German submarine U-201

U-123 and U-201 departing Lorient on 8 June 1941
History
Nazi Germany
NameU-201
Ordered23 September 1939
BuilderGermaniawerft, Kiel
Yard number630
Laid down20 January 1940
Launched7 December 1940
Commissioned25 January 1941
FateSunk, 17 February 1943 by HMS Viscount
General characteristics
Class and typeType VIIC submarine
Displacement
Length
Beam
  • 6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a
  • 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Height9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
Draught4.74 m (15 ft 7 in)
Installed power
  • 2,800–3,200 PS (2,100–2,400 kW; 2,800–3,200 bhp) (diesels)
  • 750 PS (550 kW; 740 shp) (electric)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced
  • 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged
Range
  • 8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced
  • 80 nmi (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth
  • 230 m (750 ft)
  • Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft)
Complement4 officers, 40–56 enlisted
Armament
Service record[1][2]
Part of:
Identification codes: M 33 584
Commanders:
Operations:
  • 9 patrols:
  • 1st patrol:
  • 22 April – 18 May 1941
  • 2nd patrol:
  • 8 June – 19 July 1941
  • 3rd patrol:
  • 14 – 25 August 1941
  • 4th patrol:
  • 14 – 30 September 1941
  • 5th patrol:
  • 29 October – 9 December 1941
  • 6th patrol:
  • 24 March – 21 May 1942
  • 7th patrol:
  • 27 June – 8 August 1942
  • 8th patrol:
  • a. 6 September – 26 October 1942
  • b. 27 – 29 December 1942
  • 9th patrol:
  • 3 January – 17 February 1943
Victories:
  • 22 merchant ships sunk
    (102,697 GRT)
  • 2 auxiliary warships sunk
    (5,700 GRT)
  • 2 merchant ships damaged
    (13,386 GRT)

German submarine U-201 was a Type VIIC U-boat of the Kriegsmarine in World War II.

The submarine was laid down on 20 January 1940 by Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft yard at Kiel as yard number 630, launched on 7 December 1940, and commissioned on 25 January 1941 under the command of Kapitänleutnant Adalbert Schnee. Attached to the 1st U-boat Flotilla, she made nine successful patrols in the North Atlantic, the last two under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Günther Rosenberg. She was a member of eight wolfpacks.

She was sunk on 17 February 1943 in the North Atlantic, by depth charges from a British warship. All 49 hands were lost.[1]

  1. ^ a b Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-201". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  2. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "War Patrols by German U-boat U-201". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 19 February 2010.