German submarine U-191
| History | |
|---|---|
 Nazi Germany | |
| Name | U-191 |
| Ordered | 4 November 1940 |
| Builder | AG Weser, Bremen |
| Laid down | 2 November 1941 |
| Launched | 23 July 1942 |
| Commissioned | 20 October 1942 |
| Fate | Sunk on 23 April 1943 |
| 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) overall 58.7 m (192 ft 7 in) pressure hull |
| Beam | list error: <br /> list (help) 6.9 m (22 ft 8 in) overall 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 (3,300 kW) 2 × SSW GU345/34 double-acting electric motors, 1,000 hp (740 kW) |
| Speed | list error: <br /> list (help) 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) surfaced 7.3 knots (13.5 km/h; 8.4 mph) submerged |
| Range | list error: <br /> list (help) 25,620 nmi (47,450 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 117 nmi (217 km) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged |
| Test depth | 230 m (750 ft) |
| Complement | 48 to 56 |
| Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) 6 × 55 cm (22 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, two stern) 22 × torpedoes 1 × Utof 105 mm (4.1 in)/45 deck gun with 110 rounds |
German submarine U-191 was a Type IXC/40 U-boat of the Nazi German Kriegsmarine built for service during World War II.
She was ordered on 4 November 1940 from AG Weser Bremen, laid down on 2 November 1941, and launched on 3 July 1942.[1] She was commissioned under Kapitänleutnant Helmut Fiehn on 20 October 1942 and underwent crew training and work-ups until 31 March 1943.
War patrol
U-191 took part in several wolfpack operations in the North Atlantic. On 21 April 1943, she achieved her only success, torpedoing and sinking the 3,025-tonne Norwegian merchant ship Scebli, killing two of Scebli's crew. Two days later U-191 was attacked and sunk by the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Hesperus off the coast of Greenland south-east of Cape Farewell with the loss of her entire crew of 55 crew.[2]
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