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German submarine U-282

Coordinates: 55°28′N 31°57′W / 55.467°N 31.950°W / 55.467; -31.950
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History
NameU-280
Ordered5 June 1941
BuilderBremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack
Yard number45
Laid down30 April 1942
Launched4 January 1943
Commissioned13 February 1943
FateSunk, 29 October 1943[1]
General characteristics
TypeType VIIC submarine
Displacementlist error: <br /> list (help)
769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced
871 long tons (885 t) 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.
Speedlist error: <br /> list (help)
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 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern)
• 14 × G7e torpedoes or 26 TMA mines
• 1 × C35 88mm gun/L45 deck gun (220 rounds)
• Various AA guns
Service record[2][3]
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8th U-boat Flotilla
(13 February–31 July 1943)
9th U-boat Flotilla
(1 August–16 November 1943)
Commanders: list error: <br /> list (help)
Oblt. Rudolf Müller
(13 March 1943–29 October 1943)
Operations: 1st patrol: 16 October–29 October 1943
Victories: None

German submarine U-282 was a type VIIC U-boat of the Nazi German Kriegsmarine in World War II. She was built at the Bremer-Vegesacker yard in Bremen. She was laid down on 2 June 1942, launched on 3 February 1943 and commissioned on 13 March 1943 with Oberleutnant Rudolf Müller in command.

The boat and crew commenced training with the 8th U-boat flotilla, moving on to the 9th flotilla for operations. The boat was sunk on its first war patrol by attacks from the destroyer HMS Vidette and the corvette HMS Sunflower on 29 October 1943 in mid-Atlantic.[4]

References

  1. ^ Kemp, Paul: U-Boats Destroyed - German Submarine Losses in the World Wars, 1999, Arms & Armour, ISBN 1-85409-515-3, p. 154.
  2. ^ "The Type VIIC boat U-282 - German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
  3. ^ "Patrol of U-boat U-282 from 16 Oct 1943 to 29 October 1943 - U-boat patrols - uboat.net". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
  4. ^ Kemp, p. 154.

55°28′N 31°57′W / 55.467°N 31.950°W / 55.467; -31.950