German submarineU-822

	U-570Type VIIC submarine that was captured by the British in 1941. This U-boat is almost identical toU-822.
History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-822
Ordered	20 January 1941
Builder	OderwerkeAG,Stettin
Yard number	822
Laid down	29 October 1941
Launched	20 February 1944
Commissioned	1 July 1944
Fate	Scuttled on 5 May 1945
General characteristics
Class and type	Type VIICsubmarine
Displacement	769tonnes(757long tons) surfaced; 871 t (857 long tons) submerged;
Length	67.10 m (220 ft 2 in)o/a; 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in)pressure hull;
Beam	6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a; 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull;
Height	9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
Draught	4.74 m (15 ft 7 in)
Installed power	2,800–3,200 PS (2,100–2,400 kW; 2,800–3,200 bhp) (diesels); 750 PS (550 kW; 740 shp) (electric);
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 ×diesel engines; 2 ×electric motors;
Speed	17.7knots(32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced; 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged;
Range	8,500nmi(15,700km;9,800mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced; 80 nmi (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged;
Test depth	220 m (720 ft); Crush depth:250–295 m (820–968 ft);
Complement	4 officers, 44–52 enlisted
Armament	5 × 53.3 cm (21 in)torpedo tubes(four bow, one stern); 14 ×torpedoesor; 26 TMAmines; 1 ×8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun(220 rounds); 1 ×3.7 cm (1.5 in) Flak M42AA gun; 2 × twin2 cm (0.79 in) C/30anti-aircraft guns;
Service record
Part of:	4th U-boat Flotilla; 1 July 1944 – 5 May 1945;
Identification codes:	M 17 865
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S.Josef Elsinghorst; 1 July 1944 – 5 May 1945;
Operations:	None
Victories:	None

German submarineU-822was aType VIIC U-boatofNazi Germany'sKriegsmarineduringWorld War II.

She was ordered on 20 January 1941, and waslaid downon 29 October 1941 atOderwerkeAG,Stettin,as yard number 822. She waslaunchedon 20 February 1944 andcommissionedunder the command ofOberleutnant zur SeeJosef Elsinghorst on 1 July 1944.^[2]

Design

German Type VIIC submarineswere preceded by the shorterType VIIB submarines.U-822had a displacement of 769 tonnes (757 long tons) when at the surface and 871 tonnes (857 long tons) while submerged.^[3]She had a total length of 67.10 m (220 ft 2 in), apressure hulllength of 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in), abeamof 6.20 m (20 ft 4 in), a height of 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in), and adraughtof 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in). The submarine was powered by twoGermaniawerftF46 four-stroke, six-cylindersupercharged diesel enginesproducing 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, twoBBCGG UB 720/8double-acting electric motorsproducing 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).^[3]

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).^[3]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-822was fitted with five 53.3 cm (21 in)torpedo tubes(four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteentorpedoesor 26 TMAmines,one8.8 cm (3.46 in) SK C/35 naval gun,(220 rounds), one3.7 cm (1.5 in) Flak M42and two twin2 cm (0.79 in) C/30anti-aircraft guns. The boat had acomplementof between 44 — 52 men.^[3]

Service history

U-822did not participate in any war patrols.^[2]

U-822wasscuttledinWesermündeon 5 May 1945, as part ofOperation Regenbogen.Her wreck was raised and broken up in 1948.^[2]

The wreck was located at53°32′N08°55′E/ 53.533°N 8.917°E/53.533; 8.917.^[2]

References

^Helgason, Guðmundur."Josef Elsinghorst".German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net.Retrieved3 April2016.
^^a ^b ^c ^dHelgason, Guðmundur."U-822".German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net.Retrieved3 April2016.
^^a ^b ^c ^dGröner 1991,pp. 43–46.

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.

External links

Helgason, Guðmundur."The Type VIIC boat U-822".German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net.

[1] Helgason, Guðmundur."Josef Elsinghorst".German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net.Retrieved3 April2016.

[uboat-2] Helgason, Guðmundur."U-822".German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net.Retrieved3 April2016.

[FOOTNOTEGröner199143–46-3] Gröner 1991,pp. 43–46.

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Type VIIA	U-27 U-28 U-29 U-30 U-31 U-32 U-33 U-34 U-35 U-36
Type VIIB	U-45 U-46 U-47 U-48 U-49 U-50 U-51 U-52 U-53 U-54 U-55 U-73 U-74 U-75 U-76 U-83 U-84 U-85 U-86 U-87 U-99 U-100 U-101 U-102
Type VIIC	U-69 U-70 U-71 U-72 U-77 U-78 U-79 U-80 U-81 U-82 U-88 U-89 U-90 U-91 U-92 U-93 U-94 U-95 U-96 U-97 U-98 U-132 U-133 U-134 U-135 U-136 U-201 U-202 U-203 U-204 U-205 U-206 U-207 U-208 U-209 U-210 U-211 U-212 U-221 U-222 U-223 U-224 U-225 U-226 U-227 U-228 U-229 U-230 U-231 U-232 U-235 U-236 U-237 U-238 U-239 U-240 U-241 U-242 U-243 U-244 U-245 U-246 U-247 U-248 U-249 U-250 U-251 U-252 U-253 U-254 U-255 U-256 U-257 U-258 U-259 U-260 U-261 U-262 U-263 U-264 U-265 U-266 U-267 U-268 U-269 U-270 U-271 U-272 U-273 U-274 U-275 U-276 U-277 U-278 U-279 U-280 U-281 U-282 U-283 U-284 U-285 U-286 U-287 U-288 U-289 U-290 U-291 U-301 U-302 U-303 U-304 U-305 U-306 U-307 U-308 U-309 U-310 U-311 U-312 U-313 U-314 U-315 U-316 U-331 U-332 U-333 U-334 U-335 U-336 U-337 U-338 U-339 U-340 U-341 U-342 U-343 U-344 U-345 U-346 U-347 U-348 U-349 U-350 U-351 U-352 U-353 U-354 U-355 U-356 U-357 U-358 U-359 U-360 U-361 U-362 U-363 U-364 U-365 U-366 U-367 U-368 U-369 U-370 U-371 U-372 U-373 U-374 U-375 U-376 U-377 U-378 U-379 U-380 U-381 U-382 U-383 U-384 U-385 U-386 U-387 U-388 U-389 U-390 U-391 U-392 U-393 U-394 U-396 U-397 U-398 U-399 U-400 U-401 U-402 U-403 U-404 U-405 U-406 U-407 U-408 U-409 U-410 U-411 U-412 U-413 U-414 U-415 U-416 U-417 U-418 U-419 U-420 U-421 U-422 U-423 U-424 U-425 U-426 U-427 U-428 U-429 U-430 U-431 U-432 U-433 U-434 U-435 U-436 U-437 U-438 U-439 U-440 U-441 U-442 U-443 U-444 U-445 U-446 U-447 U-448 U-449 U-450 U-451 U-452 U-453 U-454 U-455 U-456 U-457 U-458 U-465 U-466 U-467 U-468 U-469 U-470 U-471 U-472 U-473 U-475 U-476 U-477 U-478 U-479 U-480 U-481 U-482 U-483 U-484 U-485 U-486 U-551 U-552 U-553 U-554 U-555 U-556 U-557 U-558 U-559 U-560 U-561 U-562 U-563 U-564 U-565 U-566 U-567 U-568 U-569 U-570 U-571 U-572 U-573 U-574 U-575 U-576 U-577 U-578 U-579 U-580 U-581 U-582 U-583 U-584 U-585 U-586 U-587 U-588 U-589 U-590 U-591 U-592 U-593 U-594 U-595 U-596 U-597 U-598 U-599 U-600 U-601 U-602 U-603 U-604 U-605 U-606 U-607 U-608 U-609 U-610 U-611 U-612 U-613 U-614 U-615 U-616 U-617 U-618 U-619 U-620 U-621 U-622 U-623 U-624 U-625 U-626 U-627 U-628 U-629 U-630 U-631 U-632 U-633 U-634 U-635 U-636 U-637 U-638 U-639 U-640 U-641 U-642 U-643 U-644 U-645 U-646 U-647 U-648 U-649 U-650 U-651 U-652 U-653 U-654 U-655 U-656 U-657 U-658 U-659 U-660 U-661 U-662 U-663 U-664 U-665 U-666 U-667 U-668 U-669 U-670 U-671 U-672 U-673 U-674 U-675 U-676 U-677 U-678 U-679 U-680 U-681 U-682 U-683 U-701 U-702 U-703 U-704 U-705 U-706 U-707 U-708 U-709 U-710 U-711 U-712 U-713 U-714 U-715 U-716 U-717 U-718 U-719 U-720 U-721 U-722 U-731 U-732 U-733 U-734 U-735 U-736 U-737 U-738 U-739 U-740 U-741 U-742 U-743 U-744 U-745 U-746 U-747 U-748 U-749 U-750 U-751 U-752 U-753 U-754 U-755 U-756 U-757 U-758 U-759 U-760 U-761 U-762 U-763 U-764 U-765 U-766 U-767 U-768 U-771 U-772 U-773 U-774 U-775 U-776 U-777 U-778 U-779 U-821 U-822 U-825 U-826 U-901 U-903 U-904 U-905 U-907 U-921 U-922 U-923 U-924 U-925 U-926 U-927 U-928 U-951 U-952 U-953 U-954 U-955 U-956 U-957 U-958 U-959 U-960 U-961 U-962 U-963 U-964 U-965 U-966 U-967 U-968 U-969 U-970 U-971 U-972 U-973 U-974 U-975 U-976 U-977 U-978 U-979 U-980 U-981 U-982 U-983 U-984 U-985 U-986 U-987 U-988 U-989 U-990 U-991 U-992 U-993 U-994 U-1051 U-1052 U-1053 U-1054 U-1055 U-1056 U-1057 U-1058 U-1101 U-1102 U-1131 U-1132 U-1161 U-1162 U-1191 U-1192 U-1193 U-1194 U-1195 U-1196 U-1197 U-1198 U-1199 U-1200 U-1201 U-1202 U-1203 U-1204 U-1205 U-1206 U-1207 U-1208 U-1209 U-1210
Type VIIC/41	U-292 U-293 U-294 U-295 U-296 U-297 U-298 U-299 U-300 U-317 U-318 U-319 U-320 U-321 U-322 U-323 U-324 U-325 U-326 U-327 U-328 U-691 U-827 U-828 U-929 U-930 U-995 U-997 U-998 U-999 U-1000 U-1001 U-1002 U-1003 U-1004 U-1005 U-1006 U-1007 U-1008 U-1009 U-1010 U-1011 U-1013 U-1014 U-1015 U-1016 U-1017 U-1018 U-1019 U-1020 U-1021 U-1022 U-1023 U-1024 U-1025 U-1063 U-1064 U-1065 U-1103 U-1104 U-1105 U-1106 U-1107 U-1108 U-1109 U-1110 U-1163 U-1164 U-1165 U-1166 U-1167 U-1168 U-1169 U-1170 U-1171 U-1172 U-1271 U-1272 U-1273 U-1274 U-1275 U-1276 U-1277 U-1278 U-1279 U-1301 U-1302 U-1303 U-1304 U-1305 U-1306 U-1307 U-1308
Type VIID	U-213 U-214 U-215 U-216 U-217 U-218
Type VIIF	U-1059 U-1060 U-1061 U-1062
Preceded by:Type II Followed by:Type IX List of U-boats of Germany

v t e Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in May 1945
Shipwrecks	1 May:Argo,TA 43,U-3006,U-3009 2 May:Admiral Hipper,USSThornton,U-8,U-14,U-60,U-61,U-62,U-71,U-72,U-120,U-121,U-137,U-139,U-140,U-141,U-142,U-146,U-148,U-151,U-152,U-316,U-552,U-554,U-612,U-717,U-929,U-1007,U-1308,U-2327,U-2359,U-2510,U-2526,U-2527,U-2528,U-2531,U-3002,U-3016,U-3018,U-3019,U-3020,U-3021,U-3504,U-3516,U-3517,U-3521,U-3522 3 May:Arcona,Cap Arcona,Deutschland,Emden,USSLagarto,USSLittle,USSLSM(R)-195,Medusa,Nordland,Schlesien,TA22,Thielbek,UA,UB,UD-1,UD-2,UD-3,UD-4,U-48,U-52,U-57,U-58,U-59,U-101,U-328,U-339,U-428,U-446,U-475,U-560,U-704,U-708,U-747,U-748,U-795,U-822,U-828,U-876,U-903,U-922,U-924,U-958,U-1166,U-1170,U-1192,U-1196,U-1201,U-1205,U-1210,U-1227,U-1275,U-2330,U-2332,U-2355,U-2371,U-2501,U-2503,U-2504,U-2508,U-2512,U-2519,U-2520,U-2521,U-2524,U-2533,U-2534,U-2535,U-2536,U-2539,U-2543,U-2545,U-2546,U-2548,U-2552,U-3001,U-3005,U-3010,U-3011,U-3012,U-3013,U-3014,U-3023,U-3024,U-3025,U-3026,U-3027,U-3028,U-3029,U-3031,U-3032,U-3037,U-3038,U-3039,U-3040,U-3507,U-3509,U-3511,U-3513,U-3518,U-3525,U-3530,U-4705,U-4712,Z43 4 May:USSLSM(R)-190,USSLSM(R)-194,USSLuce,USSMorrison,Orion,USSPGM-17,U-30,U-46,U-267,U-393,U-711,U-721,U-792,U-793,U-904,U-1132,U-1161,U-1168,U-1303,U-1304,U-2338,U-2540,U-3033,U-3034,U-4709,U-4711 5 May:T36,U-17,U-38,U-236,U-290,U-349,U-351,U-370,U-397,U-534,U-579,U-733,U-746,U-750,U-794,U-827,U-999,U-1008,U-1016,U-1025,U-1056,U-1162,U-1193,U-1204,U-1207,U-1223,U-1234,U-1306,U-1405,U-2333,U-2339,U-2343,U-2346,U-2347,U-2349,U-2352,U-2357,U-2358,U-2360,U-2362,U-2364,U-2366,U-2367,U-2368,U-2369,U-2507,U-2517,U-2522,U-2525,U-2541,U-2544,U-2551,U-3015,U-3022,U-3044,U-3501,U-3510,U-3524,U-3526,U-3527,U-3528,U-3529,U-4701,U-4702,U-4703,U-4704,U-4707,U-4710 6 May:U-853,U-881,U-3523 7 May:Avondale Park,Sneland I,U-1407 8 May:U-37,U-320,U-382,U-2365,U-2538,U-3030,U-3503 16 May:Haguro,Hatsutaka,U-287 18 May:USSLongshaw 20 May:U-963 24 May:HMMotor Gun Boat 2007,U-979 25 May:USSBates,USSLSM-135 28 May:USSDrexler 29 May:Tenryo Maru 31 May:I-361,Uzbekistan
Other incidents	3 May:USSAaron Ward 4 May:HMSFormidable,USSSangamon 9 May:USSEngland,USSOberrender 11 May:USSBunker Hill,USSEvans,USSHugh W. Hadley 19 May:Kashima,HMSTerrapin 20 May:USSChase,USSThatcher 25 May:USSBarry,USSSpectacle,William B. Allison 26 May:USSPC-1603 29 May:USSShubrick 31 May:Hebrides Unknown date:Nymphe,U-1197
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