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Name | U-92 |
Ordered | 25 January 1939 |
Builder | Flender Werke, Lübeck |
Cost | 4,714,000 Reichsmark |
Yard number | 296 |
Laid down | 25 November 1940 |
Launched | 10 January 1942 |
Commissioned | 3 March 1942 |
Decommissioned | 12 October 1944 |
Fate | Damaged by bombing, broken up in 1944 – 45 |
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Class and type | Type VIIC submarine |
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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 34 053 |
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German submarine U-92 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
She was laid down at the Flender Werke in Lübeck as yard number 296, launched on 10 January 1942 and commissioned on 3 March 1942. On 4 October 1944, U-92 was damaged by aerial bombing off Bergen at 60°24′N5°19′E / 60.400°N 5.317°E . The boat was put out of service on 12 October 1944, and eventually broken up in 1944 – 45.
German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-92 had a displacement of 769 tonnes (757 long tons) when at the surface and 871 tonnes (857 long tons) while submerged. [1] 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). [1]
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). [1] 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-92 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. [1]
Date | Ship | Nationality | Tonnage [Note 1] | Fate [2] |
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19 November 1942 | Clan Mactaggart | United Kingdom | 7,622 | Sunk |
21 February 1943 | Empire Trader | United Kingdom | 9,990 | Sunk |
22 February 1943 | NT Nielsen-Alonso | Norway | 9,348 | Damaged |
27 August 1944 | USS LST-327 | United States Navy | 1,625 | Total loss |
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