German submarine U-827
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-827 |
| Ordered: | 8 June 1942 |
| Builder: | F Schichau GmbH, Danzig |
| Yard number: | 1590 |
| Laid down: | 7 August 1943 |
| Launched: | 9 March 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 25 May 1944 |
| Fate: |
Scuttled on 5 May 1945 in Flensburg Fjord Wreck broken up in 1948 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Type VIIC/41 submarine |
| Displacement: |
769 long tons (781 t) surfaced 871 long tons (885 t) submerged |
| Length: |
67.23 m (220 ft 7 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: |
15,725 km (8,491 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: |
250 m (820 ft) Crush depth: 275–325 m (902–1,066 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 |
German submarine U-827 was a Type VIIC/41 U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during the Second World War. She was ordered on 8 June 1942, laid down on 7 August 1943 in Danzig, West Prussia.
She had two commanders, from 25 May 1944 to March 1945 it was Kapitänleutnant Wilhelm Hunck and then, from 26 April 1945 to 5 May 1945, she had Kapitänleutnant Kurt Baberg.[1]
The U-boat saw no action and was scuttled on 5 May 1945 in Flensburg Fjord. The wreck was broken up in 1948.[2]
References
- ↑ "The Type VIIC/41 boat U-827 - German U-boats of WWII". Uboat.net. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
- ↑ "U-Boat Operations". Ubootwaffe.net. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
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