| German submarine U-520 | |
|---|---|
| Career |  |
| Name: | U-520 |
| Ordered: | 14 February 1940 |
| Builder: | Deutsche Werft, Hamburg |
| Yard number: | 335 |
| Laid down: | 1 July 1941 |
| Launched: | 2 March 1942 |
| Commissioned: | 19 May 1942 |
| Fate: | Sunk, 30 October 1942[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Type IXC submarine |
| Displacement: |
1,120 t (1,100 long tons) surfaced 1,232 t (1,213 long tons) submerged |
| Length: |
76.8 m (252 ft 0 in) o/a 58.7 m (192 ft 7 in) pressure hull |
| Beam: |
6.8 m (22 ft 4 in) o/a 4.4 m (14 ft 5 in) pressure hull |
| Height: | 9.4 m (30 ft 10 in) |
| Draft: | 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) |
| Propulsion: |
2 × MAN M9V40/46 supercharged 9-cylinder diesel engines, 4,400 hp (3,281 kW) 2 × SSW GU345/34 double-acting electric motors, 1,000 hp (746 kW) |
| Speed: |
18.2 knots (33.7 km/h) surfaced 7.7 knots (14.3 km/h) submerged |
| Range: |
24,880 nmi (46,080 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) surfaced 117 nmi (217 km) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h) submerged |
| Test depth: | 230 m (750 ft) |
| Complement: | 48 to 56 |
| Armament: |
• 6 × torpedo tubes (four bow, two stern) • 22 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedoes • 1 × 10.5 cm SK C/32 naval gun[2] (110 rounds) • AA guns |
| Service record[3][4] | |
|---|---|
| Part of: |
4th U-boat Flotilla (19 May–30 September 1942) 2nd U-boat Flotilla (1–30 October 1942) |
| Commanders: |
Kptlt. Volkmar Schwartzkopff (19 May 1942–30 Oct 1942) |
| Operations: | 1st patrol: 3–30 October 1942 |
| Victories: | None |
German submarine U-520 was a Type IXC U-boat of the Nazi German Kriegsmarine during World War II. The U-boat was laid down on 1 July 1941 at the Deutsche Werft yard in Hamburg as 'werk' 335, launched on 2 March 1942 and commissioned on 19 May 1942 under the command of Kapitänleutnant Volkmar Schwartzkopff. After training with the 4th U-boat Flotilla, she was transferred to the 2nd flotilla for front-line service on 1 October 1942.
Service history[]
U-520 sailed from Kiel on 3 October 1942, she negotiated the gap between the Faeroe and Shetland Islands and then turned west toward Cape Farewell, (the southern tip of Greenland). After a brief journey in the direction of Iceland, she headed southwest, then south, before being sunk east of Newfoundland in position 47°47′N 49°50′W / 47.783°N 49.833°WCoordinates: 47°47′N 49°50′W / 47.783°N 49.833°W by depth charges from a Canadian Douglas Digby light bomber of No. 10 Squadron RCAF. All 53 crew were lost.[3][5] In January 2006 an article in the Edmonton Journal reported that a team of divers planned to search for U-520 and another U-boat, U-190.
References[]
- Notes
- ↑ Kemp, Paul: U-Boats Destroyed - German Submarine Losses in the World Wars, 1997, Arms & Armour, ISBN 1-85409-515-3, p. 94.
- ↑ Campbell, John Naval Weapons of World War Two ISBN 0-87021-459-4 pp.248&249
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "The Type IXC boat U-520 - German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net". uboat.net. http://www.uboat.net/boats/u520.htm. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
- ↑ "War Patrols by German U-boat U-520 - Boats - uboat.net". uboat.net. http://www.uboat.net/boats/patrols/u520.html. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
- ↑ "Patrol of U-boat U-520 from 3 Oct 1942 to 30 Oct 1942 - U-boat patrols - uboat.net". uboat.net. http://www.uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_1170.html. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
- Bibliography
External links[]
- "Alberta diver to search for WWII U-boats off East Coast". canada.com. http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/story.html?id=a0190631-631f-4b5d-8155-3d74ba83c6d4&k=79573. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
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