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Coordinates: 28°19′N 37°58′W / 28.317°N 37.967°W / 28.317; -37.967
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*{{cite web | title= Ubootwaffe.net| work= U-847| url=http://www.ubootwaffe.net/ops/boat.cgi?boat=847| accessdate=8 May 2014}}{{dead link|date=June 2014}}


{{German Type IXD submarines}}
{{German Type IXD submarines}}

Revision as of 14:18, 13 December 2015

History
Nazi Germany
NameU-847
Ordered20 January 1941
BuilderDeSchiMAG AG Weser, Bremen
Yard number1053
Laid down23 November 1941
Launched5 September 1942
Commissioned23 January 1943
FateSunk on 27 August 1943 at position 28°19′N 37°58′W / 28.317°N 37.967°W / 28.317; -37.967 by air-launched homing torpedoes fired from US aircraft operating off escort carrier USS Card.
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeType IXD2 submarine
Displacement
  • 1,610 t (1,580 long tons) surfaced
  • 1,804 t (1,776 long tons) submerged
Length
Beam
  • 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in) o/a
  • 4.4 m (14 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Height10.2 m (33 ft 6 in)
Draft5.4 m (17 ft 9 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 19.2 knots (35.6 km/h; 22.1 mph) surfaced
  • 6.9 knots (12.8 km/h; 7.9 mph) submerged
Range
  • 12,750 nmi (23,610 km; 14,670 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced
  • 115 nmi (213 km; 132 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth230 m (750 ft)
Complement55 to 63
Armament
Service record[2][3]
Part of:
Commanders:
Operations:
  • 1st patrol:
  • 29 July – 27 August 1943
Victories: None

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:

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

  1. ^ Gröner 1985, pp. 105–6.
  2. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type IXD2 boat U-847". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  3. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "War Patrols by German U-boat U-847". German U-boats of WWII - 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; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and mine warfare vessels. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |last-author-amp= (help); Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Sharpe, Peter (1998). U-Boat Fact File. Great Britain: Midland Publishing. ISBN 1-85780-072-9.
  • Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type IXD2 boat U-847". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  • Hofmann, Markus. "U 847". Deutsche U-Boote 1935-1945 - u-boot-archiv.de (in German). Retrieved 2 February 2015.

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