German submarine U-200
 U-200 under attack on 24 June 1943 southwest of Iceland
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| History | |
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| Name | U-200 |
| Ordered | 4 November 1940 |
| Builder | AG Weser, Bremen |
| Yard number | 1046 |
| Laid down | 3 November 1941 |
| Launched | 10 August 1942 |
| Commissioned | 22 December 1942 |
| Fate | Sunk, 24 June 1943 by a British aircraft southwest of Iceland |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Type IXD2 submarine |
| Displacement | list error: <br /> list (help) Surfaced: 1616 tons Submerged: 1804 tons |
| Length | list error: <br /> list (help) Overall: 87.60 m (287.4 ft) Pressure hull: 68.50 m (224.7 ft) |
| Beam | list error: <br /> list (help) Overall: 7.50 m (24.6 ft) Pressure hull: 4.40 m (14.4 ft) |
| Draught | 5.40 m (17.7 ft) |
| Propulsion | list error: <br /> list (help) Surfaced: 5,400 hp Submerged: 1,100 hp |
| Speed | list error: <br /> list (help) Surfaced: 19.2 kn (35.6 km/h; 22.1 mph) Submerged: 6.9 kn (12.8 km/h; 7.9 mph) |
| Range | list error: <br /> list (help) Surfaced: 31,500 mi (50,700 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) Submerged: 57 mi (92 km) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) |
| Test depth | Calculated crush depth: 230 m (750 ft) |
| Armament | list error: mixed text and list (help)
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| Service record[1][2] | |
| Part of: |
list error: <br /> list (help) 4th U-boat Flotilla (22 December 1942–31 May 1943) 12th U-boat Flotilla (1 June–24 June 1943) |
| Commanders: |
list error: <br /> list (help) KrvKpt. Heinrich Schonder (22 December 1942–24 June 1943) |
| Operations: | 12 June–24 June 1943 |
| Victories: | None |
German submarine U-200 was a Type IXD2 U-boat of the Nazi German Kriegsmarine during World War II.
The submarine was laid down on 3 November 1941 at the AG Weser yard at Bremen as 'werk' 1046, launched on 10 August 1942 and commissioned on 22 December 1942 under the command of Korvettenkapitän Heinrich Schonder. After training with the 4th U-boat Flotilla at Stettin, the boat was transferred to the 12th U-boat Flotilla for front-line service from 1 June 1943.[1]
She was sunk southwest of Iceland by depth charges from a British aircraft.
Service History
U-200's first and only operational war patrol began on 12 June 1943. The new submarine departed Kiel and sailed north of the British Isles, through the 'gap' between Iceland and the Faroe Islands and into the Atlantic Ocean. On 24 June 1943 the U-boat was located by the RAF and sunk with all hands in position 58°15′N 25°25′W / 58.250°N 25.417°W by depth charges from a British Consolidated B-24 Liberator of 120 Squadron. This was initially reported to be an attack on U-194 which was sunk on the same day, but that submarine was sunk by aircraft of a different unit.
All 68 souls aboard U-200, including seven members of the German 'Brandenburg' special forces, were lost.[2]
References
Notes
- ^ a b "The Type IXD2 boat U-200 — German U-boats of WWII". UBoat.net. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ a b "War Patrols by German U-boat U-200". UBoat.net. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
Bibliography
- U-200, U-boat.net.
External links
- U-200, U-bootwaffe
- U-200, U-boot Archiv Template:De icon
See also