German submarine U-275

History
Nazi Germany
NameU-275
Ordered10 April 1941
BuilderBremer-Vulkan-Vegesacker Werft, Bremen
Yard number40
Laid down18 January 1941
Launched8 October 1942
Commissioned25 November 1942
FateSunk on 10 March 1945 in the English Channel by a mine[1]
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 50 344
Commanders:
  • Oblt.z.S. Helmut Bork
  • 25 November 1942 – July 1944
  • Oblt.z.S. Helmuth Wehrkamp
  • July 1944 – 10 March 1945
Operations:
  • 9 patrols:
  • 1st patrol:
  • a. 4 – 8 September 1943
  • b. 9 September – 28 October 1943
  • 2nd patrol:
  • a. 29 November – 1 December 1943
  • b. 2 – 7 December 1943
  • c. 8 December 1943 – 11 January 1944
  • d. 23 – 26 April 1944
  • 3rd patrol:
  • 20 – 23 May 1944
  • 4th patrol:
  • 6 – 25 June 1944
  • 5th patrol:
  • 16 July – 2 August 1944
  • 6th patrol:
  • 13 August – 18 September 1944
  • 7th patrol:
  • 2 – 12 December 1944
  • 8th patrol:
  • 13 January – 10 February 1945
  • 9th patrol:
  • 25 February – 10 March 1945
Victories:
  • 1 merchant ship sunk
    (4,934 GRT)
  • 1 warship sunk
    (1,090 tons)

German submarine U-275 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. The submarine was laid down on 18 January 1942 at the Bremer-Vulkan-Vegesacker Werft (yard) in Bremen as yard number 40. She was launched on 8 October 1942 and commissioned on 25 November under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Helmut Bork.[1]

She sank two ships of 4,934 gross register tons (GRT) in nine patrols and 1,090 tons. She was a member of four wolfpacks.

She was sunk by a mine in the English Channel on 10 March 1945.

  1. ^ a b c Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-275". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  2. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "War Patrols by German U-boat U-275". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 2 August 2012.