German submarine U-847: Difference between revisions

History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-847
Ordered	20 January 1941
Builder	DeSchiMAG AG Weser, Bremen
Yard number	1053
Laid down	23 November 1941
Launched	5 September 1942
Commissioned	23 January 1943
Fate	Sunk on 27 August 1943 at position 28°19′N 37°58′W / 28.317°N 37.967°W by air-launched homing torpedoes fired from US aircraft operating off escort carrier USS Card.
General characteristics
Type	Type IXD2 submarine
Displacement	list error: <br /> list (help); 1,610 t (1,580 long tons) surfaced; 1,804 t (1,776 long tons) submerged
Length	list error: <br /> list (help); 87.6 m (287 ft 5 in) o/a; 68.5 m (224 ft 9 in) pressure hull
Beam	list error: <br /> list (help); 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in) o/a; 4.4 m (14 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Height	10.2 m (33 ft 6 in)
Draft	5.4 m (17 ft 9 in)
Propulsion	list error: <br /> list (help); 2 × MAN M 9 V 40/46 supercharged 9-cylinder diesel engines, 4,400 hp (3,281 kW); 2 × SSW 2 GU 345/34 double acting electric motors, 1,000 hp (746 kW)
Speed	list error: <br /> list (help); 19.2 knots (35.6 km/h) surfaced; 6.9 knots (12.8 km/h) submerged
Range	list error: <br /> list (help); 12,750 nautical miles (23,610 km; 14,670 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced; 115 nautical miles (213 km; 132 mi) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth	230 m (750 ft)
Complement	55 to 63
Armament	list error: mixed text and list (help); 6 × torpedo tubes (four bow, two stern); 22 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedoes; 1 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK L/45 deck gun (180 rounds); anti-aircraft guns;
Service record
Part of:	list error: <br /> list (help); 4th U-boat Flotilla; (23 January 1943 – 30 June 1943); 12th U-boat Flotilla; (1 July 1943 – 27 August 1943)
Commanders:	list error: <br /> list (help); Kptlt. Friedrich Guggenberger; (23 January 1943 – 1 February 1943); K.Kapt. Wilhelm Rollmann; (26 January 1943 – 26 January 1943); Kptlt. Jost Metzler; (1 February 1943 – 30 June 1943); Kptlt. Herbert Kuppisch; (1 July 1943 – 27 August 1943)
Operations:	list error: <br /> list (help); 1st patrol:; 29 July 1943 – 27 August 1943
Victories:	None

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German submarine U-847 was a long-range Type IXD2 U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. Laid down in Bremen and launched on 5 September 1942. She was equipped with two stern torpedo tubes and 24 mines.

She was commanded for her short career by four Knight’s Cross recipients, each a U-boat ace in their own right, although she neither sank nor damaged any vessels. They were:-

Kapitänleutnant Friedrich Guggenberger
Korvettenkapitän Wilhelm Rollmann
Kapitänleutnant Jost Metzler
Kapitänleutnant Herbert Kuppisch

She joined 4th Flotilla for training on 23 January 1943, where she remained until 30 June 1943. She then joined 12th Flotilla for active service until 27 August 1943 when she was sunk while providing logistical support for other u-boats operating in the area.

Fate

U-847 was sunk by air-launched FIDO torpedoes dropped from US Avenger and Wildcat aircraft operating from the escort carrier USS Card on 27 August 1943 in the Atlantic Ocean at position 28°19′N 37°58′W / 28.317°N 37.967°W / 28.317; -37.967. All 63 hands were lost.

References

Notes

^ Gröner 1985, pp. 105–6.
^ "The Type IXD2 boat U-847 — German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net". uboat.net. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
^ "War Patrols by German U-boat U-847 — Boats — uboat.net". uboat.net. Retrieved 8 May 2014.

Bibliography

Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 (in German). Vol. IV. Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler. ISBN 3-8132-0514-2. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help); Invalid |ref=harv (help)
Gröner, Erich (1985). U-Boote, Hilfskreuzer, Minenschiffe, Netzleger, Sperrbrecher (in German). Vol. III. Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN 3-7637-4802-4. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help); Invalid |ref=harv (help)
Sharpe, Peter (1998). U-Boat Fact File. Great Britain: Midland Publishing. ISBN 1-85780-072-9.

External links

"Uboat.net". The Boats — U-847. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
"Ubootwaffe.net". U-847. Retrieved 8 May 2014.^{[dead link‍]}

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[FOOTNOTEGröner1985105–6-1] Gröner 1985, pp. 105–6.

[uboatnet-2] "The Type IXD2 boat U-847 — German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net". uboat.net. Retrieved 8 May 2014.

[patrols-3] "War Patrols by German U-boat U-847 — Boats — uboat.net". uboat.net. Retrieved 8 May 2014.

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+|commanders= ''Kptlt.'' [[Friedrich Guggenberger]]<br/>(23 January 1943 – 1 February 1943)<br/>''[[Korvettenkapitän|K.Kapt.]]'' [[Wilhelm Rollmann]]<br/>(26 January 1943 – 26 January 1943)<br/>''Kptlt.'' [[Jost Metzler]]<br/>(1 February 1943 – 30 June 1943)<br/>''Kptlt.'' [[Herbert Kuppisch]]<br/>(1 July 1943 – 27 August 1943)
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 |victories= None
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 [[Category:Ships built in Bremen (state)]]
 [[Category:Ships lost with all hands]]
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v t e Type IXD submarine
Type IXD1	U-180 U-195
Type IXD2	U-177 U-178 U-179 U-181 U-182 U-196 U-197 U-198 U-199 U-200 U-847 U-848 U-849 U-850 U-851 U-852 U-859 U-860 U-861 U-862 U-863 U-864 U-871 U-872 U-873 U-874 U-875 U-876
IXD/42	U-883 U-884
Preceded by: Type IXC Followed by: Type X
List of U-boats of Germany