German submarineU-324
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Name | U-324 |
Ordered | 16 July 1942 |
Builder | Flender Werke,Lübeck |
Yard number | 324 |
Laid down | 24 March 1943 |
Launched | 12 February 1944 |
Commissioned | 5 April 1944 |
Fate | Surrendered on 9 May 1945;broken upin March 1947 |
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Class and type | Type VIIC/41submarine |
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Height | 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in) |
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Complement | 4 officers, 40–56 enlisted |
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Identification codes: | M 00 111 |
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Victories: | None |
German submarineU-324was aType VIIC/41U-boatofNazi Germany'sKriegsmarineduringWorld War II.
The submarine waslaid downon 24 March 1943 at theFlender WerkeatLübeck,launchedon 12 February 1944, andcommissionedon 5 April 1944 under the command ofOberleutnant zur SeeErnst Edelhoff.
Design
[edit]Like allType VIIC/41U-boats,U-324had a displacement of 759 tonnes (747 long tons) when at the surface and 860 tonnes (850 long tons) while submerged. She had a total length of 67.10 m (220 ft 2 in), apressure hulllength of 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in), a beam of 6.20 m (20 ft 4 in), and a draught of 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in).[2]The submarine was powered by twoGermaniawerftF46superchargedsix-cylinder four-strokediesel enginesproducing a total of 2,800 to 3,200 metric horsepower (2,060 to 2,350 kW; 2,760 to 3,160 shp) and twoGarbe, Lahmeyer & Co.RP 137/cdouble-acting electric motorsproducing a total of 750 metric horsepower (550 kW; 740 shp) for use while submerged. The boat was capable of operating at a depth of 250 metres (820 ft).[2]
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) and a submerged speed of 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph). 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).[2]U-324was fitted with five 53.3 cm (21 in)torpedo tubes(four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteentorpedoes,one8.8 cm (3.46 in) SK C/35 naval gun,(220 rounds), one3.7 cm (1.5 in) Flak M42and two2 cm (0.79 in) C/30anti-aircraft guns. Itscomplementwas between forty-four and sixty.[2]
Service history
[edit]U-324served with the4th U-boat Flotillafor training, and subsequently with the11th U-boat Flotillafor front-line service from 15 March to 8 May 1945.U-324departed in company withU-776on 22 March 1945 but aborted the patrol due to engine trouble and returned to port. Still under repair at the cessation of hostilities, she surrendered atBergen,Norway on 9 May 1945 and wasbroken upin March 1947.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Helgason, Guðmundur."The Type VIIC/41 boat U-324".German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net.Retrieved4 January2010.
- ^abcdGröner 1991,pp. 43–46.
Bibliography
[edit]- 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.ISBN0-85177-593-4.
- 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.ISBN1-55750-186-6.
- Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999).Der U-Boot-Krieg, 1939-1945: Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945[German U-boat losses from September 1939 to May 1945] (in German). Vol. IV. Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler.ISBN3-8132-0514-2.
- Bishop, Chris (2006).Kriegsmarine U-Boats, 1939-45.London: Amber Books.ISBN978-1-904687-96-2.
External links
[edit]- Helgason, Guðmundur."The Type VII/C41 boat U-324".German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net.Retrieved6 December2014.
- Hofmann, Markus."U 324".Deutsche U-Boote 1935-1945 - u-boot-archiv.de(in German).Retrieved6 December2014.