German submarine U-149 (1940)
| Career (Nazi Germany) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-149 |
| Ordered: | 25 September 1939 |
| Builder: | Deutsche Werke, Kiel |
| Laid down: | 25 May 1940 |
| Launched: | 19 October 1940 |
| Commissioned: | 13 November 1940 |
| Fate: | Surrendered on 5 May 1945 at Heligoland |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | IID |
| Type: | Coastal submarine |
| Displacement: | 314 t (309 long tons) surfaced 364 t (358 long tons) submerged |
| Length: | 43.97 m (144 ft 3 in) |
| Beam: | 4.92 m (16 ft 2 in) |
| Draft: | 3.93 m (12 ft 11 in) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × propeller shafts 2 × MWM four-stroke diesel engines, 700 shp (520 kW) 2 × Siemens-Schuckert electric motor, 410 shp (310 kW) |
| Speed: | 12.7 knots (23.5 km/h; 14.6 mph) surfaced 7.4 knots (13.7 km/h; 8.5 mph) submerged |
| Range: | 3,450 nautical miles (6,390 km; 3,970 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced 56 nmi (104 km; 64 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged |
| Test depth: | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Complement: | 3 officers, 22 men |
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| Service record[2][3] | |
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| Operations: | Patrol: 18 June–11 July 1941 |
| Victories: | One warship sunk |
German submarine U-149 was a Type IID U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. Her keel was laid down on 25 May 1940 by Deutsche Werke in Kiel as yard number 278. She was launched on 19 October 1940 and commissioned on 13 November with Kapitänleutnant Horst Höltring in command.
U-146 began her service life with the 1st U-boat Flotilla. She was then assigned to the 22nd flotilla, where she remained for the rest of the war, including time on a single patrol.
She surrendered in May 1945 and was sunk as part of Operation Deadlight in December.
Operational career
U-149 's one patrol was carried out within the confines of the Baltic Sea, but she did sink the Soviet submarine M-99 on 27 July 1941, northwest of Dagö Island before returning to her base at Gotenhafen, (now Gdynia in modern Poland).
Fate
The boat surrendered at the German island of Heligoland on 5 May 1945. She was transferred from Wilhelmshaven to Loch Ryan in preparation for Operation Deadlight and was sunk on 21 December 1945 at 55°40′N 08°00′W / 55.667°N 8.000°W.
Summary of raiding career
| Date | Ship | Nationality | Tonnage | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 June 1941 | M-99 |  Soviet Navy |
206 | Sunk |
References
- ↑ Gröner 1985, p. 67.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type IID boat U-149". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net www.uboat.net. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "War Patrols by German U-boat U-149". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
Bibliography
- Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945. Der U-Boot-Krieg (in German) IV (Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler). ISBN 3-8132-0514-2.
- Gröner, Erich (1985). U-Boote, Hilfskreuzer, Minenschiffe, Netzleger, Sperrbrecher. Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815-1945 (in German) III (Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe). ISBN 3-7637-4802-4.
External links
- Hofmann, Markus. "U 149". Deutsche U-Boote 1935-1945 - u-boot-archiv.de (in German). Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type IID boat U-149". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
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