German submarine U-182

History

Nazi Germany
Name:	U-182
Ordered:	15 August 1940
Builder:	DeSchiMAG AG Weser, Bremen
Yard number:	1022
Laid down:	7 April 1941
Launched:	3 March 1942
Commissioned:	30 June 1942
Fate:	Sunk on 16 May 1943 by a US warship north-west of Madeira
General characteristics
Class and type:	Type IXD2 submarine
Displacement:	1,610 tonnes (1,580 long tons) surfaced 1,799 tonnes (1,771 long tons) submerged
Length:	87.58 m (287 ft 4 in) (o/a) 68.50 m (224 ft 9 in) (pressure hull)
Beam:	7.50 m (24 ft 7 in) (o/a) 4.40 m (14 ft 5 in) (pressure hull)
Height:	10.20 m (33 ft 6 in)
Draught:	5.35 m (17 ft 7 in)
Installed power:	9,000 PS (6,620 kW; 8,880 bhp) (diesels) 1,000 PS (740 kW; 990 shp) (electric)
Propulsion:	2 shafts 2 × diesel engines 2 × electric motors 2 × 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) propellers
Range:	12,750 nautical miles (23,610 km; 14,670 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced submerged 115 nmi (213 km; 132 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph)
Test depth:	Calculated crush depth: 230 m (750 ft)
Boats & landing craft carried:	2 dinghies
Complement:	4-7 officer, 51-57 enlisted
Armament:	6 × torpedo tubes (four bow, two stern) 24 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedoes 1 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK C/32 deck gun (150 rounds) 1 × 3.7 cm (1.5 in) SK C/30 2 × 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft guns
Service record^[1]
Part of:	4th U-boat Flotilla 30 June - 30 November 1942 12th U-boat Flotilla 1 December 1942 - 16 May 1943
Commanders:	Kptlt. Werner Musenberg 30 June 1942 - 16 May 1943
Operations:	One: 9 December 1942 - 16 May 1943
Victories:	Five commercial ships sunk (30,071 GRT)

German submarine U-182 was a Type IX D 2 U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine which served in World War II. Her keel was laid down on 7 April 1941 at DeSchiMAG AG Weser, Bremen as yard number 1022; she was launched on 3 March 1942 and commissioned on 30 June of the same year.

She carried out a single war patrol, sinking five merchant vessels and spending 159 days at sea.

U-182 was probably sunk near Madeira on 16 May 1943 by USS MacKenzie. 61 crew members and three prisoners of war died. The boat had been unsuccessfully attacked by a USAAF B-24 Liberator the previous day.

Design

German Type IXD2 submarines were considerably larger than the original Type IXs. U-182 had a displacement of 1,610 tonnes (1,580 long tons) when at the surface and 1,799 tonnes (1,771 long tons) while submerged.^[2] The U-boat had a total length of 87.58 m (287 ft 4 in), a pressure hull length of 68.50 m (224 ft 9 in), a beam of 7.50 m (24 ft 7 in), a height of 10.20 m (33 ft 6 in), and a draught of 5.35 m (17 ft 7 in). The submarine was powered by two MAN M 9 V 40/46 supercharged four-stroke, nine-cylinder diesel engines plus two MWM RS34.5S six-cylinder four-stroke diesel engines for cruising, producing a total of 9,000 metric horsepower (6,620 kW; 8,880 shp) for use while surfaced, two Siemens-Schuckert 2 GU 345/34 double-acting electric motors producing a total of 1,000 shaft horsepower (1,010 PS; 750 kW) for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two 1.85 m (6 ft) propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to 200 metres (660 ft).^[2]

The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 20.8 knots (38.5 km/h; 23.9 mph) and a maximum submerged speed of 6.9 knots (12.8 km/h; 7.9 mph).^[2] When submerged, the boat could operate for 121 nautical miles (224 km; 139 mi) at 2 knots (3.7 km/h; 2.3 mph); when surfaced, she could travel 12,750 nautical miles (23,610 km; 14,670 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph). U-182 was fitted with six 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and two at the stern), 24 torpedoes, one 10.5 cm (4.13 in) SK C/32 naval gun, 150 rounds, and a 3.7 cm (1.5 in) SK C/30 with 2575 rounds as well as two 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft guns with 8100 rounds. The boat had a complement of fifty-five.^[2]

Summary of raiding history

Date	Ship	Nationality	Tonnage	Fate^[3]
15 January 1943	Ocean Courage	United Kingdom	7,173	Sunk
17 February 1943	Llanashe	United Kingdom	4,836	Sunk
10 March 1943	Richard D. Spaight	United States	7,177	Sunk
5 April 1943	Aloe	United Kingdom	5,047	Sunk
1 May 1943	Adelfotis	Greece	5,838	Sunk

References

↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type IXD1 boat U-182". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
1 2 3 4 Gröner 1991, pp. 74-75.
↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U-182". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 8 October 2014.

Bibliography

Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). German U-boat commanders of World War II : a biographical dictionary. Translated by Brooks, Geoffrey. London, Annapolis, Md: Greenhill Books, Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-186-6.
Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 [German U-boat losses from September 1939 to May 1945]. Der U-Boot-Krieg (in German). IV. Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler. ISBN 3-8132-0514-2.
Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. German Warships 1815–1945. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4.

External links

Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type IXD boat U-182". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
Hofmann, Markus. "U 182". Deutsche U-Boote 1935-1945 - u-boot-archiv.de (in German). Retrieved 7 December 2014.

German Type IXD submarine
Type IXD1	U-180 U-195
Type IXD2	U-177 U-178 U-179 U-181 U-182 U-196 U-197 U-198 U-199 U-200 U-847 U-848 U-849 U-850 U-851 U-852 U-859 U-860 U-861 U-862 U-863 U-864 U-871 U-872 U-873 U-874 U-875 U-876
IXD/42	U-883 U-884
Preceded by: Type IXC Followed by: Type X
List of U-boats of Germany

German Type IX submarines
Type IXA	U-37 U-38 U-39 U-40 U-41 U-42 U-43 U-44
Type IXB	U-64 U-65 U-103 U-104 U-105 U-106 U-107 U-108 U-109 U-110 U-111 U-122 U-123 U-124
Type IXC	U-66 U-67 U-68 U-125 U-126 U-127 U-128 U-129 U-130 U-131 U-153 U-154 U-155 U-156 U-157 U-158 U-159 U-160 U-161 U-162 U-163 U-164 U-165 U-166 U-171 U-172 U-173 U-174 U-175 U-176 U-501 U-502 U-503 U-504 U-505 U-506 U-507 U-508 U-509 U-510 U-511 U-512 U-513 U-514 U-515 U-516 U-517 U-518 U-519 U-520 U-521 U-522 U-523 U-524
Type IXC/40	U-167 U-168 U-169 U-170 U-183 U-184 U-185 U-186 U-187 U-188 U-189 U-190 U-191 U-192 U-193 U-194 U-525 U-526 U-527 U-528 U-529 U-530 U-531 U-532 U-533 U-534 U-535 U-536 U-537 U-538 U-539 U-540 U-541 U-542 U-543 U-544 U-545 U-546 U-547 U-548 U-549 U-550 U-801 U-802 U-803 U-804 U-805 U-806 U-841 U-842 U-843 U-844 U-845 U-846 U-853 U-854 U-855 U-856 U-857 U-858 U-865 U-866 U-867 U-868 U-869 U-870 U-877 U-878 U-879 U-880 U-881 U-889 U-1221 U-1222 U-1223 U-1224 U-1225 U-1226 U-1227 U-1228 U-1229 U-1230 U-1231 U-1232 U-1233 U-1234 U-1235
Type IXD	U-177 U-178 U-179 U-180 U-181 U-182 U-195 U-196 U-197 U-198 U-199 U-200 U-847 U-848 U-849 U-850 U-851 U-852 U-859 U-860 U-861 U-862 U-863 U-864 U-871 U-872 U-873 U-874 U-875 U-876
Preceded by: Type VII Followed by: Type X List of U-boats of Germany

Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in May 1943

Shipwrecks

1 May: Erinpura
2 May: Gneisenau, Turunmaa, U-465
4 May: U-109, U-439, U-659
5 May: Bristol City, Fingal, Hartwelson, U-638, West Madaket, West Maximus
6 May: FR 117, U-125, U-192, U-438, U-531, U-630
7 May: Adele, Hermes, U-447, U-663, ZF-5
8 May: Kagerō, Kuroshio, Oyashio
11 May: Nailsea Meadow, U-528
12 May: I-31, U-89, U-186, U-456
13 May: U-753
14 May: AHS Centaur, Ro-102, U-235, U-236, U-237, U-640
15 May: Irish Oak, U-176, U-266
16 May: Enrico Tazzoli, U-182, U-463
17 May: U-128, U-646, U-657
18 May: Empire Eve
19 May: Général Bonaparte, U-273, U-953
20 May: U-258
21 May: U-303
22 May: U-569
23 May: Leonardo da Vinci, USS Niagara, U-752
25 May: U-414, U-467
26 May: U-436
27 May: Léopard
28 May: U-304, U-755
30 May: HMS Untamed
31 May: U-440, U-563
Unknown date: Calypso, U-209, U-381

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Coordinates: 33°55′N 20°35′W / 33.917°N 20.583°W / 33.917; -20.583

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