German submarine U-66 (1940)
| Career (Nazi Germany) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-66 |
| Ordered: | August 7, 1939[1][2] |
| Builder: | AG Weser, Bremen [1][2] |
| Yard number: | 985[1][2] |
| Laid down: | March 20, 1940[1][2] |
| Launched: | October 10, 1940[1][2] |
| Commissioned: | January 2, 1941[1][2] |
| Fate: | Sunk May 16, 1944 west of the Cape Verde Islands by depth charges.[2] |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Type IXC submarine |
| Displacement: | 1,120 t (1,100 long tons) surfaced 1,232 t (1,213 long tons) submerged |
| Length: | 76.8 m (252 ft 0 in) overall 58.7 m (192 ft 7 in) pressure hull |
| Beam: | 6.8 m (22 ft 4 in) overall 4.4 m (14 ft 5 in) pressure hull |
| Height: | 9.4 m (30 ft 10 in) |
| Draft: | 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × MAN M9V40/46 supercharged 9-cylinder diesel engines, 4,000 hp (2,983 kW) 2 × SSW GU345/34 double-acting electric motors, 1,000 hp (746 kW) |
| Speed: | 18.2 knots (33.7 km/h) surfaced 7.3 knots (13.5 km/h) submerged |
| Range: | 24,880 nmi (46,080 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) surfaced 117 nmi (217 km) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h) submerged |
| Test depth: | 230 m (750 ft) |
| Complement: | 48 to 56 |
| Armament: | 6 × torpedo tubes (4 bow, 2 stern) 22 × 55 cm (22 in) torpedoes 1 × Utof 105 mm/45 deck gun (110 rounds) |
| Service record | |
| Part of: | Kriegsmarine: 2nd U-boat Flotilla |
| Identification codes: | M 21 181 |
| Commanders: | Robert-Richard Zapp Friedrich Markworth Paul Frerks Gerhard Seehausen |
| Operations: | 9 |
| Victories: | 33 ships sunk for a total of 200,021 gross register tons (GRT) 2 ships damaged for a total of 22,674 GRT 2 warships damaged for a total of 64 tons |
German submarine U-66 was a Type IXC U-boat of the German Kriegsmarine that operated during World War II.[2] U-66 was one of the most successful boats in terms of ships sunk, succeeding in sinking over 200,000 tons of Allied shipping in 9 patrols, a career lasting more than three years.
U-66 was built at the AG Weser yard in Bremen during 1940, and was ready for service in 1941. After her warm up, designed to give her an opportunity to train and repair minor faults, she was deployed into the Atlantic Ocean in January, 1942 and saw overwhelming success damaging 2 and sinking 35 ships, including 2 warships.
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On May 6, 1944, she was sunk west of the Cape Verde Islands by depth charges, ramming and gunfire from Avenger and Wildcat aircraft of the United States escort carrier Block Island and by the destroyer escort Buckley.
U-66 was lost at position 17°17′N 32°29′W / 17.283°N 32.483°WCoordinates: 17°17′N 32°29′W / 17.283°N 32.483°W with 24 dead and 36 survivors.
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