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Name | U-147 |
Ordered | 25 September 1939 |
Builder | Deutsche Werke, Kiel |
Yard number | 276 |
Laid down | 10 April 1940 |
Launched | 16 November 1940[1] |
Commissioned | 11 December 1940[1] |
Fate | Sunk by British warships on 2 June 1941[1] |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Type IID coastal submarine |
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Height | 8.40 m (27 ft 7 in) |
Draught | 3.93 m (12 ft 11 in) |
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Test depth | 80 m (260 ft) |
Complement | 3 officers, 22 men |
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Identification codes: | M 19 049 |
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German submarine U-147 was a Type IID U-boat of the German Navy (Kriegsmarine) during World War II. She was laid down on 10 April 1940 at Deutsche Werke in Kiel as yard number 276, launched on 16 November 1940 and commissioned on 11 December under the command of Kapitänleutnant Reinhard Hardegen.[2]