German submarine U-152 (1940)

History
Germany
Name	U-152
Ordered	25 September 1939
Builder	Deutsche Werke, Kiel
Laid down	6 July 1940
Launched	14 December 1940
Commissioned	29 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
Service record
Part of:	list error: <br /> list (help); 24th U-boat Flotilla; (29 January–31 August 1940); 21st U-boat Flotilla; (1 September 1941–1 March 1945); 31st U-boat Flotilla; (1 March–2 May 1945);
Commanders:	list error: <br /> list (help); Kptlt. Peter-Erich Cremer; (29 January –21 July 1941); Oblt. Werner Bender; (22 July–30 September 1941); Hans Hildebrandt; (1 October 1941–30 July 1942); Ltn. Hans-Ferdinand Geisler; (1 October–20 September 1942); Oblt. Victor-Whilhelm Nonn; (25 July 1943–15 October 1944); Oblt. Gernot Thiel; (16 October 1944–2 May 1945);

German submarine U-152 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' 281. She was launched on 14 December 1940 and commissioned on 29 January 1941 with Kapitänleutnant Peter-Erich Cremer in command.

U-152 began her service life with the 24th 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

U-boat.net webpage for U-152

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