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词条 German submarine U-128 (1941)
释义

  1. Design

  2. Service history

  3. Fate

  4. Summary of raiding history

  5. References

  6. Bibliography

  7. External links

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  • {{convert|1120|t|LT|abbr=on}} surfaced
  • {{convert|1232|t|LT|abbr=on}} submerged
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  • {{convert|76.76|m|ftin|abbr=on}} o/a
  • {{convert|58.75|m|ftin|abbr=on}} pressure hull
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  • {{convert|4400|PS|kW bhp|abbr=on}} (diesels)
  • {{convert|1000|PS|kW shp|-1|abbr=on}} (electric)
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  • 2 shafts
  • 2 × diesel engines
  • 2 × electric motors
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  • {{convert|18.3|kn}} surfaced
  • {{convert|7.3|kn}} submerged
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  • {{convert|64|nmi|abbr=on}} at {{convert|4|kn}} submerged
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  • {{convert|230|m|ft|abbr=on}}
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  • 1 × {{convert|10.5|cm|in|sp=us|abbr=on}} SK C/32 deck gun (180 rounds)
  • 1 × {{convert|3.7|cm|in|sp=us|abbr=on}} SK C/30 AA gun
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German submarine U-128 was a Type IXC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was sunk 17 May 1943, by American action.

Design

German Type IXC submarines were slightly larger than the original Type IXBs. U-128 had a displacement of {{convert|1120|t|LT}} when at the surface and {{convert|1232|t|LT}} while submerged.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|p=68}} The U-boat had a total length of {{convert|76.76|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, a pressure hull length of {{convert|58.75|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, a beam of {{convert|6.76|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, a height of {{convert|9.60|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, and a draught of {{convert|4.70|m|ftin|abbr=on}}. The submarine was powered by two MAN M 9 V 40/46 supercharged four-stroke, nine-cylinder diesel engines producing a total of {{convert|4400|PS|kW shp|-1}} for use while surfaced, two Siemens-Schuckert 2 GU 345/34 double-acting electric motors producing a total of {{convert|1000|PS|kW shp|-1}} for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two {{convert|1.92|m|ft|abbr=on|0}} propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to {{convert|230|m}}.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|p=68}}

The submarine had a maximum surface speed of {{convert|18.3|kn}} and a maximum submerged speed of {{convert|7.3|kn}}.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|p=68}} When submerged, the boat could operate for {{convert|63|nmi}} at {{convert|4|kn}}; when surfaced, she could travel {{convert|13450|nmi}} at {{convert|10|kn}}. U-128 was fitted with six {{convert|53.3|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and two at the stern), 22 torpedoes, one {{convert|10.5|cm|in|2|abbr=on}} SK C/32 naval gun, 180 rounds, and a {{convert|3.7|cm|in|sp=us|abbr=on}} SK C/30 as well as a {{convert|2|cm|in|sp=us|abbr=on}} C/30 anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of forty-eight.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|p=68}}

Service history

Ordered on 7 August 1939 from DeSchiMAG AG Weser in Bremen, U-128 was laid down on 10 July 1940, launched on 20 February 1941 and commissioned by Kapitänleutnant Ulrich Heyse on 12 May 1941.

The boat was a training vessel in the second flotilla until 30 November 1941 based in Wilhelmshaven. She was then based in Lorient.

During her six completed war patrols, U-128 sank 12 ships, for a total of 83,639 tons. On 1 March 1943 command was transferred to Kptlt. Hermann Steinert, who commanded her until her loss a few months later.

Fate

On 17 May 1943, while operating in the South Atlantic near Pernambuco, two Mariner flying boats, PBM 74-P5 and PBM-74-P6 of the US Navy Patrol Squadron VP-74, made U-128 surface with depth charges. Two US Navy destroyers ({{USS|Jouett|DD-396|6}} and {{USS|Moffett|DD-362|2}}) also hit her with 5-inch gunfire. The crew opened the submarine's seacocks as they abandoned ship, scuttling the submarine. The final toll was seven dead but there were 47 survivors.

Summary of raiding history

Date Ship Name Flag Tonnage (GRT) Position Deaths
19 February 1942Pan Massachusetts{{flag|United States|1912}}8,202{{coord|28|27|N|80|08|W}}20
22 February 1942Cities Service Empire{{flag|United States|1912}}8,103{{coord|28|25|N|80|02|W}}14
5 March 1942O.A. Knudsen{{flag|Norway}}11,007{{coord|26|17|N|75|50|W}}2
13 May 1942Denpark{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}3,491{{coord|22|28|N|28|10|W}}21
8 June 1942South Africa{{flag|Norway}}9,234{{coord|12|47|N|49|44|W}}6
21 June 1942West Ira{{flag|United States|1912}}5,681{{coord|12|28|N|57|05|W}}1
23 June 1942Andrea Brøvig{{flag|Norway}}10,173{{coord|12|10|N|59|10|W}}0
27 June 1942Polybius{{flag|United States|1912}}7,041{{coord|10|55|N|57|40|W}}10
8 November 1942Maloja{{flag|Norway}}6,400{{coord|11|58|N|27|08|W}}2
10 November 1942Cerinthus{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}3,878{{coord|12|27|N|27|45|W}}20
10 November 1942Start Point{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}5,293{{coord|13|12|N|27|27|W}}2
5 December 1942Teesbank{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}5,136{{coord|03|33|N|29|35|W}}1

References

Bibliography

{{Refbegin}}
  • {{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 | ref = harv}}
  • {{cite book

|last1=Busch
|first1=Rainer
|last2=Röll
|first2=Hans-Joachim
|title=Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945
|trans-title=German U-boat losses from September 1939 to May 1945
|work=Der U-Boot-Krieg
|volume=IV
|publisher=Mittler
|location=Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn
|year=1999
|isbn=3-8132-0514-2
|language=German
|ref=harv
}}
  • {{cite book

|last1=Gröner
|first1=Erich
|author-link1=
|author-mask1=
|last2=Jung
|first2=Dieter
|display-authors=
|last-author-amp=
|last3=Maass
|first3=Martin
|translator-last1=Thomas
|translator-first1=Keith
|translator-last2=Magowan
|translator-first2=Rachel
|year=1991
|title=U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels
|volume=2
|work=German Warships 1815–1945
|location=London
|publisher=Conway Maritime Press
|isbn=0-85177-593-4
|ref=CITEREFGr.C3.B6ner1991
}}{{Refend}}

External links

  • {{Cite web

|url=http://www.u-boot-archiv.de/dieboote/u0128.html
|title=U 128
|last=Hofmann
|first=Markus
|website=Deutsche U-Boote 1935-1945 - u-boot-archiv.de
|language=German
|accessdate=7 December 2014
}}
  • {{Cite web

|url=http://uboat.net/boats/u128.htm
|title=The Type IXC boat U-128
|last=Helgason
|first=Guðmundur
|website=German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net
|accessdate=7 December 2014
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| portal2=Submarine
| portal3=World War II
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