German submarine U-228
| Career (Nazi Germany) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-228 |
| Ordered: | 7 December 1940 |
| Builder: | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
| Yard number: | 658 |
| Laid down: | 18 October 1941 |
| Launched: | 30 July 1942 |
| Commissioned: | 12 September 1942 |
| Struck: | 5 October 1944 |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1944-45 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and 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 |
| Height: | 9.6 m (31 ft 6 in) |
| 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 (8.7 mph; 14.1 km/h) submerged |
| Range: | 8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 80 nmi (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged |
| Test depth: | 230 m (750 ft) Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft) |
| Complement: | 44–52 officers & ratings |
| Armament: |
|
| Service record[2][3] | |
|---|---|
| Part of: |
5th U-boat Flotilla (12 September 1942–28 February 1943) 6th U-boat Flotilla (1 March 1943–5 October 1944) |
| Commanders: |
Kptlt. Erwin Christophersen (12 September 1942–August 1944) Kptlt. Herbert Engel (August 1944–5 October 1944) |
| Operations: |
1st patrol: 6 February–29 March 1943 2nd patrol: 4 May–19 July 1943 3rd patrol: 27 September–20 December 1943 4th patrol: 19–26 March 1944 5th patrol: 6–16 June 1944 6th patrol: 12 August–20 September 1944 |
| Victories: | None |
German submarine U-228 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II.
Built at the Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft shipyard in Kiel, the U-boat was laid down on 18 October 1941, launched on 30 July 1942 and commissioned on 12 September 1942. U-228 served with the 5th U-boat Flotilla for training, and later with the 6th U-boat Flotilla from 1 March 1943 to 5 October 1944 as a front-line boat.[2]
U-228 completed six patrols without sinking any ships, but shot down two aircraft. She was damaged at Bergen, Norway, struck on 5 October 1944 and later broken up.[2]
References
- ↑ Gröner 1985, pp. 72-74.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-228". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 2009-12-23.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "War Patrols by German U-boat U-228". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 2009-12-23.
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.
- Bishop, Chris (2006). Kriegsmarine U-Boats, 1939-45. London: Amber Books. ISBN 978-1-904687-96-2.
External links
- Hofmann, Markus. "U 228". Deutsche U-Boote 1935-1945 - u-boot-archiv.de (in German). Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-228". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- U-228 at ubootwaffe.net