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German submarine U-236

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History
NameU-236
Ordered20 January 1941
BuilderFriedrich Krupp Germaniawerft, Kiel
Yard number666
Laid down23 March 1942
Launched24 November 1942
Commissioned9 January 1943
FateScuttled in May 1945
General characteristics
TypeType VIIC submarine
Displacementlist error: <br /> list (help)
769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced
871 t (857 long tons) submerged
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67.1 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a
50.5 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull
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6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a
4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Draft4.74 m (15 ft 7 in)
Propulsionlist error: <br /> list (help)
2 × supercharged Germaniawerft 6-cylinder 4-stroke M6V 40/46 diesel engines, totalling 2,800–3,200 bhp (2,100–2,400 kW). Max rpm: 470-490
2 × electric motors, totalling 750 shp (560 kW) and max rpm: 296.
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17.7 knots (20.4 mph; 32.8 km/h) surfaced
7.6 knots (8.7 mph; 14.1 km/h) submerged
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15,170 km (8,190 nmi) at 10 kn (19 km/h) surfaced
150 km (81 nmi) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h) submerged
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230 m (750 ft)
Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft)
Complement44–52 officers and ratings
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• 5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern)
• 14 × G7e torpedoes or 26 TMA mines
• 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun(220 rounds)
• Various AA guns
Service record[1]
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5th U-boat Flotilla
(19 December 1942–20 May 1943)
24th U-boat Flotilla
(29 September 1943–30 April 1944)
21st U-boat Flotilla
(1 May–28 February 1945)
31st U-boat Flotilla
(1 March–5 May 1945)
Commanders: list error: <br /> list (help)
Oblt. Reimar Ziesmer
(9 January–30 May 1943)
Oblt. Curt Hartmann
(29 September 1943–29 May 1944)
Ludo Kreglin
(30 May–4 June 1944)
Obtlt. Herbert Mumm
(5 June 1944–4 May 1945)
Operations: None
Victories: None

German submarine U-236 was a Type VIIC U-boat of the Nazi German Kriegsmarine during World War II.

The submarine was laid down on 23 March 1942 at the Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft yard at Kiel as 'werk' 666, launched on 24 November and commissioned on 9 January 1943 under the command of Oberleutnant Reimar Ziesmer.[1]

After training with the 5th U-boat Flotilla at Kiel, she spent the rest of the war as a 'school' boat. U-236 was transferred to the 24th flotilla on 29 September 1943, the 21st flotilla on 1 May 1944 and the 31st flotilla on 1 March 1945.

She was scuttled near Schleimünde, (north of Kiel), on 5 May 1945.

References

Notes
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "The Type VIIC boat U-236 - German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net". uboat.net. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
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