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German submarine U-274

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History
NameU-274
Ordered10 April 1941
BuilderBremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack
Yard number39
Laid down9 January 1942
Launched19 September 1942
Commissioned7 November 1942
FateSunk, October 1943 by British warships and an aircraft[1]
General characteristics
TypeType VIIC submarine
Displacementlist error: <br /> list (help)
769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced
871 t (857 long tons) submerged {
Lengthlist error: <br /> list (help)
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)
Propulsionlist error: <br /> list (help)
2 × supercharged Germaniawerft 6-cylinder 4-stroke M6V 40/46 diesel engines, totalling 2,800–3,200 bhp (2,100–2,400 kW). Max rpm: 470-490
2 × electric motors, totalling 750 shp (560 kW) and max rpm: 296.
Speedlist error: <br /> list (help)
17.7 knots (20.4 mph; 32.8 km/h) surfaced
7.6 knots (8.7 mph; 14.1 km/h) submerged
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15,170 km (8,190 nmi) at 10 kn (19 km/h) surfaced
150 km (81 nmi) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h) submerged
Test depthlist error: <br /> list (help)
230 m (750 ft)
Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft)
Complement44–52 officers and ratings
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• 5 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern)
• 14 × G7e torpedoes or 26 TMA mines
• 1 × C35 88mm gun/L45 deck gun (220 rounds)
• Various AA guns
Service record[3][4]
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8th U-boat Flotilla
(7 November 1942–31 July 1943)
7th U-boat Flotilla
(1 August–23 October 1943)
Commanders: list error: <br /> list (help)
Oblt. Günther Jordan
(7 November 1942–23 October 1943)
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1st patrol:
1 September–13 September 1943
2nd patrol:
13 October–23 October 1943
Victories: None

German submarine U-274 was a Type VIIC U-boat of the Nazi German Kriegsmarine during World War II.

The submarine was laid down on 9 January 1942 at the Bremer Vulkan yard at Bremen-Vegesack as 'werk' 39. She was launched on 19 September 1942 and commissioned on 7 November under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Günther Jordan.[3]

Service history

U-274 served with the 8th U-boat Flotilla for training from November 1942 to July 1943 and operationally with the 7th U-boat Flotilla from 1 August 1943.[3] She carried out two patrols, but sank no ships.

She carried out short voyages between Kiel in Germany and Bergen and Trondheim in Norway over August 1943.

1st patrol

The boat departed Trondheim on 1 September 1943 and returned to the Norwegian port twelve days later on the 13th.

2nd patrol and loss

For her second sortie, the boat headed toward the Atlantic Ocean, via the 'gap' between Iceland and the Faroe Islands. She was sunk by Hedgehog and depth charges dropped by the British destroyers HMS Duncan and Vidette and a B-24 Liberator of No. 224 Squadron RAF. The pilot of the Liberator was a Swiss national serving in the RAF. The intercom in the aircraft had been inadvertently left connected to the radio. As a result, ships of the nearby convoy escort heard an improvised commentary which was a great encouragement.[5][6]

References

Notes
  1. ^ Kemp, Paul: U-Boats Destroyed - German Submarine Losses in the World Wars, 1999, Arms & Armour, ISBN 1-85409-515-3, pp. 152-153
  2. ^ Kemp, Paul: U-Boats Destroyed - German Submarine Losses in the World Wars, 1999, Arms & Armour, ISBN 1-85409-515-3, pp. 152-153.
  3. ^ a b c "The Type VIIC boat U-273 - German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  4. ^ "War Patrols by German U-boat U-274 - Boats - uboat.net". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  5. ^ http://uboat.net/boats/u274/htm
  6. ^ Kemp, pp. 152-153
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