German submarine U-966

U-570 Type VIIC submarine that was captured by the UK in 1941. This U-boat is almost identical to U-966.
History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-966
Ordered	5 June 1941
Builder	Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
Yard number	166
Laid down	1 May 1942
Launched	14 January 1943
Commissioned	4 March 1943
Fate	Scuttled on 10 November 1943
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	220 m (720 ft) Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft)
Complement	4 officers, 44–52 enlisted
Armament	5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern) 14 × torpedoes or 26 TMA mines 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds) 1 × twin 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft gun
Service record
Part of:	5th U-boat Flotilla 4 March – 31 July 1943 9th U-boat Flotilla 1 August – 10 November 1943
Identification codes:	M 51 418
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. Eckehard Wolf[1] 4 March – 10 November 1943
Operations:	1 patrol: 5 October – 10 November 1943
Victories:	None

German submarine U-966 was a Type VIIC U-boat of the German Navy (Kriegsmarine) during World War II.

She was ordered on 5 June 1941, and was laid down on 1 May 1942 at Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, as yard number 166. She was launched on 14 January 1943 and commissioned under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Eckehard Wolf on 4 March 1943.^[2]