German submarine U-327
| Career (Nazi Germany) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-327 |
| Ordered: | 16 July 1942 |
| Builder: | Flender Werke, Lübeck |
| Yard number: | 327 |
| Laid down: | 15 April 1943 |
| Launched: | 27 May 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 18 July 1944 |
| Fate: | Sunk by British warships, February 1945[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Type VIIC/41 submarine |
| Displacement: | 759 tonnes (747 long tons) surfaced 860 t (846 long tons) 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 × 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: | 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: | 250 m (820 ft) Crush depth: 275–325 m (902–1,066 ft) |
| Complement: | 44–52 officers and ratings |
| Armament: |
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| Service record[2][3] | |
|---|---|
| Part of: |
4th U-boat Flotilla (18 July 1944–31 January 1945) 11th U-boat Flotilla (1–27 February 1945) |
| Identification codes: | M 36 449 |
| Commanders: |
Kptlt. Hans Lemcke (18 July 1944–27 February 1945) |
| Operations: |
Three patrols: 20–24 January 1945 28–29 January 1945 30 January–27 February 1945 |
| Victories: | None |
German submarine U-327 was a Type VIIC/41 U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
She carried out three patrols, but did not sink any ships.
The boat was sunk in February 1945 by British warships in the English Channel.[1]
Service history
The submarine was laid down on 15 April 1943 by the Flender Werke yard at Lübeck as yard number 327, launched on 27 May 1944 and commissioned on 18 July under the command of Kapitänleutnant Hans Lemcke.
She served with the 4th U-boat Flotilla for training, from 18 July 1944 to 31 January 1945 and the 11th flotilla for operations until her sinking on 27 February.
1st patrol
U-327 departed Kiel on 20 January 1945 and arrived in Horten in Norway (south of Oslo), on the 24th.
2nd patrol
The boat left Horten on 28 January 1945. She arrived at Kristiansand the next day.
3rd patrol and loss
U-327 commenced her third patrol on 30 January 1945. On 27 February she was sunk by depth charges dropped by the British frigates HMS Labuan and Loch Fada. With them in the western English Channel was the sloop HMS Wild Goose.
Forty-six men died; there were no survivors.
Previously recorded fate
The boat was reported missing after 31 January 1945 southwest of the British coast.
See also
- Battle of the Atlantic (1939-1945)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kemp 1999, p. 235.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC/41 boat U-327". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "War Patrols by German U-boat U-327". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 20 August 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.
- Kemp, Paul (1999). U-Boats Destroyed - German Submarine Losses in the World Wars. London: Arms & Armour. ISBN 1-85409-515-3.
External links
- Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VII/C41 boat U-327". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- Hofmann, Markus. "U 327". Deutsche U-Boote 1935-1945 - u-boot-archiv.de (in German). Retrieved 2014-12-06.
- U-327 at ubootwaffe.net