German submarine U-105 (1940)

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-105.

U-110, a U-boat of the same type as U-105
History
Nazi Germany
NameU-105
Ordered24 May 1938[1]
BuilderDeSchiMAG AG Weser, Bremen[1]
Yard number968[1]
Laid down16 November 1939[1]
Launched15 June 1940[1]
Commissioned10 September 1940[1]
HomeportLorient, France[2]
FateSunk on 2 June 1943 near Dakar by French Potez-CAMS 141 flying boat Antarès. 53 dead (all hands lost)[1][3]
General characteristics
Class and typeType IXB submarine
Displacement
  • 1,051 t (1,034 long tons) surfaced
  • 1,178 t (1,159 long tons) submerged
Length
Beam
  • 6.76 m (22 ft 2 in) o/a
  • 4.40 m (14 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Draught4.70 m (15 ft 5 in)
Speed
  • 18.2 knots (33.7 km/h; 20.9 mph) surfaced
  • 7.3 knots (13.5 km/h; 8.4 mph) submerged
Range
  • 12,000 nmi (22,000 km; 14,000 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced
  • 64 nmi (119 km; 74 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Armament
Service record
Part of:
Identification codes: M 22 946
Commanders:
Operations:
  • 9 patrols:[2]
  • 1st patrol:
  • 24 December 1940 – 31 January 1941
  • 2nd patrol:
  • 22 February – 13 June 1941
  • 3rd patrol:
  • 3 August – 20 September 1941
  • 4th patrol:
  • 8 November – 13 December 1941
  • 5th patrol:
  • 25 January – 8 February 1942
  • 6th patrol:
  • 25 February – 15 April 1942
  • 7th patrol:
  • a. 7 – 12 June 1942
  • b. 28 – 30 June 1942
  • 8th patrol:
  • 23 November 1942 – 14 February 1943
  • 9th patrol:
  • 16 March – 2 June 1943
Victories:
  • 22 merchant ships sunk
    (123,924 GRT)[4]
  • 1 warship sunk
    (1,546 tons)

German submarine U-105 was a Type IXB U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine. She was ordered on 24 May 1938 as part of Germany's naval rearmament program. Her keel was laid down in Bremen on 16 November 1938. After roughly seven months of construction, she was launched on 15 June 1940 and formally commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 10 September 1940.

During her three-year career, U-105 sank 23 vessels for a total loss of 123,924 gross register tons (GRT) and 1,546 tons before being sunk by the Free French Forces off the coast of Dakar (Senegal) on 2 June 1943.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type IXB boat U-105". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  2. ^ a b Helgason, Guðmundur. "War Patrols by U-105". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  3. ^ Kemp 1999, p. 123.
  4. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U-105". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 3 July 2011.