the Azores by depth charges from a British frigate, HMS Nene and two Canadian corvettes, HMCS Snowberry and Calgary.[1]
Thirty-eight men died; there were seventeen survivors.[2]
References
- ↑ Service Histories of Royal Navy Warships in World War 2 HMS Nene gives gunfire as the cause of the sinking after depth-charging brough the submarine to the surface.
- ↑ Kemp, Paul: U-Boats Destroyed - German Submarine Losses in the World Wars, 1997, Arms & Armour, ISBN 1-85409-515-3, p. 158
External links
- Uboat.net: U-536
- U-536 at Ubootwaffe
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Coordinates: 43°50′N 19°39′W / 43.833°N 19.650°W