SM U-41 (Austria-Hungary)

History
Austria-Hungary
NameSM U-41
BuilderCantiere Navale Triestino, Pola
Laid down23 February 1917[3]
Launched11 November 1917[1]
Commissioned19 February 1918[2]
FateScrapped 1920
Service record
Commanders:
  • Edgar Wolf
  • 19 February – 31 October 1918[2]
Victories: 1 merchant ship sunk
(4,604 GRT)[2]
General characteristics
TypeU-27-class submarine
Displacement
  • 280 t (276 long tons) surfaced
  • 326 t (321 long tons) submerged[1]
Length121 ft 1 in (36.91 m)[1]
Beam14 ft 4 in (4.37 m)[1]
Draft12 ft 2 in (3.71 m)[1]
Propulsion
Speed
  • 9 knots (17 km/h) surfaced
  • 7.5 knots (14 km/h) submerged[1]
Complement23–24[1]
Armament

SM U-41 or U-XLI was a U-27 class U-boat or submarine for the Austro-Hungarian Navy. U-41, built by the Austrian firm of Cantiere Navale Triestino (CNT) at the Pola Navy Yard, was launched in November 1917. When she was commissioned in February 1918, she became the last boat of her class to enter service. She was also the last domestically constructed Austro-Hungarian U-boat to enter service.

She had a single hull just over 122 feet (37 m) in length. She displaced 280 metric tons (276 long tons) when surfaced and over 325 metric tons (320 long tons) when submerged. Her two diesel engines moved her at up to 9 knots (17 km/h) on the surface, while her twin electric motors propelled her at up to 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h) while underwater. She was armed with two bow torpedo tubes and could carry a load of up to four torpedoes. She was also equipped with a 75 mm (3.0 in) deck gun and a machine gun.

During a short service career marred by repeated engine breakdowns, U-41 sank one ship, the French steamer Amiral Charner of 4,604 gross register tons (GRT). U-41 was at Cattaro at war's end, and was ceded to France as a war reparation in 1920. She was towed to Bizerta and broken up within a year.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Cite error: The named reference Con-344 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boats: KUK U41". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
  3. ^ "Tengeralattjárók" (PDF) (in Hungarian). Imperial and Royal Navy Association. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 October 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2009.