German submarine U-209

History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-209
Ordered	16 October 1939
Builder	Germaniawerft, Kiel
Yard number	638
Laid down	28 November 1940
Launched	28 August 1941
Commissioned	11 October 1941
Fate	Missing since 7 May 1943, possible diving accident
General characteristics
Class and type	Type VIIC submarine
Displacement	769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced; 871 t (857 long tons) submerged;
Length	67.10 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a; 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull;
Beam	6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a; 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull;
Height	9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
Draught	4.74 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	2 shafts; 2 × diesel engines; 2 × electric motors;
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);
Complement	4 officers, 40–56 enlisted
Armament	5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern); 14 × G7e torpedoes or 26 TMA mines; 1 × 8.8 cm (3.5 in) SK C/35 deck gun (220 rounds); 1 × 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30;
Service record
Part of:	6th U-boat Flotilla; 11 October 1941 – 30 June 1942; 11th U-boat Flotilla; 1 July 1942 – 28 February 1943; 1st U-boat Flotilla; 1 March – 7 May 1943;
Identification codes:	M 30 549
Commanders:	Kptlt. Heinrich Brodda; 11 October 1941 – 7 May 1943;
Operations:	7 patrols:; 1st patrol:; 15 March – 1 April 1942; 2nd patrol:; 7 – 20 April 1942; 3rd patrol:; a. 16 May – 2 June 1942; b. 4 – 7 June 1942; 4th patrol:; 17 – 28 July 1942; 5th patrol:; a. 5 August – 1 September 1942; b. 3 – 6 September 1942; c. 12 – 15 October 1942; 6th patrol:; a. 6 November – 10 December 1942; b. 13 – 16 December 1942; c. 19 – 24 December 1942; 7th patrol:; 6 April – 7 May 1943;
Victories:	3 merchant ships sunk ; (1,136 GRT); 1 merchant ship total loss ; (220 GRT);

German submarine U-209 was a Type VIIC U-boat of the Kriegsmarine during World War II. The submarine was laid down on 28 November 1940 by the Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft yard at Kiel as yard number 638, launched on 28 August 1941 and commissioned on 11 October under the command of Kapitänleutnant Heinrich Brodda.

She was lost in May 1943, possibly due to a diving accident.

^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-209". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "War Patrols by German U-boat U-209". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 23 July 2012.

[uboatnet-1] Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-209". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 23 July 2012.

[patrols-2] Helgason, Guðmundur. "War Patrols by German U-boat U-209". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 23 July 2012.

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History

Nazi Germany
Name	U-209
Ordered	16 October 1939
Builder	Germaniawerft, Kiel
Yard number	638
Laid down	28 November 1940
Launched	28 August 1941
Commissioned	11 October 1941
Fate	Missing since 7 May 1943, possible diving accident
General characteristics
Class and type	Type VIIC submarine
Displacement	769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced 871 t (857 long tons) submerged
Length	67.10 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull
Beam	6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Height	9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
Draught	4.74 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	2 shafts 2 × diesel engines 2 × electric motors
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)
Complement	4 officers, 40–56 enlisted
Armament	5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern) 14 × G7e torpedoes or 26 TMA mines 1 × 8.8 cm (3.5 in) SK C/35 deck gun (220 rounds) 1 × 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30
Service record^[1]^[2]
Part of:	6th U-boat Flotilla 11 October 1941 – 30 June 1942 11th U-boat Flotilla 1 July 1942 – 28 February 1943 1st U-boat Flotilla 1 March – 7 May 1943
Identification codes:	M 30 549
Commanders:	Kptlt. Heinrich Brodda 11 October 1941 – 7 May 1943
Operations:	7 patrols: 1st patrol: 15 March – 1 April 1942 2nd patrol: 7 – 20 April 1942 3rd patrol: a. 16 May – 2 June 1942 b. 4 – 7 June 1942 4th patrol: 17 – 28 July 1942 5th patrol: a. 5 August – 1 September 1942 b. 3 – 6 September 1942 c. 12 – 15 October 1942 6th patrol: a. 6 November – 10 December 1942 b. 13 – 16 December 1942 c. 19 – 24 December 1942 7th patrol: 6 April – 7 May 1943
Victories:	3 merchant ships sunk (1,136 GRT) 1 merchant ship total loss (220 GRT)