German submarine U-162 (1941)

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-162.

U-505, a typical Type IXC boat
History
Nazi Germany
NameU-162
Ordered25 September 1939
BuilderDeSchiMAG, Bremen
Yard number701
Laid down19 April 1940
Launched1 March 1941
Commissioned9 September 1941
FateSunk on 3 September 1942 in the mid-Atlantic north-east of Trinidad, by depth charges from British warships; two dead and 49 survivors.[1]
BadgeU-162's emblem
General characteristics
Class and typeType IXC submarine
Displacement
  • 1,120 t (1,100 long tons) surfaced
  • 1,232 t (1,213 long tons) submerged
Length
Beam
  • 6.76 m (22 ft 2 in) o/a
  • 4.40 m (14 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Height9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
Draught4.70 m (15 ft 5 in)
Installed power
  • 4,400 PS (3,200 kW; 4,300 bhp) (diesels)
  • 1,000 PS (740 kW; 990 shp) (electric)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 18.3 knots (33.9 km/h; 21.1 mph) surfaced
  • 7.3 knots (13.5 km/h; 8.4 mph) submerged
Range
  • 13,450 nmi (24,910 km; 15,480 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
Test depth230 m (750 ft)
Complement4 officers, 44 enlisted
Armament
Service record
Part of:
Identification codes: M 01 524
Commanders:
Operations:
  • 3 patrols:
  • 1st patrol:
  • 7 February – 18 March 1942
  • 2nd patrol:
  • 7 April – 8 June 1942
  • 3rd patrol:
  • 7 July – 3 September 1942
Victories: 14 merchant ships sunk
(82,027 GRT)[1]

German submarine U-162 was a Type IXC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

She was ordered on 25 September 1939 and was laid down on 19 April 1940 at Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG, at Seebeck Yard in Bremerhaven, Germany,[2] as yard number 701.[1] She was launched on 1 March 1941 and commissioned under the command of Korvettenkapitän Jürgen Wattenberg on 9 September of that year.[1]

During three war patrols, U-162 sank 14 vessels. However, on 3 September 1942, three British destroyers hunted U-162 down and sank her. Of a crew of fifty-one, only two died. The remainder were taken prisoner and sent to camps in the United States, where they were to remain for the rest of the war.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d e Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type IXC boat U-162". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  2. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Deutsche Schiff und Maschinenbau AG, Bremen". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Archive2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).