German submarine U-127 (1941)

History
Germany
Name	U-127
Ordered	7 August 1939
Builder	AG Weser in Bremen
Laid down	20 June 1940
Launched	1 February 1941
Commissioned	24 April 1941
Fate	Sunk, 15 December 1941 by an Australian warship
General characteristics
Type	Type IXC submarine
Displacement	list error: <br /> list (help); 1,120 t (1,100 long tons) surfaced; 1,232 t (1,213 long tons) submerged
Length	list error: <br /> list (help); 76.8 m (252 ft 0 in) overall; 58.7 m (192 ft 7 in) pressure hull
Beam	list error: <br /> list (help); 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	list error: <br /> list (help); 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	list error: <br /> list (help); 18.2 knots (33.7 km/h) surfaced; 7.3 knots (13.5 km/h) submerged
Range	list error: <br /> list (help); 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	list error: <br /> list (help); 6 × torpedo tubes (four bow, two stern); 22 × 55 cm (22 in) torpedoes; 1 × 10.5 cm SK C/32 naval gun (110 rounds)

German submarine U-127 was a Type IXC U-boat of the Nazi German Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was laid down at the AG Weser yard in Bremen as 'werk' 909 on 20 June 1940, launched on 1 February 1941 and commissioned on 24 April under the command of Korvettenkapitän Bruno Hansmann.

She began her brief service career training with the 2nd U-boat Flotilla and was declared operational with the same organization on 1 November 1941.

Patrol and loss

U-127 departed Kiel on 29 November, crossed the North Sea and entered the Atlantic Ocean via the 'gap' between the Faroe and Shetland Islands.

She was sunk west of Gibraltar on 15 December by the Australian destroyer HMAS Nestor. Out of a crew of 51, there were no survivors.

^ Kemp, Paul: U-Boats Destroyed - German Submarine Losses in the World Wars, 1997, Arms & Armour, ISBN 1-85409-515-3, p. 75
^ Campbell, John Naval Weapons of World War Two ISBN 0-87021-459-4 pp. 248 and 249

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Preceded by: Type IXB Followed by: Type IXC/40
List of U-boats of Germany