German submarine U-182
| Career (Nazi Germany) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-182 |
| Ordered: | 15 August 1940 |
| Builder: | DeSchiMAG AG Weser, Bremen |
| Yard number: | 1022 |
| Laid down: | 7 April 1941 |
| Launched: | 3 March 1942 |
| Commissioned: | 30 June 1942 |
| Fate: | Sunk on 16 May 1943 by a US warship north-west of Madeira |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | Type IXD2 submarine |
| Displacement: | 1,610 tonnes (1,580 long tons) surfaced 1,799 tonnes (1,771 long tons) submerged |
| Length: | 87.58 m (287 ft 4 in) (o/a) 68.5 m (224 ft 9 in) (pressure hull) |
| Beam: | 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in) (o/a) 4.4 m (14 ft 5 in) (pressure hull) |
| Draught: | 5.35 m (17.6 ft) |
| Installed power: | 2 × MAN M 9 V 40/46 diesel engines totalling 2,800–3,200 metric horsepower (2,100–2,400 kW) surfaced 2 × SSW 2 GU 345/34 double-acting electric motors, totalling 1,000 metric horsepower (740 kW) submerged |
| Propulsion: | 2 × shafts 2 × 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) propellers |
| Speed: | 15.8–16.5 knots (29.3–30.6 km/h; 18.2–19.0 mph) surfaced 6.9 knots (12.8 km/h; 7.9 mph) submerged |
| Range: | 12,750 nautical miles (23,610 km; 14,670 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced submerged 115 nmi (213 km; 132 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) |
| Test depth: | Calculated crush depth: 230 m (750 ft) |
| Complement: | 4-7 officer, 51-57 enlisted |
| Armament: |
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| Service record[2] | |
|---|---|
| Part of: |
4th U-boat Flotilla (30 June–30 November 1942) 12th U-boat Flotilla (1 December 1942–16 May 1943) |
| Commanders: |
Kptlt. Werner Musenberg (30 June 1942–16 May 1943) |
| Operations: |
One 9 December 1942–16 May 1943 |
| Victories: | Five commercial ships sunk (30,071 GRT) |
German submarine U-182 was a Type IX D 2 U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine which served in World War II. Her keel was laid down on 7 April 1941 at DeSchiMAG AG Weser, Bremen as yard number 1022; she was launched on 3 March 1942 and commissioned on 30 June of the same year.
She carried out a single war patrol, sinking five merchant vessels and spending 159 days at sea.
U-182 was probably sunk near Madeira on 16 May 1943 by USS MacKenzie. 61 crew members and three prisoners of war died. The boat had been unsuccessfully attacked by a USAAF B-24 Liberator the previous day.
Summary of raiding career
| Date | Ship | Nationality | Tonnage | Fate[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 January 1943 | Ocean Courage |  United Kingdom |
7,173 | Sunk |
| 17 February 1943 | Llanashe | United Kingdom |
4,836 | Sunk |
| 10 March 1943 | Richard D. Spaight |  United States |
7,177 | Sunk |
| 5 April 1943 | Aloe | United Kingdom |
5,047 | Sunk |
| 1 May 1943 | Adelfotis |  Greece |
5,838 | Sunk |
References
- ↑ Gröner 1985, pp. 105-6.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type IXD1 boat U-182". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U-182". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
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
- Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type IXD boat U-182". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- Hofmann, Markus. "U 182". Deutsche U-Boote 1935-1945 - u-boot-archiv.de (in German). Retrieved 7 December 2014.
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