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German submarine U-294

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History
NameU-294
Ordered14 October 1941
BuilderBremer Vulkan Werft, Bremen-Vegesack
Yard number59
Laid down22 December 1942
Launched27 August 1943
Commissioned4 October 1943
FateSurrendered, May 1945; sunk as part of Operation Deadlight, December 1945
General characteristics
TypeType VIIC/41 submarine
Displacementlist error: <br /> list (help)
769 long tons (781 t) surfaced
871 long tons (885 t) submerged
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67.23 m (220 ft 7 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.
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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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15,725 km (8,491 nmi) at 10 kn (19 km/h) surfaced
150 km (81 nmi) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h) submerged
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250 m (820 ft)
Crush depth: 275–325 m (902–1,066 ft)
Complement44–52 officers and ratings
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• 5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern)
• 14 × G7e torpedoes or 26 TMA mines
• 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds)
• Various AA guns
Service record[1]
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8th U-boat Flotilla
(4 October 1943–31 July 1944)
11th U-boat Flotilla
(1 August–5 November 1944)
13th U-boat Flotilla
(6 November–28 February 1945)
14th U-boat Flotilla
(1 March–8 May 1945)
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Oblt. Heinz Schütt
(4 October 1943–8 May 1945)
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Five patrols:
31 May–23 June 1944
18 September–24 September 1944
15 October–23 October 1944
12 November–17 November 1944
8 April–26 April 1945
Victories: None

German submarine U-294 was a Type VIIC/41 U-boat of the Nazi German Kriegsmarine during World War II.

She was laid down on 22 December 1942 by the Bremer Vulkan Werft (yard) at Bremen-Vegesack as 'werk' 59, launched on 27 August 1943, and commissioned on 4 October with Oberleutnant Heinz Schütt in command.

In five patrols, she sank or damaged no ships.

She surrendered at Narvik in Norway in May 1945 and was sunk as part of Operation Deadlight in December 1945.

Service history

The boat's service life began with training with the 8th U-boat Flotilla in October 1943. She was then transferred to the 11th flotilla for operations on 1 August 1944. She was reassigned to the 13th flotilla on 6 November and moved again to the 14th flotilla on 1 March 1945.

1st and 2nd patrols

U-294's first patrol took her to northeast of the Shetland Islands. It was preceded by a short voyage between Kiel in Germany and Stavanger in Norway in May 1944.

More brief sojourns followed, using Bergen, Flekkefjord and Kiel.

The boat's second 'official' patrol was between 18 and 24 September 1944.

3rd and 4th patrols

The submarine's third sortie took her as far as the North Sea.

More short voyages were carried out, using Flekkefjord, Horten and Tönsberg in October and November 1944.

Her fourth patrol started and finished in Bergen, but included a stop in Trondheim.

5th patrol and fate

U-294 departed Narvik and arrived at Harstad (northwest of Narvik),[2] before going on to Skjomenfjord, in April 1945.

She arrived at Loch Eriboll in northern Scotland on 19 May 1945 and then moved to Lisahally (Londonderry port), for Operation Deadlight. She was sunk by gunfire from HMS Offa and Zealous on 31 December.[3]

References

Notes
  1. ^ "The Type VIIC/41 boat U-294 - German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  2. ^ The Times Atlas of the World - Third edition, revised 1995, ISBN 0 7230 0809 4, p. 12
  3. ^ http://www.u-boot-archiv.de/dieboote/u0294html U-294 at u-boot-archiv.de
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