| German submarine U-3022 | |
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| Name: | U-3022 |
| Ordered: | 6 November 1943 |
| Builder: | AG Weser, Bremen |
| Yard number: | 1181 |
| Laid down: | 6 October 1944 |
| Launched: | 30 November 1945 |
| Commissioned: | 25 January 1945 |
| Fate: | Scuttled on 5 May 1945 |
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| Class & 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-3022 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 6 October 1944 at the Blohm & Voss yard at Hamburg, as yard number 1181. She was launched on 30 November 1945, and commissioned under the command of Kapitänleutnant Paul Weber, on 25 January 1945.[2]
Design[]
Like all Type XXI U-boats, U-3022 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-3022 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-3022 was scuttled on 5 May 1945, in Gelting Bay near Gelting as part of Operation Regenbogen. The wreck was later raised and broken up.[2]
References[]
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Paul Weber". http://uboat.net/men/commanders/1321.html. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Helgason, Guðmundur. "U-3022". http://uboat.net/boats/u3022.htm. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Gröner 1991, p. 85.
Bibliography[]
- Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999) (in German). Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945. IV. Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler. ISBN 3-8132-0514-2.
- Gröner, ErichExpression error: Unexpected < operator. (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. 2. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4.
External links[]
- Helgason, Guðmundur. "U-3022". http://uboat.net/boats/u3022.htm. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
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