German_submarine_U-922

German submarine <i>U-922</i>

German submarine U-922

German World War II submarine

German submarine U-922 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

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She was ordered on 6 June 1941, and was laid down on 15 December 1941 at Neptun Werft AG, Rostock, as yard number 509. She was launched on 1 June 1943 and commissioned under the command of Leutnant zur See Ulrich-Philipp Graf von und zu Arco-Zinneberg on 1 August 1943.[4]

Design

German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-922 had a displacement of 769 tonnes (757 long tons) when at the surface and 871 tonnes (857 long tons) while submerged.[5] She had a total length of 67.10 m (220 ft 2 in), a pressure hull length of 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in), a beam of 6.20 m (20 ft 4 in), a height of 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in), and a draught of 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in). The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged 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 SSW GU 343/38-8 double-acting electric motors producing a total of 750 metric horsepower (550 kW; 740 shp) 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).[5]

The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) and a maximum submerged speed of 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph).[5] When submerged, the boat could operate for 80 nautical miles (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph); when surfaced, she could travel 8,500 nautical miles (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph). U-922 was fitted with five 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteen torpedoes or 26 TMA mines, one 8.8 cm (3.46 in) SK C/35 naval gun, (220 rounds), one 3.7 cm (1.5 in) Flak M42 and two twin 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft guns. The boat had a complement of between 44 — 52 men.[5]

Service history

U-922 was scuttled at Kiel, on 3 May 1945, as part of Operation Regenbogen. Her wreck was raised and broken up in 1947.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ulrich-Philipp Graf von und zu Arco-Zinneberg". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  2. [2]
    Helgason, Guðmundur. "Eduard Aust". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  3. [3]
    Helgason, Guðmundur. "Erich Käselau". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  4. [4]
    Helgason, Guðmundur. "U-922". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  5. [5]
    Gröner 1991, pp. 43–46.

6. Number designation used in Broken Lizard movie “Beerfest” 2006

Bibliography

  • 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.
  • Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 [German U-boat losses from September 1939 to May 1945]. Der U-Boot-Krieg (in German). Vol. IV. Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler. ISBN 3-8132-0514-2.
  • Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. German Warships 1815–1945. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4.
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