German submarine U-199

U-199 under attack by Brazilian Air Force PBY Catalina Arará, notice the "short" conning tower of an early type IX D2.
History
Nazi Germany
NameU-199
Ordered4 November 1940
BuilderDeSchiMAG AG Weser, Bremen
Yard number1045
Laid down10 October 1941
Launched11 July 1942
Commissioned28 November 1942
FateSunk, 31 July 1943 by the Brazilian aircraft PBY Catalina Arará
General characteristics
Class and typeType IXD2 submarine
Displacement
  • 1,610 t (1,580 long tons) surfaced
  • 1,799 t (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)
Height10.20 m (33 ft 6 in)
Draught5.40 m (17 ft 9 in)
Installed power
  • 9,000 PS (6,620 kW; 8,880 bhp) (diesels)
  • 1,000 PS (740 kW; 990 shp) (electric)
Propulsion
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
  • 57 nmi (106 km; 66 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depthCalculated crush depth: 230 m (750 ft)
Complement55 - 64
Armament
Service record[1][2]
Part of:
Identification codes: M 50 247
Commanders:
Operations:
  • 1 patrol:
  • 13 May - 31 July 1943
Victories: 2 merchant ships sunk
(4,181 GRT)

German submarine U-199 was a Type IXD2 U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

The submarine was laid down on 10 October 1941 at the DeSchiMAG AG Weser yard at Bremen as yard number 1045, launched on 11 July 1942 and commissioned on 28 November. She was commanded by Ritterkreuz recipient Kapitänleutnant Hans-Werner Kraus, who had previously successfully commanded U-47 and U-83.

After training with the 4th U-boat Flotilla at Stettin, U-199 was transferred to the 12th U-boat Flotilla for front-line service from 1 May 1943.[1]

She was sunk off the Brazilian coast on 31 July 1943 by the Brazilian Air Force Consolidated PBY Catalina flying boat "Arará".

  1. ^ a b Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type IXD2 boat U-199 — German U-boats of WWII". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
  2. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "War Patrols by German U-boat U-199". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 9 March 2010.