German submarine U-141 (1940)

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-141.

History
Nazi Germany
NameU-141
Ordered25 September 1939
BuilderDeutsche Werke, Kiel
Yard number270
Laid down12 December 1939
Launched27 July 1940
Commissioned21 August 1940
FateScuttled on 5 May 1945 at Wilhelmshaven
General characteristics
Class and typeType IID coastal submarine
Displacement
  • 314 t (309 long tons) surfaced
  • 364 t (358 long tons) submerged
Length
Beam
  • 4.92 m (16 ft 2 in) (o/a)
  • 4.00 m (13 ft 1 in) (pressure hull)
Height8.40 m (27 ft 7 in)
Draught3.93 m (12 ft 11 in)
Installed power
  • 700 PS (510 kW; 690 bhp) (diesels)
  • 410 PS (300 kW; 400 shp) (electric)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 12.7 knots (23.5 km/h; 14.6 mph) surfaced
  • 7.4 knots (13.7 km/h; 8.5 mph) submerged
Range
  • 3,450 nmi (6,390 km; 3,970 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced
  • 56 nmi (104 km; 64 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth80 m (260 ft)
Complement3 officers, 22 men
Armament
Service record[1][2]
Part of:
Identification codes: M 18 009
Commanders:
  • Oblt.z.S. Heinz-Otto Schultze
  • 21 August 1940 - 30 March 1941
  • Oblt.z.S. Philip Schüler
  • 31 March - 29 November 1941
  • Oblt.z.S. Jürgen Kruger
  • 30 November 1941 - 15 June 1942
  • Oblt.z.S. Günther Möller
  • 16 June 1942 - 15 February 1943
  • Oblt.z.S. Dietrich Rauch
  • 16 February - 28 July 1943
  • Oblt.z.S. Bernhard Luttmann
  • 29 July 1943 - 6 November 1944
  • Oblt.z.S. Heinrich-Dietrich Hoffmann
  • 7 November 1944 - 5 May 1945
Operations:
  • 4 patrols:
  • 1st patrol:
  • 29 April - 11 May 1941
  • 2nd patrol:
  • 31 May - 26 June 1941
  • 3rd patrol:
  • 14 July - 1 August 1941
  • 4th patrol:
  • 21 August - 18 September 1941
Victories:
  • 4 merchant ships sunk
    (6,801 GRT)
  • 1 merchant ship damaged
    (5,133 GRT)

German submarine U-141 was a Type IID U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. Her keel was laid down on 12 December 1939 by Deutsche Werke in Kiel as yard number 270. She was launched on 27 July 1940 and commissioned on 21 August 1940 with Oberleutnant zur See Heinz-Otto Schultze in command.

U-141 began her service life with the 1st U-boat Flotilla. She was then assigned to the 3rd flotilla and subsequently to the 21st flotilla where she conducted four patrols, sinking four ships and damaging another, between May and September 1941. She spent the rest of the war as a training vessel, moving over to the 31st flotilla.

She was scuttled on 5 May 1945.

  1. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type IID boat U-141". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  2. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "War Patrols by German U-boat U-141". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 14 July 2012.