German submarine U-187
| History | |
|---|---|
 Nazi Germany | |
| Name | U-187 |
| Ordered | 15 August 1940 |
| Builder | AG Weser, Bremen |
| Yard number | 1027 |
| Laid down | 6 August 1941 |
| Launched | 11 March 1941[1] |
| Commissioned | 23 July 1942[2] |
| Fate | list error: <br /> list (help) Sunk by HMS Vimy and Beverley, 4 February 1943[2] |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Type IXC/40 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) o/a 58.7 m (192 ft 7 in) pressure hull |
| Beam | list error: <br /> list (help) 6.9 m (22 ft 8 in) o/a 4.4 m (14 ft 5 in) pressure hull |
| Height | 9.6 m (31 ft 6 in) |
| Draft | 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) |
| Propulsion | list error: <br /> list (help) 2 × MAN M9V40/46 supercharged 9-cylinder diesel engines, 4,400 hp (3,281 kW) 2 × SSW GU345/34 double-acting electric motors, 1,000 hp (746 kW) |
| Speed | list error: <br /> list (help) 19 knots (35 km/h) surfaced 7.3 knots (13.5 km/h) submerged |
| Range | list error: <br /> list (help) 25,620 nmi (47,450 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 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedoes • 1 × Utof 105 mm/45 deck gun (110 rounds) • AA guns |
| Service record[3] | |
| Part of: |
list error: <br /> list (help) Kriegsmarine 4th U-boat Flotilla (training boat) 23 July–31 December 1942 10th U-boat Flotilla 1 January –4 February 1943 |
| Commanders: |
list error: <br /> list (help) Kptlt. Ralph Münnich (23 July 1942–4 February 1943) |
| Operations: | One patrol |
| Victories: | None |
German submarine U-187 was a Type IXC/40 U-boat of the Nazi German Kriegsmarine built for service during World War II. Her keel was laid down on 6 August 1941 by AG Weser in Bremen as 'werk' 1027. She was launched on 16 March 1942 and commissioned on 23 July with Kapitänleutnant Ralph Münnich in command.
The U-boat's service began with training as part of the 4th U-boat Flotilla. She then moved to the 10th flotilla on 1 January 1943 for operations.
She was sunk by two British destroyers in February 1943.
Operational career
Patrol and loss
U-186's patrol took her from Kiel on 12 January 1943, across the North Sea and into the Atlantic Ocean through the 'gap' between Iceland and the Faroe Islands.
She was sunk in mid-Atlantic by depth charges dropped by the British destroyers HMS Vimy and Beverley. Nine men died; there were 45 survivors.
References
- Notes
- ^ Kemp, Paul: U-Boats Destroyed - German Submarine Losses in the World Wars, 1999, Arms & Armour, ISBN 1-85409-515-3, pp. 100-101
- ^ a b Kemp, pp. 100-101
- ^ "The Type IXC/40 boat U-187 - German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net". uboat.net. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- Bibliography