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German submarine U-509

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The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 18.3 knots (33.9 km/h; 21.1 mph) and a maximum submerged speed of 7.3 knots (13.5 km/h; 8.4 mph). When submerged, the boat could operate for 63 nautical miles (117 km; 72 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph); when
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had a displacement of 1,120 tonnes (1,100 long tons) when at the surface and 1,232 tonnes (1,213 long tons) while submerged. The U-boat had a total length of 76.76 m (251 ft 10 in), a
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and beached. Later she broke in two, and was declared a total loss. One crewman and seven passengers were lost. The master, 124 crewmen, four gunners, and 196 passengers were picked up by
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near Madeira. Twelve crewmen, one gunner, and one passenger were lost. The master, 32 crewmen, seven gunners, and three passengers were picked up by the British auxiliary patrol vessel
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landings. The U-boat operated for three days in waters less than 200 feet (61 m) deep and was constantly bombed and depth charged by Allied surface vessels and aircraft.
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did not sink immediately, but the crew abandoned ship, and she was last seen on 30 October, very low in the water, and probably sank shortly afterwards. The 6,148 GRT
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was badly damaged. Three crewmen and two gunners were lost, and her crew abandoned ship. The master and 20 survivors were picked up by the British merchant ship
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producing a total of 1,000 shaft horsepower (1,010 PS; 750 kW) for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two 1.92 m (6 ft)
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struck the ship with two torpedoes, but she remained afloat. At 04:16 on the 30th the wreck was finally sunk by a torpedo and gunfire from
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fired five torpedoes at the convoy and hit two more British merchant ships, while on 10 November, the fourth engineer and 18 men landed at
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with gunfire and seven depth charges, but was not damaged and made her escape. The master, two crewmen and two gunners from
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surfaced, she could travel 13,450 nautical miles (24,910 km; 15,480 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph).
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received some damage, forcing her to abort the patrol and return to Lorient on 26 November after 43 days at sea.
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producing a total of 4,400 metric horsepower (3,240 kW; 4,340 shp) for use while surfaced, two
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Finally, at midnight on 30 October the U-boat torpedoed and sank the 4,772 GRT British merchant ship
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and along the coast of South America, without any successes. She arrived at her new home port of
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The U-boat struck again at 22:00 on 2 April, torpedoing the 7,129 GRT British passenger ship
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of 6.76 m (22 ft 2 in), a height of 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in), and a
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The U-boat's final patrol began on 3 July 1943, under the command of the newly promoted
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64 nmi (119 km; 74 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
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fired torpedoes at the convoy and sank two British merchant ships. The 7,951 GRT
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At 22:16 on 29 October 1942, the U-boat hit the 7,131 GRT British merchant ship
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with a single torpedo. The ship, loaded with 5,141 tons of frozen meat from
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of 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in). The submarine was powered by two
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departed from Lorient on 15 October 1942, now under the command of
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At 17:40 on 26 October the U-boat attacked the 7,705 GRT British
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Werner Witte, and sailing south-west to the waters south of the
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returned to Lorient on 11 May after a voyage lasting 140 days.
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in occupied France on 12 September after 80 days at sea.
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to operate against the Allied ships taking part in the
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4,400 PS (3,200 kW; 4,300 bhp) (diesels)
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s next patrol took her far south, to the waters off
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1,000 PS (740 kW; 990 shp) (electric)
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18.3 knots (33.9 km/h; 21.1 mph) surfaced
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Around 05:00 on 29 October, the abandoned 794:, and another 19 survivors later landed at 557:for training, before being assigned to the 2426: 2412: 2404: 1967: 1953: 1945: 1851:Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). 1832:Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). 1384: 1382: 1053: 561:from 1 July 1942, for front-line service. 1002:, she was sunk with all hands by aerial 930:. The badly damaged vessel was towed to 740:At 22.33 and 22.38 hours on 27 October, 544:on 4 November 1941 under the command of 163:1,232 t (1,213 long tons) submerged 1751:"City of Baroda (Steam passenger ship)" 1366: 572:were slightly larger than the original 1940:convoyweb.org.uk British convoy SL-125 1447: 196:6.76 m (22 ft 2 in) o/a 175:76.76 m (251 ft 10 in) 20: 181:58.75 m (192 ft 9 in) 43: 7: 1373: 3243:World War II submarines of Germany 1926:German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net 1807:German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net 1421:German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net 1395:German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net 967:. There on 15 July, north-west of 644:anti-aircraft gun. 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At 02:07 the next day, 483:3 merchant ships damaged 356: 131: 38: 33:, a typical Type IXC boat 23: 298:230 m (750 ft) 540:on 19 August 1941, and 306:4 officers, 44 enlisted 132:General characteristics 3218:Ships built in Hamburg 756:Richard Hart Garstin, 465:5 merchant ships sunk 1920:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur. 1801:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur. 1775:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur. 1749:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur. 1723:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur. 1697:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur. 1671:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur. 1645:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur. 1619:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur. 1593:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur. 1567:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur. 1541:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur. 1515:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur. 1489:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur. 1460:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur. 1415:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur. 1389:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur. 387:Identification codes: 3233:U-boats sunk in 1943 1803:"Ships hit by U-509" 690:Oberleutnant zur See 636:, 180 rounds, and a 559:10th U-boat Flotilla 524:. 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Index


Nazi Germany
Deutsche Werft
Hamburg
Type IXC submarine
t
long tons
o/a
pressure hull
diesel engines
electric motors
nmi
torpedo tubes
torpedoes
10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK C/32
deck gun
3.7 cm (1.5 in) SK C/30
2 cm FlaK 30
4th U-boat Flotilla
10th U-boat Flotilla
K.Kapt.
GRT
GRT
GRT
Type IXC
U-boat
Nazi Germany
Kriegsmarine
World War II
laid down

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