German submarine U-229

History
Nazi Germany
NameU-229
Ordered7 December 1940
BuilderGermaniawerft, Kiel
Yard number659
Laid down3 November 1941
Launched20 August 1942
Commissioned3 October 1942
FateSunk, 22 September 1943[1] by a British warship
General characteristics
Class and typeType VIIC submarine
Displacement
Length
Beam
  • 6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a
  • 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Height9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
Draught4.74 m (15 ft 7 in)
Installed power
  • 2,800–3,200 PS (2,100–2,400 kW; 2,800–3,200 bhp) (diesels)
  • 750 PS (550 kW; 740 shp) (electric)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 17.7 knots (32.8 km/h) surfaced
  • 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h) submerged
Range
  • 8,500 nmi (15,700 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) surfaced
  • 80 nmi (150 km) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h) submerged
Test depth
  • 230 m (750 ft)
  • Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft)
Complement4 officers, 40–56 enlisted
Armament
Service record[2][3]
Part of:
Identification codes: M 49 281
Commanders:
  • Oblt.z.S. Robert Schetelig
  • 3 October 1942 – 22 September 1943
Operations:
  • 3 patrols:
  • 1st patrol:
  • 20 February – 17 April 1943
  • 2nd patrol:
  • a. 11 May – 7 June 1943
  • b. 2 – 3 August 1943
  • 3rd patrol:
  • 31 August – 22 September 1943
Victories:
  • 2 merchant ships sunk
    (8,352 GRT)
  • 1 merchant ship damaged
    (3,670 GRT)

German submarine U-229 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

The submarine was laid down on 3 November 1941 at the Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft yard at Kiel as yard number 659, launched on 20 August 1942, and commissioned on 3 October under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Robert Schetelig.[2]

After training with the 5th U-boat Flotilla at Kiel, U-229 was transferred to the 6th U-boat Flotilla, (which was based at Saint-Nazaire on the French Atlantic coast), on 1 March 1943, for front-line service. In three war patrols the U-boat sank two merchant ships, totalling 8,352 gross register tons (GRT) and damaged another of 3,670 GRT.[2]

She was sunk by a British warship on 22 September 1943.

  1. ^ Kemp 1999, pp. 146–147.
  2. ^ a b c Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-229". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  3. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "War Patrols by German U-boat U-229". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 1 April 2013.