German submarine U-3018
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Name | U-3018 |
Ordered | 6 November 1943 |
Builder | AG Weser, Bremen |
Yard number | 1177 |
Laid down | 18 September 1944 |
Launched | 9 November 1944 |
Commissioned | 7 January 1945 |
Fate | Scuttled on 2 May 1945 |
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Class and type | Type XXI submarine |
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Height | 11.30 m (37 ft 1 in) |
Draught | 6.32 m (20 ft 9 in) |
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Test depth | 280 m (920 ft) |
Complement | 57—60 crewmen |
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Operations: | No patrols |
Victories: | None |
German submarine U-3018 was a Type XXI U-boat (one of the "Elektroboote") of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine, built for service in World War II. She was ordered on 6 November 1943, and was laid down on 18 September 1944 at AG Weser, Bremen as yard number 1177. She was launched on 9 November 1944, and commissioned under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Siegfried Breinlinger, on 7 January 1945.[2]
Design
Like all Type XXI U-boats, U-3018 had a displacement of 1,621 tonnes (1,595 long tons) when at the surface and 1,819 tonnes (1,790 long tons) while submerged. She had a total length of 76.70 m (251 ft 8 in) (o/a), a beam length of 8 m (26 ft 3 in), and a draught length of 6.32 m (20 ft 9 in).[3] The submarine was powered by two MAN SE supercharged six-cylinder M6V40/46KBB diesel engines each providing 4,000 metric horsepower (2,900 kilowatts; 3,900 shaft horsepower), two Siemens-Schuckert GU365/30 double-acting electric motors each providing 5,000 PS (3,700 kW; 4,900 shp), and two Siemens-Schuckert silent running GV232/28 electric motors each providing 226 PS (166 kW; 223 shp).[3]
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 15.6 knots (28.9 km/h; 18.0 mph) and a submerged speed of 17.2 knots (31.9 km/h; 19.8 mph). When running on silent motors the boat could operate at a speed of 6.1 knots (11.3 km/h; 7.0 mph). When submerged, the boat could operate at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) for 340 nautical miles (630 km; 390 mi); when surfaced, she could travel 15,500 nautical miles (28,700 km; 17,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph).[3] U-3018 was fitted with six 53.3 cm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes in the bow and four 2 cm (0.8 in) anti-aircraft guns. She could carry twenty-three torpedoes or seventeen torpedoes and twelve mines. The complement was five officers and fifty-two men.[3]
Fate
U-3018 was scuttled on 2 May 1945, at Travemünde, as part of Operation Regenbogen. The wreck was later raised and broken up.[2]
References
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Siegfried Breinlinger". Uboat.net. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ^ a b Helgason, Guðmundur. "U-3018". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ^ a b c d Gröner 1991, p. 85.
Bibliography
- Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 (in German). Vol. IV. Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler. ISBN 3-8132-0514-2.
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External links
- "U-3018". Uboat.net. Retrieved 15 April 2016.