German submarine U-369: Difference between revisions

History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-369
Ordered	25 August 1941
Builder	Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft, Flensburg
Yard number	492
Laid down	6 October 1942
Commissioned	15 October 1943
Fate	Surrendered at Kristainsund-Sud May 1945, sunk as part of Operation Deadlight, November 1945
General characteristics
Class and type	Type VIIC submarine
Displacement	list error: <br /> list (help); 769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced; 871 t (857 long tons) submerged
Length	list error: <br /> list (help); 67.1 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a; 50.5 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull
Beam	list error: <br /> list (help); 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	list error: <br /> list (help); 2 × supercharged Germaniawerft 6-cylinder 4-stroke F46 diesel engines, totalling 2,800–3,200 PS (2,800–3,200 bhp; 2,100–2,400 kW). Max rpm: 470-490; 2 × electric motors, totalling 750 PS (740 shp; 550 kW) and max rpm: 296.
Speed	list error: <br /> list (help); 17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced; 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged
Range	list error: <br /> list (help); 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	list error: <br /> list (help); 230 m (750 ft); Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft)
Complement	44–52 officers and ratings
Armament	list error: mixed text and list (help); 5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern); 14 × torpedoes; 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds); various AA guns;
Service record
Part of:	list error: <br /> list (help); 22nd U-boat Flotilla; (15 October 1943–28 February 1945); 11th U-boat Flotilla; (1 March–8 May 1945)
Commanders:	list error: <br /> list (help); Kptlt. Ludwig Schaafhausen; (15 October 1943–28 February 1945); Oblt.z.S. Hans-Norbert Schunck; (16 April–8 May 1945)
Operations:	None
Victories:	None

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German submarine U-369 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 sunk after Germany's surrender as part of Operation Deadlight in November 1945.^[2]

Design

German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-369 had a displacement of 769 tonnes (757 long tons; 848 short tons) when at the surface and 871 tonnes (857 long tons; 960 short tons) while submerged.^[1] It had a total length of 220 ft 2 in (67.11 m), a pressure hull length of 165 ft 8 in (50.50 m), a beam of 20 ft 4 in (6.20 m), a height of 31 ft 6 in (9.60 m), and a draught of 15 ft 7 in (4.75 m). The submarine was powered by two Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft M6V 40/46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of 2,800 to 3,200 metric horsepower (2,100 to 2,400 kW; 2,800 to 3,200 shp) for use while surfaced, two Siemens-Schuckert GU 343/38-8 electric motors or Garbe, Lahmeyer & Co. RP 137/c electric motors producing a total of 750 metric horsepower (740 shp; 550 kW) for use while submerged. It had two shafts and two 1.23 m (4.0 ft) propellers. It was capable of operating at depths of up to 230 metres (750 ft).^[1]

The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) and a maximum submerged speed of 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph).^[1] When submerged, it could operate for 80 nautical miles (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph); when surfaced, it could travel 8,500 nautical miles (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph). U-369 was fitted with five 21 inches (53 cm) torpedo tubes (four fitted at its bow and one at its stern), fourteen torpedoes, one 8.8 centimetres (3.5 in) deck machine gun, 220 rounds, and an anti-aircraft gun. It had a complement of between forty-four and fifty-two.^[1]

Service history

The submarine was laid down on 6 October 1942 at the Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft yard at Flensburg as yard number 492, launched on 17 August 1943 and commissioned on 15 October under the command of Kapitänleutnant Ludwig Schaafhausen. She served with the 22nd U-boat Flotilla from 15 October 1943 and the 11th flotilla from 1 March 1945.^[3]

Fate

U-367 surrendered at Kristiansand-Sud in Norway on 5 May 1945. She was transferred to Scapa Flow in Scotland for Operation Deadlight on 29 May. She was sunk on 30 November.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Gröner 1985, pp. 72–74.
^ ^a ^b Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-369". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
^ ^a ^b Busch & Röll 1999.

Bibliography

Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 (in German). Vol. IV. Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler. ISBN 3-8132-0514-2. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help); Invalid |ref=harv (help)
Gröner, Erich (1985). U-Boote, Hilfskreuzer, Minenschiffe, Netzleger, Sperrbrecher (in German). Vol. III. Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN 3-7637-4802-4. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help); Invalid |ref=harv (help)

External links

Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-369". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
U-369 at ubootwaffe.net ^{[dead link]}

55°31′N 7°27′W / 55.517°N 7.450°W / 55.517; -7.450 Warning: Display title "German submarine<i> U-369</i>" overrides earlier display title "German submarine <i>U-369</i>" (help).

[FOOTNOTEGröner198572–74-1] Gröner 1985, pp. 72–74.

[uboatnet-2] Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-369". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 3 September 2012.

[FOOTNOTEBuschRöll1999-3] Busch & Röll 1999.

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 She was sunk after Germany's surrender as part of Operation [[Operation Deadlight|''Deadlight'']] in November 1945.<ref name="uboatnet" />
-==Service history==
+==Design==
+[[German Type VII submarine#Type VIIC|German Type VIIC submarines]] were preceded by the shorter [[German Type VII submarine#Type VIIB|Type VIIB submarines]]. ''U-369'' had a displacement of {{convert|769|t|LT ST}} when at the surface and {{convert|871|t|LT ST}} while submerged.{{sfn|Gröner|1985|pp=72-74}} It had a total length of {{convert|220|ft|2|in|m|abbr=on}}, a [[pressure hull]] length of {{convert|165|ft|8|in|m|abbr=on}}, a [[beam (nautical)|beam]] of {{convert|20|ft|4|in|m|abbr=on}}, a height of {{convert|31|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on}}, and a [[draught (ship)|draught]] of {{convert|15|ft|7|in|m|abbr=on}}. The submarine was powered by two [[Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft]] M6V 40/46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of {{convert|2800 to 3200|PS|kW shp}} for use while surfaced, two [[Siemens-Schuckert]] GU 343/38-8 electric motors or [[Garbe, Lahmeyer & Co.]] RP 137/c electric motors producing a total of {{convert|750|PS|shp kW}} for use while submerged. It had two shafts and two {{convert|1.23|m|ft|abbr=on}} propellers. It was capable of operating at depths of up to {{convert|230|m}}.{{sfn|Gröner|1985|pp=72-74}}
-The submarine was laid down on 6 October 1942 at the [[Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft]] yard at [[Flensburg]] as yard number 492, launched on 17 August 1943 and commissioned on 15 October under the command of ''[[Kapitänleutnant]]'' Ludwig Schaafhausen.
+The submarine had a maximum surface speed of {{convert|17.7|kn|km/h mph}} and a maximum submerged speed of {{convert|7.6|kn|km/h mph}}.{{sfn|Gröner|1985|pp=72-74}} When submerged, it could operate for {{convert|80|nmi|km mi}} at {{convert|4|kn|km/h mph}}; when surfaced, it could travel {{convert|8500|nmi|km mi}} at {{convert|10|kn|km/h mph}}. ''U-369'' was fitted with five {{convert|21|in|cm}} [[torpedo tube]]s (four fitted at its bow and one at its stern), fourteen torpedoes, one {{convert|8.8|cm|in}} deck machine gun, 220 rounds, and an anti-aircraft gun. It had a [[Ship's company|complement]] of between forty-four and fifty-two.{{sfn|Gröner|1985|pp=72-74}}
-She served with the [[22nd U-boat Flotilla]] from 15 October 1943 and the [[11th U-boat Flotilla|11th flotilla]] from 1 March 1945.
+==Service history==
+The submarine was laid down on 6 October 1942 at the [[Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft]] yard at [[Flensburg]] as yard number 492, launched on 17 August 1943 and commissioned on 15 October under the command of ''[[Kapitänleutnant]]'' Ludwig Schaafhausen. She served with the [[22nd U-boat Flotilla]] from 15 October 1943 and the [[11th U-boat Flotilla|11th flotilla]] from 1 March 1945.{{sfn|Busch|Röll|1999}}
 ===Fate===
-''U-367'' surrendered at [[Kristiansand]]-Sud in Norway on 5 May 1945. She was transferred to [[Scapa Flow]] in Scotland for Operation [[Operation Deadlight|''Deadlight'']] on 29 May. She was sunk on 30 November.
+''U-367'' surrendered at [[Kristiansand]]-Sud in Norway on 5 May 1945. She was transferred to [[Scapa Flow]] in Scotland for Operation [[Operation Deadlight|''Deadlight'']] on 29 May. She was sunk on 30 November.{{sfn|Busch|Röll|1999}}
 ==References==

v t e Type VII submarines
Type VIIA	U-27 U-28 U-29 U-30 U-31 U-32 U-33 U-34 U-35 U-36
Type VIIB	U-45 U-46 U-47 U-48 U-49 U-50 U-51 U-52 U-53 U-54 U-55 U-73 U-74 U-75 U-76 U-83 U-84 U-85 U-86 U-87 U-99 U-100 U-101 U-102
Type VIIC	U-69 U-70 U-71 U-72 U-77 U-78 U-79 U-80 U-81 U-82 U-88 U-89 U-90 U-91 U-92 U-93 U-94 U-95 U-96 U-97 U-98 U-132 U-133 U-134 U-135 U-136 U-201 U-202 U-203 U-204 U-205 U-206 U-207 U-208 U-209 U-210 U-211 U-212 U-221 U-222 U-223 U-224 U-225 U-226 U-227 U-228 U-229 U-230 U-231 U-232 U-235 U-236 U-237 U-238 U-239 U-240 U-241 U-242 U-243 U-244 U-245 U-246 U-247 U-248 U-249 U-250 U-251 U-252 U-253 U-254 U-255 U-256 U-257 U-258 U-259 U-260 U-261 U-262 U-263 U-264 U-265 U-266 U-267 U-268 U-269 U-270 U-271 U-272 U-273 U-274 U-275 U-276 U-277 U-278 U-279 U-280 U-281 U-282 U-283 U-284 U-285 U-286 U-287 U-288 U-289 U-290 U-291 U-301 U-302 U-303 U-304 U-305 U-306 U-307 U-308 U-309 U-310 U-311 U-312 U-313 U-314 U-315 U-316 U-331 U-332 U-333 U-334 U-335 U-336 U-337 U-338 U-339 U-340 U-341 U-342 U-343 U-344 U-345 U-346 U-347 U-348 U-349 U-350 U-351 U-352 U-353 U-354 U-355 U-356 U-357 U-358 U-359 U-360 U-361 U-362 U-363 U-364 U-365 U-366 U-367 U-368 U-369 U-370 U-371 U-372 U-373 U-374 U-375 U-376 U-377 U-378 U-379 U-380 U-381 U-382 U-383 U-384 U-385 U-386 U-387 U-388 U-389 U-390 U-391 U-392 U-393 U-394 U-396 U-397 U-398 U-399 U-400 U-401 U-402 U-403 U-404 U-405 U-406 U-407 U-408 U-409 U-410 U-411 U-412 U-413 U-414 U-415 U-416 U-417 U-418 U-419 U-420 U-421 U-422 U-423 U-424 U-425 U-426 U-427 U-428 U-429 U-430 U-431 U-432 U-433 U-434 U-435 U-436 U-437 U-438 U-439 U-440 U-441 U-442 U-443 U-444 U-445 U-446 U-447 U-448 U-449 U-450 U-451 U-452 U-453 U-454 U-455 U-456 U-457 U-458 U-465 U-466 U-467 U-468 U-469 U-470 U-471 U-472 U-473 U-475 U-476 U-477 U-478 U-479 U-480 U-481 U-482 U-483 U-484 U-485 U-486 U-551 U-552 U-553 U-554 U-555 U-556 U-557 U-558 U-559 U-560 U-561 U-562 U-563 U-564 U-565 U-566 U-567 U-568 U-569 U-570 U-571 U-572 U-573 U-574 U-575 U-576 U-577 U-578 U-579 U-580 U-581 U-582 U-583 U-584 U-585 U-586 U-587 U-588 U-589 U-590 U-591 U-592 U-593 U-594 U-595 U-596 U-597 U-598 U-599 U-600 U-601 U-602 U-603 U-604 U-605 U-606 U-607 U-608 U-609 U-610 U-611 U-612 U-613 U-614 U-615 U-616 U-617 U-618 U-619 U-620 U-621 U-622 U-623 U-624 U-625 U-626 U-627 U-628 U-629 U-630 U-631 U-632 U-633 U-634 U-635 U-636 U-637 U-638 U-639 U-640 U-641 U-642 U-643 U-644 U-645 U-646 U-647 U-648 U-649 U-650 U-651 U-652 U-653 U-654 U-655 U-656 U-657 U-658 U-659 U-660 U-661 U-662 U-663 U-664 U-665 U-666 U-667 U-668 U-669 U-670 U-671 U-672 U-673 U-674 U-675 U-676 U-677 U-678 U-679 U-680 U-681 U-682 U-683 U-701 U-702 U-703 U-704 U-705 U-706 U-707 U-708 U-709 U-710 U-711 U-712 U-713 U-714 U-715 U-716 U-717 U-718 U-719 U-720 U-721 U-722 U-731 U-732 U-733 U-734 U-735 U-736 U-737 U-738 U-739 U-740 U-741 U-742 U-743 U-744 U-745 U-746 U-747 U-748 U-749 U-750 U-751 U-752 U-753 U-754 U-755 U-756 U-757 U-758 U-759 U-760 U-761 U-762 U-763 U-764 U-765 U-766 U-767 U-768 U-771 U-772 U-773 U-774 U-775 U-776 U-777 U-778 U-779 U-821 U-822 U-825 U-826 U-901 U-903 U-904 U-905 U-907 U-921 U-922 U-923 U-924 U-925 U-926 U-927 U-928 U-951 U-952 U-953 U-954 U-955 U-956 U-957 U-958 U-959 U-960 U-961 U-962 U-963 U-964 U-965 U-966 U-967 U-968 U-969 U-970 U-971 U-972 U-973 U-974 U-975 U-976 U-977 U-978 U-979 U-980 U-981 U-982 U-983 U-984 U-985 U-986 U-987 U-988 U-989 U-990 U-991 U-992 U-993 U-994 U-1051 U-1052 U-1053 U-1054 U-1055 U-1056 U-1057 U-1058 U-1101 U-1102 U-1131 U-1132 U-1161 U-1162 U-1191 U-1192 U-1193 U-1194 U-1195 U-1196 U-1197 U-1198 U-1199 U-1200 U-1201 U-1202 U-1203 U-1204 U-1205 U-1206 U-1207 U-1208 U-1209 U-1210
Type VIIC/41	U-292 U-293 U-294 U-295 U-296 U-297 U-298 U-299 U-300 U-317 U-318 U-319 U-320 U-321 U-322 U-323 U-324 U-325 U-326 U-327 U-328 U-691 U-827 U-828 U-929 U-930 U-995 U-997 U-998 U-999 U-1000 U-1001 U-1002 U-1003 U-1004 U-1005 U-1006 U-1007 U-1008 U-1009 U-1010 U-1011 U-1013 U-1014 U-1015 U-1016 U-1017 U-1018 U-1019 U-1020 U-1021 U-1022 U-1023 U-1024 U-1025 U-1063 U-1064 U-1065 U-1103 U-1104 U-1105 U-1106 U-1107 U-1108 U-1109 U-1110 U-1163 U-1164 U-1165 U-1166 U-1167 U-1168 U-1169 U-1170 U-1171 U-1172 U-1271 U-1272 U-1273 U-1274 U-1275 U-1276 U-1277 U-1278 U-1279 U-1301 U-1302 U-1303 U-1304 U-1305 U-1306 U-1307 U-1308
Type VIID	U-213 U-214 U-215 U-216 U-217 U-218
Type VIIF	U-1059 U-1060 U-1061 U-1062
Preceded by: Type II Followed by: Type IX List of U-boats of Germany