German submarine U-151 (1940)
| History | |
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 Germany | |
| Name | U-151 |
| Ordered | 25 September 1939 |
| Builder | Deutsche Werke, Kiel |
| Laid down | 6 July 1940 |
| Launched | 14 December 1940 |
| Commissioned | 15 January 1941 |
| 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 |
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German submarine U-151 was a Type IID U-boat of the Nazi German Kriegsmarine during World War II. Her keel was laid down on 6 July 1940 by Deutsche Werke in Kiel as 'werk' 280. She was launched on 21 December 1940 and commissioned on 15 January 1941 with Kapitänleutnant Hans Oestermann in command.
U-151 began her service life with the 1st U-boat Flotilla. She was then assigned to the 22nd flotilla and subsequently to the 31st flotilla. She spent the war as a training vessel.
She was scuttled in May 1945.
Fate
The boat surrendered at the German island of Heligoland and was scuttled in the Raederschleuse (lock) at Wilhelmshaven on 2 May 1945. The wreck was broken up on an unknown date.
References
- ^ "The Type IID boat U-151 - German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 15 July 2012.