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For other ships of the same name, see U-434.
| German submarine U-434 | |
|---|---|
| Career |  |
| Name: | U-434 |
| Ordered: | 23 September 1939 |
| Builder: | Schichau-Werke, Danzig |
| Yard number: | 1475 |
| Laid down: | 20 January 1940 |
| Launched: | 15 March 1941 |
| Commissioned: | 21 June 1941 |
| Fate: | Sunk, 18 December 1941 |
| 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: |
7th U-boat Flotilla (21 June–18 December 1941) |
| Commanders: |
Kapitänleutnant z.S. Wolfgang Heyda (21 June–18 December 1941) |
| Operations: | 1st patrol: 2 November–18 December 1941 |
| Victories: | None |
German submarine U-434 was a Type VIIC U-boat of the German Kriegsmarine during World War II.
The U-boat was laid down on 20 January 1940 at the Schichau-Werke yard, Danzig, launched on 15 March 1941, and commissioned on 21 June 1941, Kapitänleutnant Wolfgang Heyda commanding.[1]
U-434 sailed from Kristiansand, Norway on 2 November 1941, on her first and only war patrol. On 18 December, U-434 was sunk in the North Atlantic north of Madeira, Portugal, in position 36.15N, 15.48W. The U-boat was forced to the surface by depth charges from the British escort destroyer HMS Blankney and the destroyer HMS Stanley. There were 2 dead and 42 survivors.
References
- Notes
- ↑ "The Type VIIC boat U-434 - German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net". uboat.net. http://uboat.net/boats/u434.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
- Bibliography
External links
- Report of Interrogation of Survivors from U-434
- Movietone News Clip of the sinking of U-434 - Title: U-Boats destroyed in convoy
- U-Boat Crew List
Coordinates: 36°15′N 15°48′W / 36.25°N 15.8°W
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