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{{Short description|German World War II submarine}}
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'''German submarine ''U-213''''' was a [[German Type VII submarine#Type VIID|Type VIID]] [[minelayer|mine-laying]] [[U-boat]] of the [[Nazi Germany|German]] ''[[Kriegsmarine]]'' during [[World War II]].
'''German submarine ''U-213''''' was a [[German Type VII submarine#Type VIID|Type VIID]] [[minelayer|mine-laying]] [[U-boat]] of [[Nazi Germany]]'s ''[[Kriegsmarine]]'' during [[World War II]].


==Training==
==Training==
Laid down on 5 October 1940 by [[Germaniawerft]] in Kiel, the boat was commissioned on 30 October 1941 with ''Kapitänleutnant'' Günther Kohls in command. She trained with the ''[[5. Unterseebootsflottille]]'' (5th U-boat flotilla) from then until 30 April 1942.
[[Keel laying|Laid down]] on 1 October 1940 by [[Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft]] in [[Kiel]] as yard number 645, the boat was [[Ceremonial ship launching|launched]] on 24 July 1941 and [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] on 30 August with ''[[Oberleutnant zur See]]'' Amelung von Varendorff in command.<ref name="U-213"/> She trained with the [[5th U-boat Flotilla]] until 31 December 1941; on 1 January 1942 she was assigned to the [[1st U-boat Flotilla]].<ref name="U-213">{{cite web
|url=http://uboat.net/boats/u213.htm
|title=The Type VIID U-boat U-213
|last=Helgason
|first=Guðmundur
|website=German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net
|access-date=6 April 2010
}}</ref> On 1 May 1942 she was assigned to the [[9th U-boat Flotilla]] and spent the rest of her career with that unit.<ref name="U-213"/>

==Design==
As one of the six [[German Type VII submarine#Type VIID|German Type VIID submarines]], ''U-213'' had a displacement of {{convert|965|t|LT}} when at the surface and {{convert|1080|t|LT}} while submerged.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=66–67}} She had a total length of {{convert|76.90|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, a [[pressure hull]] length of {{convert|59.80|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, a [[beam (nautical)|beam]] of {{convert|6.38|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, a height of {{convert|9.70|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, and a [[draught (ship)|draught]] of {{convert|5.01|m|ftin|abbr=on}}. The submarine was powered by two [[Germaniawerft]] F46 [[supercharged]] four-stroke, six-cylinder [[diesel engine]]s producing a total of {{convert|2800 to 3200|PS|kW shp|-1}} for use while surfaced, two [[AEG (German company)|AEG GU 460/8-276]] [[Motor–generator|double-acting electric motors]] producing a total of {{convert|750|shp|PS kW}} for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two {{convert|1.23|m|ft|abbr=on|0}} [[propeller]]s. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to {{convert|230|m}}.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=66–67}}

The submarine had a maximum surface speed of {{convert|16|-|16.7|kn}} and a maximum submerged speed of {{convert|7.3|kn}}.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=66–67}} When submerged, the boat could operate for {{convert|69|nmi}} at {{convert|4|kn}}; when surfaced, she could travel {{convert|11200|nmi}} at {{convert|10|kn}}. ''U-213'' was fitted with five {{convert|53.3|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} [[torpedo tube]]s (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), twelve [[torpedo]]es, one [[8.8 cm SK C/35 naval gun|{{convert|8.8|cm|in|2|abbr=on}} SK C/35 naval gun]], 220 rounds, and an anti-aircraft gun, in addition to five mine tubes with fifteen SMA [[naval mine|mines]]. The boat had a [[Ship's company|complement]] of between forty-four.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=66–67}}


==Service history==
==Service history==


''U-213'' carried out three war patrols during her career, ranging into the North Atlantic. One of them included the landing of an [[Abwehr]] agent, Alfred Langbein, on the Canadian coast near [[St. Martins, New Brunswick]] on 14 May 1942. The mission was termed Operation [[American Theater (1939–1945)|''Grete'']]; Langbein was instructed to report on the sailing of convoys. He failed to accomplish this, and surrendered to the authorities in September 1944 after running out of money. He was released after the end of the war. ''U-213'' was a member of three "[[Wolfpack (naval tactic)|wolfpack]]s" during the war, as part of 'Schlei' from 1 February until 12 February 1942, 'Westwall' from the 2 to 12 March, and 'Pfadfinder' from the 2 to 27 May.<ref name="U-213"/>
On 1 May 1942 she was then assigned to the ''[[9. Unterseebootflottille]]'' (5th U-boat flotilla) and served with that unit until her 14 May 1943. Throughout much of [[World War Two]] ''U-213'' was engaged in mine-laying in the [[North Sea]] and [[English Channel]]. In May 1943 she was assigned, with two other U-Boats ([[U-211]] and [[U-212]]) to the intelligence service of Nazi Germany ([[Abwehr]]) and was engaged in an unsuccessful attempt to land agents when sunk on 31 June 1943 off the coast of [[Easteray]].


During this period she suffered two attacks, one on 7 February 1942 from the escorts of [[List of World War II convoys|convoy ON-63]], which she was attempting to attack, which left the U-boat slightly damaged after attacks by [[depth charge]]s; another was when the boat was surprised on the surface by a destroyer in bad weather in the [[Gulf of Maine]], and was again slightly damaged by depth charges on 15 May. ''U-213'' was sunk with all hands on 31 July 1942, while in the North Atlantic, east of the [[Azores]], in a depth charge attack by the British [[sloop of war|sloops]] {{HMS|Erne|U03|6}}, {{HMS|Rochester|L50|2}} and {{HMS|Sandwich|L12|2}}.<ref name="U-213"/>
The submarine was detected before the landing by a [[B-24 Liberator]] of No. 696 Squadron of the [[Royal Air Force]], and was pursued by vessels of the [[Royal Navy]]. It was seriously damaged by depth-charges from [[H.M.S. Defiant]], and sank near the south coast of the island <ref>Report of Sinking of Submarine U-213, War Office (1942), British Library RT 6507-452/32.</ref>. All 48 hands were lost.

===Wolfpacks===
''U-213'' took part in three [[Wolfpack (naval tactic)|wolfpack]]s:
* {{lang|de|Schlei}} (1–12 February 1942)
* {{lang|de|{{ill|Wolfpack_Westwall|lt=Westwall|de|U_213_(Kriegsmarine)#U-Bootgruppe_Westwall}}}} (2–12 March 1942)
* {{lang|de|Pfadfinder}} (21–27 May 1942)


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


==Bibliography==
{{Refbegin}}
*{{cite book |last1=Gröner |first1=Eric |last2=Jung |first2=Dieter |last3=Maass |first3=Martin |translator-last1=Thomas|translator-first1=Keith|translator-last2=Magowan|translator-first2=Rachel |title=German Warships 1815-1945: U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels |date=1991 |publisher=Conway Maritime Press |location=London |volume=2 |isbn=0-85177-593-4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Udg-0AEACAAJ|ref=CITEREFGröner1991}}
{{Refend}}


==See also==
==Further reading==
* {{cite book | last1 = Busch | first1 = Rainer | last2 = Röll | first2 = Hans-Joachim | translator-last = Brooks | translator-first = Geoffrey | title = German U-boat Commanders of World War II: A Biographical Dictionary | publisher = Greenhill Books, Naval Institute Press | location = London, Annapolis, Md | year = 1999 | isbn = 1-55750-186-6 }}
*[[List of U-boats]]


==External links==
* {{cite web
|url=http://uboat.net/boats/u213.htm
|title=The Type VIID U-boat U-213
|last=Helgason
|first=Guðmundur
|website=German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net
|access-date=6 April 2010
}}
* {{cite web
|url=http://www.u-boot-archiv.de/dieboote/u0213.html
|title=''U 213''
|last=Hofmann
|first=Markus
|website=Deutsche U-Boote 1935-1945 – u-boot-archiv.de
|language=de
|access-date=2 February 2015
}}


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Latest revision as of 00:14, 27 August 2024

Crew of U-213
History
Nazi Germany
NameU-213
Ordered16 February 1940
BuilderGermaniawerft, Kiel
Yard number645
Laid down1 October 1940
Launched24 July 1941
Commissioned30 August 1941
FateSunk on 31 July 1942 by British warships
General characteristics
Class and typeType VIID submarine
Displacement
Length
Beam
  • 6.38 m (20 ft 11 in) o/a
  • 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Height9.70 m (31 ft 10 in)
Draught5.01 m (16 ft 5 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
Speed
  • 16–16.7 knots (29.6–30.9 km/h; 18.4–19.2 mph) surfaced
  • 7.3 knots (13.5 km/h; 8.4 mph) submerged
Range
  • 11,200 nmi (20,700 km; 12,900 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced
  • 69 nmi (128 km; 79 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth
  • 200 m (660 ft)
  • Crush depth: 220–240 m (720–790 ft)
Crew4 officers, 40 enlisted
Armament
Service record[1][2]
Part of:
Identification codes: M 01 954
Commanders:
  • Oblt.z.S. Amelung von Varendorff
  • 30 August 1941 – 31 July 1942
Operations:
  • 3 patrols:
  • 1st patrol:
  • a. 26 January – 20 March 1942
  • b. 23–24 April 1942
  • 2nd patrol:
  • a. 25 April – 20 June 1942
  • b. 20–21 June 1942
  • 3rd patrol:
  • 23–31 July 1942
Victories: None

German submarine U-213 was a Type VIID mine-laying U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

Training

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Laid down on 1 October 1940 by Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft in Kiel as yard number 645, the boat was launched on 24 July 1941 and commissioned on 30 August with Oberleutnant zur See Amelung von Varendorff in command.[1] She trained with the 5th U-boat Flotilla until 31 December 1941; on 1 January 1942 she was assigned to the 1st U-boat Flotilla.[1] On 1 May 1942 she was assigned to the 9th U-boat Flotilla and spent the rest of her career with that unit.[1]

Design

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As one of the six German Type VIID submarines, U-213 had a displacement of 965 tonnes (950 long tons) when at the surface and 1,080 tonnes (1,060 long tons) while submerged.[3] She had a total length of 76.90 m (252 ft 4 in), a pressure hull length of 59.80 m (196 ft 2 in), a beam of 6.38 m (20 ft 11 in), a height of 9.70 m (31 ft 10 in), and a draught of 5.01 m (16 ft 5 in). The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 supercharged four-stroke, six-cylinder 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 AEG GU 460/8-276 double-acting electric motors producing a total of 750 shaft horsepower (760 PS; 560 kW) 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).[3]

The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 16–16.7 knots (29.6–30.9 km/h; 18.4–19.2 mph) and a maximum submerged speed of 7.3 knots (13.5 km/h; 8.4 mph).[3] When submerged, the boat could operate for 69 nautical miles (128 km; 79 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph); when surfaced, she could travel 11,200 nautical miles (20,700 km; 12,900 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph). U-213 was fitted with five 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), twelve torpedoes, one 8.8 cm (3.46 in) SK C/35 naval gun, 220 rounds, and an anti-aircraft gun, in addition to five mine tubes with fifteen SMA mines. The boat had a complement of between forty-four.[3]

Service history

[edit]

U-213 carried out three war patrols during her career, ranging into the North Atlantic. One of them included the landing of an Abwehr agent, Alfred Langbein, on the Canadian coast near St. Martins, New Brunswick on 14 May 1942. The mission was termed Operation Grete; Langbein was instructed to report on the sailing of convoys. He failed to accomplish this, and surrendered to the authorities in September 1944 after running out of money. He was released after the end of the war. U-213 was a member of three "wolfpacks" during the war, as part of 'Schlei' from 1 February until 12 February 1942, 'Westwall' from the 2 to 12 March, and 'Pfadfinder' from the 2 to 27 May.[1]

During this period she suffered two attacks, one on 7 February 1942 from the escorts of convoy ON-63, which she was attempting to attack, which left the U-boat slightly damaged after attacks by depth charges; another was when the boat was surprised on the surface by a destroyer in bad weather in the Gulf of Maine, and was again slightly damaged by depth charges on 15 May. U-213 was sunk with all hands on 31 July 1942, while in the North Atlantic, east of the Azores, in a depth charge attack by the British sloops HMS Erne, Rochester and Sandwich.[1]

Wolfpacks

[edit]

U-213 took part in three wolfpacks:

  • Schlei (1–12 February 1942)
  • Westwall [de] (2–12 March 1942)
  • Pfadfinder (21–27 May 1942)

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d e f Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIID U-boat U-213". German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
  2. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "War Patrols by German U-boat U-213". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d Gröner 1991, pp. 66–67.

Bibliography

[edit]

Further reading

[edit]
  • Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). German U-boat Commanders of World War II: A Biographical Dictionary. Translated by Brooks, Geoffrey. London, Annapolis, Md: Greenhill Books, Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-186-6.
[edit]
  • Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIID U-boat U-213". German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
  • Hofmann, Markus. "U 213". Deutsche U-Boote 1935-1945 – u-boot-archiv.de (in German). Retrieved 2 February 2015.

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