| German submarine U-967 | |
|---|---|
| Career (Nazi Germany) |  |
| Name: | U-967 |
| Ordered: | 5 June 1941 |
| Builder: | Blohm + Voss, Hamburg |
| Yard number: | 167 |
| Laid down: | 16 May 1942 |
| Launched: | 4 February 1943 |
| Commissioned: | 11 March 1943 |
| Fate: | Scuttled on 11 August 1944 in Toulon. |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Type VIIC submarine |
| Displacement: |
769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced 871 t (857 long tons) submerged |
| Length: |
67.1 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a 50.5 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull |
| Beam: |
6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull |
| Draft: | 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in) |
| Propulsion: |
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 |
| Speed: |
17.7 knots (20.4 mph; 32.8 km/h) surfaced 7.6 knots (8.7 mph; 14.1 km/h) submerged |
| Range: |
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 depth: |
230 m (750 ft) Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft) |
| Complement: | 44–52 officers & ratings |
| Armament: |
• 5 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 1 stern) • 14 × torpedoes or 26 TMA mines • 1 × C35 88mm gun/L45 deck gun (220 rounds) • Various AA guns |
| Service record | |
|---|---|
| Part of: |
Kriegsmarine |
| Identification codes: | M 51 480 |
| Commanders: |
Oberleutnant zur See Herbert Loeder, 11 March 1943–April 1944 |
| Operations: | 3 patrols |
| Victories: | 1 warship sunk for 1,300 tons |
German submarine U-967 was a German Type VIIC/41 U-boat of the Kriegsmarine. Her keel was laid down on 16 May 1942 by Blohm + Voss of Hamburg, Germany. She was commissioned on 11 March 1943 with Oberleutnant zur See Herbert Loeder in command. U-967 commanded by Albrecht Brandi on 5 May 1944 torpedoed USS Fechteler in the Western Mediterranean that was sailing with convoy GUS-38.
See also[]
References[]
- U967 @ Uboat.net
- U-967 at Uboatwaffe.net - Retrieved 5 November 2009
Coordinates: 43°7′N 5°55′E / 43.117°N 5.917°E
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