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German submarine U-565
German World War II submarine
German World War II submarine
| Field | Value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| section1 | {{Infobox ship/image | ||||||
| section2 | {{Infobox ship/career | ||||||
| country | Nazi Germany | ||||||
| flag | |||||||
| name | U-565 | ||||||
| ordered | 24 October 1939 | ||||||
| builder | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg | ||||||
| yard_number | 541 | ||||||
| laid_down | 30 March 1940 | ||||||
| launched | 20 February 1941 | ||||||
| commissioned | 10 April 1941 | ||||||
| fate | Scuttled on 30 September 1944 after being damaged on 19 and 24 September 1944 | ||||||
| section3 | {{Infobox ship/characteristics | ||||||
| class | Type VIIC submarine | ||||||
| *{{convert | 769 | t | LT | 0 | lk | on}} surfaced | |
| *{{convert | 871 | t | LT | 0 | abbr | on}} submerged | |
| *{{convert | 67.10 | m | ftin | abbr | on}} o/a | ||
| *{{convert | 50.50 | m | ftin | abbr | on}} pressure hull | ||
| *{{convert | 6.20 | m | ftin | abbr | on}} o/a | ||
| *{{convert | 4.70 | m | ftin | abbr | on}} pressure hull | ||
| height | 9.60 m | ||||||
| draught | 4.74 m | ||||||
| *{{convert | 2800 | – | 3200 | PS | kW bhp | abbr | on}} (diesels) |
| *{{convert | 750 | PS | kW shp | abbr | on}} (electric) | ||
| *{{convert | 17.7 | kn | lk | in}} surfaced | |||
| *{{convert | 8500 | nmi | abbr | on | lk=on}} at 10 kn surfaced | ||
| *{{convert | 80 | nmi | abbr | on}} at 4 kn submerged | |||
| *{{convert | 230 | m | ft | abbr | on}} | ||
| *Crush depth: {{convert | 250 | – | 295 | m | ft | abbr | on}} |
| complement | 4 officers, 40–56 enlisted | ||||||
| *5 × {{convert | 53.3 | cm | in | 0 | abbr | on}} torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern) | |
| *1 × [[8.8 cm SK C/35 naval gun | {{convert | 8.8 | cm | in | 2 | abbr | on}} deck gun]] (220 rounds) |
| *1 x [[2 cm FlaK 30 | {{convert | 2 | cm | in | sp | us | abbr=on}} C/30]] AA gun |
| section4 | {{Infobox ship/service record | ||||||
| header_caption | Service record{{cite web | ||||||
| url | http://uboat.net/boats/u565.html | ||||||
| title | The Type VIIC boat U-565 | ||||||
| last | Helgason | ||||||
| first | Guðmundur | ||||||
| website | German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net | ||||||
| access-date | 15 May 2014 | ||||||
| codes | M 41 992 | ||||||
| operations | *20 patrols: |
- 769 t surfaced
- 871 t submerged
- 67.10 m o/a
- 50.50 m pressure hull
- 6.20 m o/a
- 4.70 m pressure hull
- 2800 – (diesels)
- 750 PS (electric)
- 2 shafts
- 2 × diesel engines
- 2 × electric motors
- 17.7 kn surfaced
- 7.6 kn submerged
- 8500 nmi at 10 kn surfaced
- 80 nmi at 4 kn submerged
- 230 m
- Crush depth: 250 –
- 5 × 53.3 cm torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern)
- 14 × torpedoes or 26 TMA mines
- 1 × 8.8 cm deck gun (220 rounds)
- 1 x 2 cm C/30 AA gun
|access-date=15 May 2014
- 1st U-boat Flotilla
- 10 April – 31 December 1941
- 29th U-boat Flotilla
- 1 January 1942 – 24 September 1944
- Oblt.z.S. Johann Jebsen
- 10 April 1941 – 17 March 1942
- Kptlt. Wilhelm Franken
- 17 March 1942 – 7 October 1943
- Kptlt. Fritz Henning
- 8 October 1943 – 24 September 1944
- 1st patrol:
- 8 July - 6 August 1941
- 2nd patrol:
- 1 September – 7 October 1941
- 3rd patrol:
- 3 November – 25 December 1941
- 4th patrol:
- 21 January – 17 March 1942
- 5th patrol:
- 11 – 30 April 1942
- 6th patrol:
- 7 May – 10 June 1942
- 7th patrol:
- 9 July – 4 August 1942
- 8th patrol:
- a. 16 – 25 August 1942
- b. 31 August – 4 September 1942
- 9th patrol:
- 25 October – 13 November 1942
- 10th patrol:
- 23 November 1942 – 1 January 1943
- 11th patrol:
- 14 February – 5 March 1943
- 12th patrol:
- 8 April – 12 May 1943
- 13th patrol:
- 17 June – 23 July 1943
- 14th patrol:
- 7 September – 1 October 1943
- 15th patrol:
- 23 October – 4 November 1943
- 16th patrol:
- 6 – 23 November 1943
- 17th patrol:
- 12 – 27 December 1943
- 18th patrol:
- 15 February – 7 March 1944
- 19th patrol:
- 1 April – 2 May 1944
- 20th patrol:
- 26 August – 13 September 1944
- 3 merchant ships sunk ()
- 2 warships sunk (6,990 tons)
- 2 merchant ships damaged ()
'*German submarine U-565''' was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's *Kriegsmarine'' for service during World War II. She was laid down on 30 March 1940 by Blohm & Voss in Hamburg as yard number 541, launched on 20 February 1941 and commissioned on 10 April 1941 under Oberleutnant Johann Jebsen.
Design
German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-565 had a displacement of 769 t when at the surface and 871 t while submerged. She had a total length of 67.10 m, a pressure hull length of 50.50 m, a beam of 6.20 m, a height of 9.60 m, and a draught of 4.74 m. The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of 2800 to 3200 PS for use while surfaced, two BBC GG UB 720/8 double-acting electric motors producing a total of 750 PS for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two 1.23 m propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to 230 m.
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 17.7 kn and a maximum submerged speed of 7.6 kn. When submerged, the boat could operate for 80 nmi at 4 kn; when surfaced, she could travel 8500 nmi at 10 kn. U-565 was fitted with five 53.3 cm torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteen torpedoes, one 8.8 cm SK C/35 naval gun, 220 rounds, and a 2 cm C/30 anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of between forty-four and sixty.
Service history
The boat's service began on 10 April 1941 with training as part of the 1st U-boat Flotilla. She was transferred to the 29th flotilla on 1 January 1942 in the Mediterranean where she remained until being scuttled in 1944. In 20 patrols she sank three merchant ships, for a total of , plus two warships sunk and another two merchant ships damaged.
Wolfpacks
She took part in two wolfpacks, namely:
- Arnauld (5 – 18 November 1941)
- Wal (10 – 12 November 1942)
Fate
U-565 was badly damaged by bombs dropped by US aircraft on 19 and 24 September 1944 in the Mediterranean near Skaramanga in Greece. She was scuttled on 30 September 1944 at Skaramanga Bay.
Summary of raiding history
| Date | Ship Name | Nationality | TonnageMerchant ship tonnages are in gross register tons. Military vessels are listed by tons displacement. | Fate{{cite web |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| url=http://uboat.net/boats/successes/u565.html | title=Ships hit by U-565 | last=Helgason | first=Guðmundur | website=German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net |
| 11 March 1942 | 5,450 | Sunk | ||
| 23 April 1942 | Kirkland | United Kingdom | 1,361 | Sunk |
| 18 December 1942 | 1,540 | Sunk | ||
| 24 February 1943 | Nathanael Greene | United States | 7,176 | Damaged |
| 27 February 1943 | Seminole | United Kingdom | 10,389 | Damaged |
| 20 April 1943 | Michigan | United States | 5,594 | Sunk |
| 20 April 1943 | Sidi-Bel-Abbès | Free France | 4,392 | Sunk |
References
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Bibliography
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