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词条 German submarine U-231
释义

  1. Design

  2. Service history

     1st patrol  2nd patrol  3rd patrol and loss  Wolfpacks 

  3. References

  4. Bibliography

  5. External links

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  • {{convert|67.10|m|ftin|abbr=on}} o/a
  • {{convert|50.50|m|ftin|abbr=on}} pressure hull
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  • {{convert|4.70|m|ftin|abbr=on}} pressure hull
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  • {{convert|750|PS|kW shp|abbr=on}} (electric)
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  • 2 shafts
  • 2 × diesel engines
  • 2 × electric motors
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  • {{convert|17.7|kn}} surfaced
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  • {{convert|230|m|ft|abbr=on}}
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  • 5 × {{convert|53.3|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern)
  • 14 × torpedoes or 26 TMA mines
  • 1 × {{convert|8.8|cm|in|2|abbr=on}} deck gun(220 rounds)
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  • 5th U-boat Flotilla
  • 14 November 1942 – 30 April 1943
  • 3rd U-boat Flotilla
  • 1 May – 13 January 1944
codes=commanders=
  • Kptlt. Wolfgang Wenzel
  • 14 November 1942 – 13 January 1944
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  • 1st patrol: 13 April – 31 May 1943
  • 2nd patrol: 27 September – 22 November 1943
  • 3rd patrol: 26 December – 13 January 1944
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German submarine U-231 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

The submarine was laid down on 30 January 1942 at the Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft yard at Kiel as yard number 661, launched on 1 October, and commissioned on 14 November under the command of Kapitänleutnant Wolfgang Wenzel.[1]

After training with the 5th U-boat Flotilla at Kiel, U-231 was transferred to the 3rd U-boat Flotilla on 1 May 1943 which was based at La Pallice in France, for front-line service. In three war patrols, the U-boat sank or damaged no merchant ships. She was a member of eleven wolfpacks.

U-231 was sunk on 13 January 1944 in the North Atlantic northeast of the Azores by a British aircraft.

Design

German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-231 had a displacement of {{convert|769|t|LT}} when at the surface and {{convert|871|t|LT}} while submerged.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=43-46}} She had a total length of {{convert|67.10|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, a pressure hull length of {{convert|50.50|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, a beam of {{convert|6.20|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, a height of {{convert|9.60|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, and a draught of {{convert|4.74|m|ftin|abbr=on}}. The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of {{convert|2800 to 3200|PS|kW shp|-1}} for use while surfaced, two AEG GU 460/8–27 double-acting electric motors producing a total of {{convert|750|PS|kW shp}} for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two {{convert|1.23|m|ft|abbr=on|0}} propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to {{convert|230|m}}.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=43-46}}

The submarine had a maximum surface speed of {{convert|17.7|kn}} and a maximum submerged speed of {{convert|7.6|kn}}.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=43-46}} When submerged, the boat could operate for {{convert|80|nmi}} at {{convert|4|kn}}; when surfaced, she could travel {{convert|8500|nmi}} at {{convert|10|kn}}. U-231 was fitted with five {{convert|53.3|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteen torpedoes, one {{convert|8.8|cm|in|2|abbr=on}} SK C/35 naval gun, 220 rounds, and an anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of between forty-four and sixty.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=43-46}}

Service history

1st patrol

U-231 departed Kiel on 13 April 1943. On the 22nd, she was attacked on two occasions by Catalina aircraft of No. 190 Squadron RAF. Both attacks caused no damage, although a man was lost overboard during the first. She was then attacked on the 23rd (twice), the first of which resulted in a flooded conning tower. She was also attacked on 21 May by American Avenger aircraft from the carrier {{USS|Bogue|CVE-9|6}}. The result was a chlorine gas leak and both radio transmitters being knocked out.

The boat reached La Pallice in occupied France on 31 May.

2nd patrol

This foray commenced from Bordeaux, took her to the middle of the Atlantic Ocean and terminated in La Pallice.

3rd patrol and loss

U-231 was sunk northeast of the Azores by depth charges from a RAF Vickers Wellington of 172 Squadron on 13 January 1944. Seven men died, there were 47 survivors.

Wolfpacks

U-231 took part in eleven wolfpacks, namely.

  • Star (27 April - 4 May 1943)
  • Fink (4–6 May 1943)
  • Elbe (7–10 May 1943)
  • Elbe 1 (10–14 May 1943)
  • Mosel (19–22 May 1943)
  • Schlieffen (14–22 October 1943)
  • Siegfried (22–27 October 1943)
  • Siegfried 1 (27–30 October 1943)
  • Körner (30 October - 2 November 1943)
  • Borkum (1–3 January 1944)
  • Borkum 3 (3–13 January 1944)

References

1. ^{{Cite web |url=http://uboat.net/boats/u231.htm |title=The Type VIIC boat U-231 |last=Helgason |first=Guðmundur |website=German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net |accessdate=26 July 2012}}
2. ^{{Cite web |url=http://uboat.net/boats/patrols/u231.html |title=War Patrols by German U-boat U-231 |last=Helgason |first=Guðmundur |website=German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net |accessdate=26 July 2012}}

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
}}
  • {{cite book

|last=Kemp
|first=Paul
|title=U-Boats Destroyed - German Submarine Losses in the World Wars
|location=London
|year=1999
|publisher=Arms & Armour
|isbn=1-85409-515-3
|ref=harv
}}{{Refend}}

External links

  • {{Cite web

|url=http://uboat.net/boats/u231.html
|title=The Type VIIC boat U-231
|last=Helgason
|first=Guðmundur
|website=German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net
|accessdate=26 December 2014
}}
  • {{cite web

|url=http://www.u-boot-archiv.de/dieboote/u0231.html
|title=U 231
|last=Hofmann
|first=Markus
|website=Deutsche U-Boote 1935-1945 - u-boot-archiv.de
|language=German
|accessdate=26 December 2014
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| portal1=Military of Germany
| portal2=Submarine
| portal3=World War II
}}{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2011}}{{DEFAULTSORT:U0231}}

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