German submarine U-569

History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-569
Ordered	24 October 1939
Builder	Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
Yard number	545
Laid down	21 May 1940
Launched	20 March 1941
Commissioned	8 May 1941
Fate	Sunk on 22 May 1943; credited to damage by US aircraft
General characteristics
Class and type	Type VIIC submarine
Displacement	769 tonnes (757 long 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	17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced; 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged;
Range	8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) 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	230 m (750 ft); Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft);
Complement	4 officers, 40–56 enlisted
Armament	5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern); 14 × torpedoes or 26 TMA mines ; 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds); 1 x 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 AA gun;
Service record
Part of:	3rd U-boat Flotilla ; 8 May 1941 – 22 May 1943;
Identification codes:	M 42 293
Commanders:	Kptlt. Hans-Petr Hinsch; 8 May 1941 – 6 February 1943; Oblt.z.S. Hans Johansen; 3 February – 22 May 1943;
Operations:	9 patrols:; 1st patrol:; 11 August – 21 September 1941; 2nd patrol:; 12 October – 12 November 1941; 3rd patrol:; 10 – 23 December 1941; 4th patrol:; 26 February – 2 April 1942; 5th patrol:; 4 May – 28 June 1942; 6th patrol:; 4 August – 8 October 1942; 7th patrol:; 25 November – 28 December 1942; 8th patrol:; 7 February – 13 March 1943; 9th patrol:; 19 April – 22 May 1943;
Victories:	1 merchant ship sunk ; (984 GRT); 1 merchant ship damaged ; (4,458 GRT);

Last updated February 08, 2024

German submarine U-569 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

Design

German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-569 had 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), a pressure hull length of 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in), a beam of 6.20 m (20 ft 4 in), a height of 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in), and a draught of 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in). The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing 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, two Brown, Boveri & Cie GG UB 720/8 double-acting electric motors producing 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-569 was fitted with five 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteen torpedoes, one 8.8 cm (3.46 in) SK C/35 naval gun, 220 rounds, and a 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of between forty-four and sixty.^[3]

Service history

The submarine was laid down on 21 May 1940 at Blohm & Voss, Hamburg as yard number 545, launched on 20 March 1941 and commissioned on 8 May under the command of Kapitänleutnant Hans-Peter Hinsch.

She served with the 3rd U-boat Flotilla from 1 August 1941 for training and stayed with that organization for operations until her loss from 1 August 1941 to 22 May 1943.

First and second patrols

U-569's first patrol was from Trondheim in Norway, she headed for the Atlantic Ocean via the gap separating Iceland and the Faroe Islands. She arrived at St. Nazaire in occupied France, on 21 September 1941.

Having left St. Nazaire on 12 October 1941, U-569 made for the Newfoundland and Labrador coast. She returned to her French base on 12 November.

Third patrol

The submarine was attacked by a Fairey Swordfish west of Gibraltar on 16 December 1941. She, along with four other U-boats, was to have operated in the Mediterranean, but the damage was such that she had to return to St. Nazaire.^[2]^[4]

Fourth and fifth patrols

U-569 sank the Hengist on 8 March 1942 northwest of Cape Wrath (Scotland)^[5] and returned to France (La Pallice), on 2 April 1942.

On her fifth sortie, she damaged the Pontypridd northeast of St. John's, Newfoundland, on 11 June 1942 and took the master prisoner. She returned to La Pallice on the 28th.

Sixth and seventh patrols

The boat was attacked by the Norwegian corvette HNoMS Potentilla on 25 August 1942. The warship lost the element of surprise and her intention to ram when her 4 in gun opened fire prematurely. Several hits were scored on the conning tower by 20mm AA guns, but the larger weapon failed to register in the encounter in mid-Atlantic.

The boat's seventh patrol was relatively peaceful with no contacts.

Eighth patrol

U-569 was attacked by the escorts of Convoy UC-1 on 23 February 1943 and seriously damaged. She had departed La Pallice on 7 February 1943 and returned there on 13 March.

Ninth patrol and loss

The boat was badly damaged by depth charges dropped by a TBM Avenger, piloted by William F. Chamberlain, from the escort carrier USS Bogue on 22 May 1943. A relief Avenger also from USS Bogue, piloted by Howard S. Roberts, was waiting overhead when the U-boat resurfaced. Roberts dropped more depth charges and machine-gunned the bridge to prevent the German crew from manning the antiaircraft guns. U-boat Commander Johannsen had no intention of fighting back and, according to American records ordered his crew to raise a white flag on the periscope. Upon seeing this, Roberts ceased his attack and guided the Canadian destroyer St. Laurent to the area. As the destroyer approached, Johannsen ordered his crew to scuttle the boat and jump overboard.^[6]St. Laurent rescued Johannsen and 24 of his crew of 46 and the survivors were sent to Washington for interrogation.^[7]

Wolfpacks

U-569 took part in 15 wolfpacks, namely:

Grönland (14 – 27 August 1941)
Markgraf (27 August – 16 September 1941)
Schlagetot (20 October – 1 November 1941)
Raubritter (1 – 8 November 1941)
Westwall (2 – 12 March 1942)
York (12 – 26 March 1942)
Hecht (8 May – 18 June 1942)
Lohs (11 August – 21 September 1942)
Draufgänger (1 – 11 December 1942)
Ungestüm (11 – 22 December 1942)
Robbe (16 – 26 February 1943)
Amsel 3 (3 – 6 May 1943)
Rhein (7 – 10 May 1943)
Elbe 1 (10 – 14 May 1943)
Mosel (19 – 22 May 1943)

Summary of raiding history

Date	Ship Name	Nationality	Tonnage (GRT)	Fate^[8]
8 March 1942	Hengist	United Kingdom	984	Sunk
11 June 1942	Pontypridd	United Kingdom	4,458	Damaged

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References

↑ Neistle 1998, p. 71.
1 2 Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-569". German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
1 2 3 4 Gröner 1991, pp. 43–46.
↑ Paterson, Lawrence – U-Boats in the Mediterranean 1941–1944, 2007, Chatham Publishing, ISBN 9781861762900, p. 94
↑ The Times Atlas of the World – Third edition, revised 1995, ISBN 0 7230 0809 4, p. 10
↑ Kemp 1997, p. 120.
↑ Hitler's U-boat war, The Hunted, by Clay Blair
↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U-569". German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net. Retrieved 2 February 2014.

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). 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. ISBN 3-8132-0514-2.
Gröner, Eric; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). German Warships 1815-1945: U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4.
Kemp, Paul (1997). U-Boats Destroyed – German Submarine Losses in the World Wars. Arms & Armour. ISBN 1-85409-515-3.
Neistle, Axel (1998). German U-Boat Losses during World War II. Greenhill. ISBN 1-85367-352-8.

External links

Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-569". German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net. Retrieved 28 December 2014.

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[FOOTNOTENeistle199871-1] Neistle 1998, p. 71.

[uboatnet-2] 1 2 Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-569". German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net. Retrieved 7 October 2012.

[FOOTNOTEGröner199143–46-3] 1 2 3 4 Gröner 1991, pp. 43–46.

[4] Paterson, Lawrence – U-Boats in the Mediterranean 1941–1944, 2007, Chatham Publishing, ISBN 9781861762900, p. 94

[5] The Times Atlas of the World – Third edition, revised 1995, ISBN 0 7230 0809 4, p. 10

[FOOTNOTEKemp1997120-6] Kemp 1997, p. 120.

[7] Hitler's U-boat war, The Hunted, by Clay Blair

[8] Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U-569". German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net. Retrieved 2 February 2014.

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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
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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 1943
Shipwrecks	1 May: Erinpura 2 May: Gneisenau, Turunmaa, U-465 4 May: U-109, U-439, U-659 5 May: Bristol City , Fingal, Hartwelson , U-638, USS West Madaket, West Maximus 6 May: FR 117 , U-125, U-192, U-438, U-531, U-630 7 May: Adele, Hermes , U-447, U-663, L'Audacieux 8 May: Kagerō, Kuroshio, Oyashio 9 May: Aso Maru 11 May: Nailsea Meadow, U-528 12 May: I-31, U-89, U-186, U-456 13 May: U-753 14 May: AHS Centaur, U-235, U-236, U-237, U-640 15 May: Irish Oak, U-176, U-266 16 May: Enrico Tazzoli, U-182, U-463 17 May: U-128, U-646, U-657 18 May: Empire Eve 19 May: Général Bonaparte, U-273, U-953 20 May: U-258 21 May: U-303 22 May: U-569 23 May: Leonardo da Vinci, USS Niagara, U-752 25 May: U-414, U-467 26 May: U-436 27 May: Léopard 28 May: U-304, U-755 30 May: HMS Untamed 31 May: U-440, U-563 Unknown date: Calypso , Piemonte , Ro-102, U-209, U-381
Other incidents	2 May: USS Harder 10 May: USS Macdonough, USS Sicard 14 May: I-177 17 May: USS S-33 19 May: La Vestale, HMS Wishart 22 May: USS Grayling 31 May: USS S-34
1942 1943 1944 April 1943 June 1943

History

Nazi Germany
Name	U-569
Ordered	24 October 1939
Builder	Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
Yard number	545
Laid down	21 May 1940
Launched	20 March 1941
Commissioned	8 May 1941
Fate	Sunk on 22 May 1943; credited to damage by US aircraft^[1]
General characteristics
Class and type	Type VIIC submarine
Displacement	769 tonnes (757 long 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	17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged
Range	8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) 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	230 m (750 ft) Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft)
Complement	4 officers, 40–56 enlisted
Armament	5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern) 14 × torpedoes or 26 TMA mines 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds) 1 x 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 AA gun
Service record^[2]
Part of:	3rd U-boat Flotilla 8 May 1941 – 22 May 1943
Identification codes:	M 42 293
Commanders:	Kptlt. Hans-Petr Hinsch 8 May 1941 – 6 February 1943 Oblt.z.S. Hans Johansen 3 February – 22 May 1943
Operations:	9 patrols: 1st patrol: 11 August – 21 September 1941 2nd patrol: 12 October – 12 November 1941 3rd patrol: 10 – 23 December 1941 4th patrol: 26 February – 2 April 1942 5th patrol: 4 May – 28 June 1942 6th patrol: 4 August – 8 October 1942 7th patrol: 25 November – 28 December 1942 8th patrol: 7 February – 13 March 1943 9th patrol: 19 April – 22 May 1943
Victories:	1 merchant ship sunk (984 GRT) 1 merchant ship damaged (4,458 GRT)