German submarine U-150 (1940)

History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-150
Ordered	25 September 1939
Builder	Deutsche Werke, Kiel
Yard number	279
Laid down	25 May 1940
Launched	19 October 1940
Commissioned	27 November 1940
Fate	Surrendered at Heligoland on 5 May 1945, sunk on 21 December 1945 as part of Operation Deadlight
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[1]
Part of:	1st U-boat Flotilla 27 November – 31 December 1940 22nd U-boat Flotilla 1 January 1941 – 31 March 1945 31st U-boat Flotilla 1 April 1945 – 5 May 1945
Identification codes:	M 19 550
Commanders:	Lt.z.S. / Oblt.z.S. Hinrich Kelling 27 November 1940 – 31 August 1942 Lt.z.S. / Oblt.z.S. Hermann Schultz 9 January 1942 – May 1944 Oblt.z.S.d.R Emil Ranzau May - 7 June 1944 Lt.z.S. / Oblt.z.S. Hunold Ahlefeld 16 July – 21 December 1944 Lt.z.S. / Oblt.z.S. Hans-Helmut Anschütz 22 December 1944 – 31 March 1945 Oblt.z.S. Jürgen Kriegshammer 1 April – 5 May 1945
Operations:	None
Victories:	None

German submarine U-150 was a Type IID U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. Her keel was laid down on 25 May 1940 by Deutsche Werke in Kiel as yard number 279. She was launched on 19 October 1940 and commissioned on 27 November with Hinrich Kelling in command.

U-146 began her service life with the 1st U-boat Flotilla. She was then assigned to the 22nd flotilla and subsequently to the 31st flotilla. She spent the war as a training vessel.