German submarine U-341
| Career (Nazi Germany) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-341 |
| Ordered: | 20 January 1941 |
| Builder: | Nordseewerke, Emden |
| Yard number: | 213 |
| Laid down: | 28 October 1941 |
| Launched: | 10 October 1942 |
| Commissioned: | 28 November 1942 |
| Fate: | Sunk by a Canadian aircraft, September 1943[1] |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| 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 (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: | 230 m (750 ft) Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft) |
| Complement: | 44–52 officers and ratings |
| Armament: |
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| Service record[3][4] | |
|---|---|
| Part of: |
8th U-boat Flotilla (28 November 1942–31 May 1943) 3rd U-boat Flotilla (1 June–19 September 1943) |
| Commanders: |
Oblt.z.S. Dietrich Epp (28 November 1942–19 September 1943) |
| Operations: |
1st patrol: 25 May–10 July 1943 2nd patrol: 31 August–19 September 1943 |
| Victories: | None |
German submarine U-341 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
She did not sink or damage any ships.
Service history
The submarine was laid down on 28 October 1941 at the Nordseewerke yard at Emden as yard number 213, launched on 20 August 1942 and commissioned on 28 November 1942 under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Dietrich Epp.
U-341 served with the 8th U-boat Flotilla, for training and then with the 3rd flotilla for operations from 1 June.
1st patrol
U-341 sailed from Kiel on 25 May 1943, and out into the Atlantic Ocean via the Iceland / Faroe Islands gap. Having moved all over the central north Atlantic without encountering any shipping, she arrived at La Pallice in occupied France, on 10 July.[5]
2nd patrol and loss
For her second foray, U-341 departed La Pallice on 31 August 1943 and headed north. On 19 September, she was sunk by depth charges dropped by a Canadian B-24 Liberator of No. 10 Squadron RCAF southwest of Iceland.[6][1][7]
Fifty men died; there were no survivors
Wolfpacks
U-341 took part in one wolfpack, namely.
- Leuthen (15–19 September 1943)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kemp 1999, p. 146.
- ↑ Gröner 1985, pp. 72-74.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-341". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "War Patrols by German U-boat U-341". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Patrol of U-boat U-341 from 25 May to 10 July 1943". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-341". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ↑ Hofmann, Markus. "U 241". Deutsche U-Boote 1935-1945 - u-boot-archiv.de (in German). Retrieved 26 December 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.
- Edwards, Bernard (1996). Dönitz and the Wolf Packs - The U-boats at War. Cassell Military Classics. p. 214. ISBN 0-304-35203-9.
- 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 VIIC boat U-341". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- U-341 at ubootwaffe.net
- Hofmann, Markus. "U 341". Deutsche U-Boote 1935-1945 - u-boot-archiv.de (in German). Retrieved 26 December 2014.