German submarine U-772
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-772 |
| Ordered: | 21 November 1940 |
| Builder: | Kriegsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven |
| Yard number: | 155 |
| Laid down: | 21 September 1942 |
| Launched: | 31 October 1943 |
| Commissioned: | 23 December 1943 |
| Fate: | Sunk, 17 December 1944 |
| 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 kn (19 km/h) surfaced 150 km (81 nmi) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h) submerged |
| Test depth: |
230 m (750 ft) Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft) |
| Complement: | 44–52 officers & ratings |
| Armament: |
5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 1 stern) 14 × torpedoes or 26 TMA mines 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds) Various AA guns |
| Service record | |
|---|---|
| Part of: |
31st U-boat Flotilla (23 December 1943–31 July 1944) 9th U-boat Flotilla (1 August–14 October 1944) 11th U-boat Flotilla (15 October–17 December 1944) |
| Commanders: |
Kptlt. Ewald Rademacher (23 December 1943–17 December 1944) |
| Operations: |
1st patrol: 13 August–6 October 1944 2nd patrol: 19 November–17 December 1944 |
| Victories: | None |
Germa submarine U-772 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
The U-boat was laid down on 21 September 1942 at the Kriegsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven (KMW), launched on 31 October 1943, and commissioned on 23 December 1943, commanded by Kapitänleutnant Ewald Rademacher.[1]
War patrols
After the usual six-month shakedown and training period in the Baltic, U-772 sailed from Trondheim on 13 August 1944 for her first war patrol, which lasted for 55 days out in the North Atlantic, however she had no success.[2]
She sailed from Trondheim on 19 November 1944 on her second patrol, circling the British Isles. On 17 December 1944 U-772 was sunk by depth charges from the British Colony class frigate HMS Nyasaland in the North Atlantic, south of Cork, in position 51°16′N 08°05′W / 51.267°N 8.083°W with the loss of all 48 hands.
References
- ↑ "The Type VIIC boat U-772 - German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
- ↑ "War Patrols by German U-boat U-772 - Boats - uboat.net". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
External links
See also
- List of German U-boats
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