German submarine U-76 (1940)

History
Germany
Name	U-76
Ordered	2 June 1938
Builder	Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack
Laid down	28 December 1939
Launched	3 October 1940
Commissioned	9 December 1940
Fate	list error: <br /> list (help); Sunk, 5 April 1941 by British warships; 1 dead, 42 rescued
General characteristics
Class and type	Type VIIB U-boat
Displacement	list error: <br /> list (help); 753 t (741 long tons) ↑; 857 t (843 long tons) ↓
Length	list error: <br /> list (help); 66.5 m (218 ft 2 in) (o/a); 48.8 m (160 ft 1 in) (pressure hull)
Beam	list error: <br /> list (help); 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in); [convert: invalid number] (pressure hull)
Draught	4.74 m (15 ft 7 in)
Propulsion	list error: <br /> list (help); 2 × supercharged MAN, 6 cylinder, 4-stroke M6V 40/46 diesel engines totalling 2,800–3,200 shp (2,100–2,400 kW). Max rpm: 470-490 ↑; 2 × BBC GG UB 720/8-276 electric motors with 750 shp (560 kW) for 295 rpm ↓
Speed	list error: <br /> list (help); 17.9 kn (33.2 km/h) ↑; 8 kn (15 km/h)
Range	list error: <br /> list (help); 9,700 nmi (18,000 km) @ 10 knots ↑; 90 nmi (170 km) @ 4 knots ↓
Test depth	230 m (750 ft). Calculated crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft)
Boats & landing ; craft carried	1 inflatable rubber boat
Complement	44 to 48 officers and ratings
Sensors and ; processing systems	FuMO 61 Hohentwiel U
Armament	list error: <br /> list (help); • 5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes: four bow, one stern; • 14 × torpedoes or 26 TMA mines; • 1 × 8.8 cm (3.5 in) deck gun with 220 rounds; • 1 × C30 20 mm AA
Service record
Part of:	list error: <br /> list (help); 7th U-boat Flotilla; (3 December 1940–5 April 1941)
Commanders:	list error: <br /> list (help); Kptlt. Friedrich von Hippel; (December 1940–April 1941)
Operations:	28 March–5 April 1941
Victories:	Two commercial ships sunk (7,290 GRT GRT uses unsupported parameter (help))

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German submarine U-76 was a Type VIIB U-boat of the Nazi German Kriegsmarine during World War II. She played a minor role in the Battle of the Atlantic, but was destroyed south of Iceland.

History

Construction

She was laid down at Bremer Vulkan in Bremen on 28 December 1939 as 'werk' 4. She was launched on 3 October 1940 and commissioned on 9 December.

U-76 was available for service from March 1941 following the completion of her working-up period and sea trials. Her commander, Kapitänleutnant (Kptlt.) Friedrich von Hippel, had previously served in U-144 during her trials until November the previous year.

War patrol

Six days into her first and only patrol on 2 April, U-76 sank the Finnish steam merchant ship SS Daphne which was on her way to Lillehammer, Norway. All twenty-two crew members were killed in the attack.^[7]^[8]

The next day, U-76 followed the mostly British convoy SC 26 travelling from Sydney, Nova Scotia to Liverpool. The U-boat fired a torpedo at the British merchantman SS Athenic, disabling the vessel. The forty people on board were rescued by HMS Arbutus.^[8]

The attack attracted the attention of the armed escort vessels, who pinpointed her position. Deploying depth-charges from HMS Wolverine and Scarborough, U-76 was sunk. Forty-two of her forty-three-man crew survived and were captured.

Summary of raiding career

Date	Ship	Nationality	Tonnage	Fate^[9]
3 April 1941	SS Daphne	Finland	1,939	Sunk
4 April 1941	SS Athenic	United Kingdom	5,351	Sunk

References

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Uboat.net article on U-76". Uboat Encyclopedia. Uboat.net. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
^ Kemp, Paul: U-Boats Destroyed, German Submarine Losses in the World Wars. 1997. pp. 69-70. Arms and Armour. ISBN 1-85409-515-3
^ Kemp, pp. 69-70.
^ Kemp, pp. 69-70.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Gröner 1990, p. 71.
^ ^a ^b Gröner 1990, p. 74.
^ "Uboat.net article on SS Daphne". Uboat Encyclopedia. Uboat.net. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
^ ^a ^b "Uboat.net article on Patrol". Uboat Encyclopedia. Uboat.net. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
^ http://uboat.net/boats/successes/u.76html

Bibliography

Gröner, Erich (1990). German Warships, 1815-1945. Conway Maritime Press.

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[uboat-1] "Uboat.net article on U-76". Uboat Encyclopedia. Uboat.net. Retrieved 2010-02-15.

[2] Kemp, Paul: U-Boats Destroyed, German Submarine Losses in the World Wars. 1997. pp. 69-70. Arms and Armour. ISBN 1-85409-515-3

[3] Kemp, pp. 69-70.

[4] Kemp, pp. 69-70.

[FOOTNOTEGröner199071-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Gröner 1990, p. 71.

[FOOTNOTEGröner199074-6] Gröner 1990, p. 74.

[7] "Uboat.net article on SS Daphne". Uboat Encyclopedia. Uboat.net. Retrieved 2010-02-15.

[patrol-8] "Uboat.net article on Patrol". Uboat Encyclopedia. Uboat.net. Retrieved 2010-02-15.

[9] ttp://uboat.net/boats/successes/u.76html

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Type VIIC/41	U-292 U-293 U-294 U-295 U-296 U-297 U-298 U-299 U-300 U-317 U-318 U-319 U-320 U-321 U-322 U-323 U-324 U-325 U-326 U-327 U-328 U-691 U-827 U-828 U-929 U-930 U-995 U-997 U-998 U-999 U-1000 U-1001 U-1002 U-1003 U-1004 U-1005 U-1006 U-1007 U-1008 U-1009 U-1010 U-1011 U-1013 U-1014 U-1015 U-1016 U-1017 U-1018 U-1019 U-1020 U-1021 U-1022 U-1023 U-1024 U-1025 U-1063 U-1064 U-1065 U-1103 U-1104 U-1105 U-1106 U-1107 U-1108 U-1109 U-1110 U-1163 U-1164 U-1165 U-1166 U-1167 U-1168 U-1169 U-1170 U-1171 U-1172 U-1271 U-1272 U-1273 U-1274 U-1275 U-1276 U-1277 U-1278 U-1279 U-1301 U-1302 U-1303 U-1304 U-1305 U-1306 U-1307 U-1308
Type VIID	U-213 U-214 U-215 U-216 U-217 U-218
Type VIIF	U-1059 U-1060 U-1061 U-1062
Preceded by: Type II Followed by: Type IX List of U-boats of Germany

History

Construction

War patrol

Summary of raiding career

See also

References