German submarine U-148 (1940)

History
Germany
Name	U-148
Ordered	25 September 1939
Builder	Deutsche Werke, Kiel
Laid down	10 April 1940
Launched	16 November 1940
Commissioned	28 December 1940
Fate	Scuttled on 2 May 1945 at Wilhelmshaven
General characteristics
Class and type	Type IID Diesel-electric submarine
Displacement	list error: <br /> list (help); 314 Tons (Surfaced) ; 364 Tons (Submerged)
Length	144 ft. 3 in. (43.97 meters)
Beam	16 ft. 2 in. (4.92 meters)
Draught	12 ft. 11 in (3.93 meters)
Propulsion	2 × MWM RS127S 6-cylinder diesel engines, 700 hp (522 kW) 2 × SSW PGVV322/26 double-acting electric motors, 402 hp (300 kW)
Speed	list error: <br /> list (help); 12.7 knots (Surfaced) ; 7.4 knots (Submerged)
Range	list error: <br /> list (help); 5,650 miles at 8 knots (Surfaced) ; 56 miles at 4 knots (Submerged)
Test depth	492 ft. (150 meters)
Complement	22-24
Armament	list error: <br /> list (help); 3 × torpedo tubes (bow), five torpedoes ; 1 × 20mm anti-aircraft gun
Service record
Part of:	list error: mixed text and list (help); 24th U-boat Flotilla (28 December 1940–30 September 1941); 21st U-boat Flotilla (1 October 1941–1 March 1945); 31st U-boat Flotilla (1 March 1945–2 May 1941);
Commanders:	list error: mixed text and list (help); Oblt. Hans-Jürgen Radke (28 December 1940–14 September 1941); Oblt. Eberhard Mohr (15 September 1941–15 January 1942); Oblt. Heinz Franke (16 January–19 October 1942); Hubert Brüninghaus (20 October 1942–18 January 1943); Oblt. Goske von Möllendorf (19 January–15 December 1943); Oblt. Heinz Schaeffer (30 November 1943–15 December 1944); Oblt. Renko Tammen (16 December 1944–2 May 1945); Oblt. Herbert Waldschmidt (31 May 1943–30 December 1944);

German submarine U-146 was a Type IID U-boat of the Nazi German Kriegsmarine during World War II. Her keel was laid down on 10 April 1940 by Deutsche Werke in Kiel as 'werk' 277. She was launched on 16 November 1940 and commissioned on 28 December with Oberleutnant Hans-Jürgen Radke in command.

U-148 began her service life with the 24th U-boat Flotilla. She was then assigned to the 21st flotilla and subsequently to the 31st flotilla. She spent the war as a training vessel.

She was scuttled in May 1945.

Fate

The boat was scuttled in the Raederschleuse (lock) at Wilhelmshaven on 2 May 1945. The wreck was broken up on an unknown date.

References

U-boat.net webpage for U-148

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