German submarine U-926

Service record
Part of:	4th U-boat Flotilla (Training); 29 February 1944 – 14 March 1945; 11th U-boat Flotilla (Active service); 15 March 1945 – 8 May 1945;
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. Eberhard von Wenden; 29 February 1944 – 31 July 1944; Oblt.z.S. Werner Roost; 1 August 1944 – 4 February 1945; Oblt.z.S. Hellmut Rehren; 4 February 1945 – 9 May 1945;
Operations:	No patrols
Victories:	None

German submarine U-926
German submarine U-926
	U-570 Type VIIC submarine that was captured by the British in 1941. This U-boat is almost identical to U-926.
Name:	U-926
Ordered:	25 August 1941
Builder:	Neptun Werft AG, Rostock
Yard number:	513
Laid down:	1 July 1942
Launched:	28 December 1943
Commissioned:	29 February 1944
Fate:	Surrendered on 9 May 1945
General characteristics
Class & type:	Type VIIC submarine
Displacement:	769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced; 871 t (857 long tons) submerged;
Length:	67.10 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a; 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull;
Beam:	6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a; 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull;
Height:	9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
Draught:	4.74 m (15 ft 7 in)
Installed power:	2,800–3,200 PS (2,100–2,400 kW; 2,800–3,200 bhp) (diesels); 750 PS (550 kW; 740 shp) (electric);
Propulsion:	2 shafts; 2 × diesel engines; 2 × electric motors;
Speed:	17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced; 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged;
Range:	8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced; 80 nmi (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged;
Test depth:	220 m (720 ft); Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft);
Complement:	4 officers, 44–52 enlisted
Armament:	5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern); 14 × torpedoes or; 26 TMA mines; 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds); various AA guns;

German submarine U-926 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

She was ordered on 25 August 1941, and was laid down on 1 July 1943 at Neptun Werft AG, Rostock, as yard number 513. She was launched on 28 December 1943 and commissioned under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Eberhard von Wenden on 29 February 1944.^[4]

Design[]

German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-926 had a displacement of 769 tonnes (757 long tons) when at the surface and 871 tonnes (857 long tons) while submerged.^[5] She had a total length of 67.10 m (220 ft 2 in), a pressure hull length of 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in), a beam of 6.20 m (20 ft 4 in), a height of 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in), and a draught of 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in). The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of 2,800 to 3,200 metric horsepower (2,060 to 2,350 kW; 2,760 to 3,160 shp) for use while surfaced, two SSW GU 343/38-8 double-acting electric motors producing a total of 750 metric horsepower (550 kW; 740 shp) for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two 1.23 m (4 ft) propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to 230 metres (750 ft).^[5]

The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) and a maximum submerged speed of 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph).^[5] When submerged, the boat could operate for 80 nautical miles (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph); when surfaced, she could travel 8,500 nautical miles (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph). U-926 was fitted with five 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteen torpedoes or 26 TMA mines, one 8.8 cm (3.46 in) SK C/35 naval gun, 220 rounds, and an anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of between 44 — 52 men.^[5]

Service history[]

On 9 May 1945, U-926 surrendered at Bergen, Norway. Latter deemed unseaworthy, she was not transferred to the UK for disposal. U-926 was taken over by the Royal Norwegian Navy and renamed HNoMS Kya (S307), 10 January 1949, she served until 1964.^[4]

References[]

↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Eberhard von Wenden". http://uboat.net/men/commanders/1331.html. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Werner Roost". http://uboat.net/men/commanders/1025.html. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Hellmut Rehren". http://uboat.net/men/commanders/983.html. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Helgason, Guðmundur. "U-926". http://uboat.net/boats/u926.htm. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 Gröner 1991, pp. 43-46.

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. "The Type VIIC boat U-925". http://uboat.net/boats/u925.html.

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[1] Helgason, Guðmundur. "Eberhard von Wenden". http://uboat.net/men/commanders/1331.html. Retrieved 6 April 2016.

[2] Helgason, Guðmundur. "Werner Roost". http://uboat.net/men/commanders/1025.html. Retrieved 6 April 2016.

[3] Helgason, Guðmundur. "Hellmut Rehren". http://uboat.net/men/commanders/983.html. Retrieved 6 April 2016.

[uboat-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Helgason, Guðmundur. "U-926". http://uboat.net/boats/u926.htm. Retrieved 6 April 2016.

[FOOTNOTEGröner199143-46-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 Gröner 1991, pp. 43-46.

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