German submarine U-967
| Career (Nazi Germany) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-967 |
| Ordered: | 5 June 1941 |
| Builder: | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg |
| Yard number: | 167 |
| Laid down: | 16 May 1942 |
| Launched: | 4 February 1943 |
| Commissioned: | 11 March 1943 |
| Fate: | Scuttled on 11 August 1944 in Toulon. |
| 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 (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 & ratings |
| Armament: |
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| Service record | |
|---|---|
| Part of: |
Kriegsmarine |
| Identification codes: | M 51 480 |
| Commanders: |
Oblt.z.S. Herbert Loeder[2] 2 July–11 August 1944 |
| Operations: | 3 patrols |
| Victories: | 1 warship sunk for 1,300 tons |
German submarine U-967 was a Type VIIC/41 U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine. Her keel was laid down on 16 May 1942 by Blohm & Voss of Hamburg, Germany. She was commissioned on 11 March 1943 with Oberleutnant zur See Herbert Loeder in command. U-967 commanded by Albrecht Brandi on 5 May 1944 torpedoed USS Fechteler in the Western Mediterranean that was sailing with convoy GUS-38.
Summary of raiding career
| Date | Ship Name | Nationality | Tonnage (GRT) | Fate[5] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 1944 | USS Fechteler |  United States Navy |
1,300 | Sunk |
See also
References
- ↑ Gröner 1985, pp. 72-74.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Herbert Loeder". German U-boats of World War II - Uboat.net. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Albrecht Brandi (Knight's Cross)". German U-boats of World War II - Uboat.net. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Heinz-Eugen Eberbach". German U-boats of World War II - Uboat.net. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U-967". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 15 February 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.
External links
- Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-967". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- U-967 at Uboatwaffe.net - Retrieved 5 November 2009
Coordinates: 43°7′N 5°55′E / 43.117°N 5.917°E