German submarine U-428
| Career (Nazi Germany) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-428 |
| Ordered: | 5 June 1941 |
| Builder: | Danziger Werft, Danzig |
| Yard number: | 129 |
| Laid down: | 13 August 1942 |
| Launched: | 11 March 1943 |
| Commissioned: | 26 June 1943 |
| Fate: | Scuttled in northern Germany, May 1945. Wreck broken up in 1946[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[1] | |
|---|---|
| Part of: |
8th U-boat Flotilla (26 June–30 September 1943) 23rd U-boat Flotilla (1 October 1943–28 February 1945) 31st U-boat Flotilla (1 March–3 May 1945) |
| Commanders: |
Capitano di Corvetta Athos Fraternale (26 October–1 May 1944) Oblt.z.S. Helmut Münster (26 October 1943–14 May 1944) Oblt.z.S. Hans-Ulrich Hanitsch (2–3 May 1944) |
| Operations: | None |
| Victories: | None |
German submarine U-428 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
She carried out no patrols. She did not sink or damage any ships.
She was scuttled in northern Germany in May 1945. The wreck was broken up in 1946.[1]
Service history
The submarine was laid down on 13 August 1942 at the Danziger Werft (yard) at Danzig (now Gdansk), as yard number 129, launched on 11 March 1943 and commissioned on 26 June under the command of Capitano di Corvetta Athos Fraternale.
She served with the 8th U-boat Flotilla from 26 June 1943 and the 23rd flotilla from 1 October. She was reassigned to the 31st flotilla on 1 March 1945.
The U-boat was named S-1 after being acquired by the Italian Navy in exchange for some transport ships. She returned to Germany after the Italian surrender where she was renamed U-428.
Fate
The submarine was scuttled in the Nordsee/Ostsee canal (Kiel canal) near Audorf on 3 May 1945. The wreck was broken up in 1946.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-428". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ↑ Gröner 1985, pp. 72-74.
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 VIIC boat U-428". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- U-428 at ubootwaffe.net