German submarine U-225

Coordinates: 51°25′N 27°28′W / 51.417°N 27.467°W / 51.417; -27.467
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History
Nazi Germany
NameU-225[1]
Ordered15 August 1940
BuilderGermaniawerft, Kiel[1]
Cost4,439,000 Reichsmark[1]
Yard number655[1]
Laid down15 July 1941
Launched28 May 1942[1]
Commissioned11 July 1942[1]
Fatesunk 21 February 1943[1]
General characteristics
TypeType VIIC submarine
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769 tonnes (757 long tons) ↑
871 t (857 long tons) ↓
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67.1 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a
50.5 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull
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6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a
4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Draft4.74 m (15 ft 7 in)
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2 × supercharged Germaniawerft 6-cylinder 4-stroke F46 diesel engines, totalling 2,800–3,200 bhp (2,100–2,400 kW). Max rpm: 470-490
2 × AEG electric motors, totalling 750 shp (560 kW) and max rpm: 296[1]
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17.7 knots (20.4 mph; 32.8 km/h) ↑
7.6 knots (8.7 mph; 14.1 km/h) ↓
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15,170 km (8,190 nmi) at 10 kn (19 km/h) ↑
150 km (81 nmi) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h) ↓
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230 m (750 ft)
Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft)
Complement44–52 officers and ratings
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• 5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern)
• 14 × torpedoes or 26 TMA mines
• 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds)
• Various AA guns[1]

German submarine U-225 was a Type VIIC U-boat of the Nazi German Kriegsmarine during World War II.

Ordered on 15 August 1940 from the Germaniawerft shipyard in Kiel, she was laid down on 16 June 1941 as Werk 655, launched on 28 May 1942 and commissioned on 11 July.[1]

U-225 was attacked and sunk with depth charges by US Coast Guard Cutter USCGC Spencer on 21 February 1943. All 46 crew members died in the event.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Gröner 1985.
  • Gröner, Erich (1985). U-Boote, Hilfskreuzer, Minenschiffe, Netzleger, Sperrbrecher. Vol. III. Koblenz: Bernard&Graefe. pp. 72–83. ISBN 3763748024. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  • Uboat.net: U-225
  • [1] (U-225 in German)

51°25′N 27°28′W / 51.417°N 27.467°W / 51.417; -27.467