German submarine U-144 (1940)

History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-144
Ordered	25 September 1939
Builder	Deutsche Werke, Kiel
Yard number	273
Laid down	10 January 1940
Launched	24 August 1940
Commissioned	2 October 1940
Fate	Sunk in the Gulf of Finland north of Hiiumaa, 10 August 1941
General characteristics
Class and type	Type IID coastal submarine
Displacement	314 t (309 long tons) surfaced 364 t (358 long tons) submerged
Length	43.97 m (144 ft 3 in) o/a 29.80 m (97 ft 9 in) pressure hull
Beam	4.92 m (16 ft 2 in) (o/a) 4.00 m (13 ft 1 in) (pressure hull)
Height	8.40 m (27 ft 7 in)
Draught	3.93 m (12 ft 11 in)
Installed power	700 PS (510 kW; 690 bhp) (diesels) 410 PS (300 kW; 400 shp) (electric)
Propulsion	2 shafts 2 × diesel engines 2 × electric motors
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 depth	80 m (260 ft)
Complement	3 officers, 22 men
Armament	3 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes 5 × torpedoes or up to 12 TMA or 18 TMB mines 1 × 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft gun
Service record
Part of:	1st U-boat Flotilla 2 October – 19 December 1940 22nd U-boat Flotilla 20 December 1940 – 10 August 1941
Identification codes:	M 37 886
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. Friedrich von Hippel 2 October – 16 November 1940 Kptlt. Gert von Mittelstaedt 17 November 1940 – 10 August 1941
Operations:	3 patrols: 1st patrol: 18 – 30 June 1941 2nd patrol: 7 – 19 July 1941 3rd patrol: 28 July – 10 August 1941
Victories:	1 warships sunk (206 tons)

German submarine U-144 was a Type IID U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was laid down on 10 January 1940 by Deutsche Werke of Kiel and commissioned on 2 October 1940.^[1]