| German submarine U-989 | |
|---|---|
| Career (Nazi Germany) |  |
| Name: | U-989 |
| Ordered: | 25 May 1941 |
| Builder: | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg |
| Yard number: | 189 |
| Laid down: | 17 October 1942 |
| Launched: | 16 June 1943 |
| Commissioned: | 22 July 1943 |
| Fate: | Sunk 14 February 1945 in the North Atlantic in position 61°36′N 01°35′W / 61.6°N 1.583°W, by depth charges from HMS Bayntun, HMS Bratwaite, HMS Loch Eck and HMS Loch Dunvegan. |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class & 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 F46 diesel engines, totalling 2,800–3,200 bhp (2,100–2,400 kW). Max rpm: 470-490 2 × BBC GG UB 720/8 electric motors, totalling 750 shp (560 kW) and max rpm: 296 |
| 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 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 80 nmi (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged |
| Test depth: |
230 m (750 ft) Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft) |
| Complement: | 44–52 officers & ratings |
| Armament: |
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| Service record[2] | |
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| Part of: |
5th U-boat Flotilla (22 July 1943 - 31 January 1944) - Training 9th U-boat Flotilla (1 February - 30 September 1944) 33rd U-boat Flotilla (1 October 1944 - 14 February 1945) |
| Commanders: |
Kptlt. Hardo Rodler von Roithberg (22 July 1943 - 14 February 1945) |
| Operations: |
1st patrol: 11 January 1944 - 4 March 1944 2nd patrol: 6 June 1944 - 8 June 1944 3rd patrol: 8 July 1944 - 10 July 1944 4th patrol: 9 August 1944 - 26 September 1944 5th patrol: 7 February 1945 - 14 February 1945 |
| Victories: |
1 merchant ship sunk (1,791 GRT) 1 merchant ship damaged (7,176 GRT) |
German submarine U-989 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She was laid down on 17 October 1942 by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg as yard number 189, launched on 16 June 1943 and commissioned on 22 July 1943 under Oberleutnant zur See Hardo Rodler von Roithberg.
Service History[]
The boat's career began with training at 5th U-boat Flotilla on 22 July 1943, followed by active service on 1 February 1944 as part of the 9th Flotilla. On 1 October 1944 she transferred to 33rd Flotilla for the remainder of her service.
In 5 patrols she sank 1 merchant ship, for a total of 1,791 gross register tons (GRT) and damaged 1 other.
Wolfpacks[]
U-989 took part in three wolfpacks, namely
Fate[]
U-989 was sunk on 14 February 1945 in the North Atlantic in position 61°36′N 01°35′W / 61.6°N 1.583°W, by depth charges from HMS Bayntun, HMS Bratwaite, HMS Loch Eck and HMS Loch Dunvegan. All hands were lost.
Summary of Raiding Career[]
| Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage (GRT) |
Fate[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 August 1944 | Louis Kossuth |  United States
|
7,176 | Damaged |
| 26 August 1944 | Ashmun J Clough |  United Kingdom
|
1,791 | Sunk |
References[]
- ↑ Gröner 1985, pp. 72-74.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-989". http://www.uboat.net/boats/u989.htm. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U-989". http://uboat.net/boats/successes/u989.html. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
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, Erich (1985) (in German). U-Boote, Hilfskreuzer, Minenschiffe, Netzleger, Sperrbrecher. III. Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN 3-7637-4802-4.
- Sharpe, Peter (1998). U-Boat Fact File. Great Britain: Midland Publishing. ISBN 1-85780-072-9.
External links[]
- Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-989". http://www.uboat.net/boats/u989.html. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
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