German submarine U-848
.jpg) U-848 under attack from a very low flying aircraft. | |
| Career (Nazi Germany) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-848 |
| Ordered: | 20 January 1941 |
| Builder: | AG Weser, Bremen |
| Yard number: | 1054 |
| Laid down: | 6 January 1942 |
| Launched: | 6 October 1942 |
| Commissioned: | 20 February 1943 |
| Motto: | et quo volverunt! (and the wish!) |
| Fate: | Sunk, 5 November 1943 (10°09′S 18°00′W / 10.150°S 18.000°WCoordinates: 10°09′S 18°00′W / 10.150°S 18.000°W) |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | Type IXD2 submarine |
| Displacement: | 1,610 t (1,580 long tons) surfaced 1,799 t (1,771 long tons) submerged |
| Length: | 87.6 m (287 ft 5 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 |
| Height: | 10.2 m (33 ft 6 in) |
| Draft: | 5.4 m (17 ft 9 in) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × MAN M 9 V 40/46 supercharged 9-cylinder diesel engines, 4,400 hp (3,281 kW) 2 × SSW 2 GU 345/34 double acting electric motors, 1,000 hp (746 kW) |
| Speed: | 20.8 knots (38.5 km/h; 23.9 mph) surfaced 6.9 knots (12.8 km/h; 7.9 mph) submerged |
| Range: | 12,750 nmi (23,610 km; 14,670 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 213 nautical miles (394 km; 245 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged |
| Test depth: | 230 m (750 ft) |
| Complement: | 55 to 63 |
| Armament: |
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| Service record[2][3] | |
|---|---|
| Part of: |
4th U-boat Flotilla (20 February 1943 – 31 July 1943) 12th U-boat Flotilla (1 August 1943 – 5 November 1943) |
| Commanders: |
Korvettenkapitän Wilhelm Rollmann (20 February 1943 – 5 November 1943) |
| Operations: | 1st patrol: 18 September – 5 November 1943 |
| Victories: | 1 commercial ship sunk (4,573 GRT) |
German submarine U-848 was a Type IXD2 U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. Laid down in Bremen and completed in February 1943, the boat was a long-range Type IX, with four bow and two stern torpedo tubes.
She was commanded throughout her brief service life by Korvettenkapitän Wilhelm Rollmann, who led her through her sea trials and onto her first war patrol on 18 September 1943.
Service History
U-848 's first patrol was to join the Monsun Gruppe, based in the Indian Ocean. On 2 November 1943, she torpedoed and sank the unescorted 4,573 GRT British steamship Baron Semple NW of Ascension Island. All hands were lost.
Fate
She was intercepted after 49 days on 5 November 1943, off the coast of Brazil, by the US Army Air Corps.
She was depth charged by 3 Liberator and 2 Mitchell aircraft. All 63 hands were lost.
Summary of raiding career
| Date | Ship | Nationality | Tonnage | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 November 1943 | Baron Semple |  United Kingdom |
4,573 | Sunk |
References
- ↑ Gröner 1985, pp. 105-6.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type IXD2 boat U-848". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "War Patrols by German U-boat U-848". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 23 March 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.
- Sharpe, Peter (1998). U-Boat Fact File. Great Britain: Midland Publishing. ISBN 1-85780-072-9.
- Bridgland, Tony, Waves of Hate, Leo Cooper, Great Britain: 2002. ISBN 0-85052-822-4.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to U-848.
- Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type IXD2 boat U-848". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 25 March 2007.
- "Ubootwaffe.net". U-848. Retrieved 25 March 2007.
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