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German submarine U-66 (1940)

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s first officer, Klaus Herbig, attempted to climb onto the American escort's forecastle to create a diversion while Seehausen and the remainder of the U-boat's crew worked to free the boat. As American sailors saw the boarding party climbing on deck, hand-to-hand fighting broke out in which a number
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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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left Lorient on 6 January 1943 for what was officially her seventh patrol. On 20 January, the ship landed an espionage agent on the coast of Mauritania, but the agent and two crewmen were immediately captured. Her first sinking came with the attack on the 113 GRT French
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hit her with a second torpedo, setting her afire. It extinguished itself within 25 minutes. 50 minutes later the submarine hit her with a third torpedo, which set the ship afire again. She remained that way for about 70 minutes before she finally sank. Nine days later
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with two torpedoes, and took the Captain, Master Cecil Gordon Hime MN, and a passenger, Mr Elliott - an agent of the Holt Shipping Company, as prisoners of war (POW). These men were later lost with the U-boat. Nearly three weeks after the sinking of
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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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of Germans were killed or wounded before the U-boat was able to make good its escape. Five armed Germans remained on deck of the destroyer but they were quickly overpowered and taken prisoner.
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left Lorient on what should have been her seventh war patrol. Soon after departure, leaks were encountered, and she decided to return. On 10 November, the day before she returned, a British
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recipient, on her first patrol. After about 10 days she rounded the northern coast of Britain and made her way into the mid-Atlantic Ocean. After another 20 days,
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s eighth patrol started after a quick refit on 7 April 1943 when she left Lorient. At 148 days, it was to be her longest. She first sank the 10,173 GRT American
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in mid-Atlantic near Bermuda, sinking her with one torpedo and, after several misses, a shell. Several survivors were captured and taken to the prison camp
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producing a total of 1,000 metric horsepower (740 kW; 990 shp) for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two 1.92 m (6 ft)
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left for what proved to be her most successful patrol, resulting in 43,956 gross metric tons sunk and 12,502 gross metric tons damaged in the
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opened fire, luckily with no result. The raft's sail was hastily cut down, upon which the British destroyer rescued 17 people.
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left Lorient for north-eastern South America. The patrol was mostly uneventful, but the boat found the Panamanian steam tanker
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northeast of the Cape Verde Islands. The remainder of the patrol was unsuccessful; she returned to Lorient in about a month.
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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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After her transfer from a training organization to front line service in May 1941, until her sinking in May 1944,
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on the next day, which was a British steam merchant ship of 5,614 GRT. More than two weeks later, she sank
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continued the remainder of the patrol without any further incident and returned to Lorient on 9 November.
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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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three days later and sank her with two torpedoes 60 nmi (110 km; 69 mi) north-east of
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on 15 January 1942 and started to hunt for a target. She found the 6,635 GRT American steam tanker
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Friedrich Markworth was in charge. The submarine started her sixth patrol with the sinking of
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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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came under attack by American ships from an antisubmarine hunter-killer group formed around
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was scuttled on Seehausen's orders to prevent her secret equipment from being captured.
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63 nmi (117 km; 72 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
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conducted nine combat patrols, sinking 33 merchant ships, for a total of 200,021 
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s 3-inch gun was unleashed on the U-boat as the Americans chased after her, but
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severely damaged two British motor torpedo boats that had left on a patrol from
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near her engine room, damaging the ship's starboard screw. Soon afterward,
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then continued eastward back to Lorient, where she arrived on 10 February.
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With the two vessels stuck fast, a party of Germans, under the command of
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was forced to bottom out in the mud as British patrol craft engaged her.
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homing torpedoes were dropped near the boat, and numerous aircraft from
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of 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in). The submarine was powered by two
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left Lorient for what would be her last patrol and the last command of
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on the 29th. The next day she sank both the 6,049 GRT Panamanian
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On 13 May 1940, three days after the start of the invasion of France,
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found the submarine. After an exchange of gunfire and torpedoes,
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On 6 May 1944, during her ninth patrol, she was sunk west of the
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with one torpedo hit amidships. Two days later, the boat sank
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with 24 dead and 36 survivors, all of whom were captured by
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on 9 September. She returned to Lorient on 29 September.
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then began rescue operations, which lasted three hours.
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was the seventh most successful U-boat in World War II.
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4,400 PS (3,200 kW; 4,300 bhp) (diesels)
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USS Buckley vs U-66 during the Battle of the Atlantic
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1,000 PS (740 kW; 990 shp) (electric)
4629: 4218: 3688:"U-boat Archive - U-boat KTB - U-66 9th War Patrol" 3674:"U-boat Archive - U-boat KTB - U-66 6th War Patrol" 1301:, on 5 March 1944 'U-66 sank the 4,964 GRT British 1285:, a 5,313 GRT British motor merchant in the convoy 3607:. Vol. X. Boston: Little, Brown and Company. 3574: 3533:Gröner, Eric; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). 1314:, which she torpedoed and sank. After the attack, 1227:then returned to port, arriving on 24 March 1943. 1213:attacked the 4,312 GRT British coal merchant ship 992:was hit amidships and aft by two torpedoes, while 693:(four fitted at the bow and two at the stern), 22 649:length of 58.75 m (192 ft 9 in), a 295:7.3 knots (13.5 km/h; 8.4 mph) submerged 3101:"Heinrich von Riedmann (Panamanian Motor Tanker)" 1089:ran across the 4,942 GRT Brazilian merchant ship 1144:in separate attacks. A raft with survivors from 221:4.40 m (14 ft 5 in) pressure hull 3441: 3439: 3437: 1310:, the U-boat came across the 4,257 GRT British 1148:was sighted by three aircraft on 18 September; 689:was fitted with six 53.3 cm (21 in) 4873:World War II shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean 4213:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in May 1944 4198: 3739: 3658:Deutsche U-Boote 1935-1945 - u-boot-archiv.de 2907:"George J. Goulandris (Greek Steam merchant)" 1061:with a torpedo and a shot from her deck gun. 699:10.5 cm (4.13 in) SK C/32 naval gun 8: 3601:The Atlantic Battle Won, May 1943 – May 1945 3556:Hitler's U-Boat War: The Hunted, 1942 – 1945 1273:Gerhard Seehausen (posthumously promoted to 1253:, also American, which she sank on 22 July. 1169:on 31 August and the Swedish 6,390 GRT 1132:on 6 August and the American 5,356 GRT 806:under the command of Richard Zapp, a future 3258: 3256: 729: (GRT), and damaged two British motor 4205: 4191: 4183: 3746: 3732: 3724: 3508:Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). 3489:Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). 3151: 3149: 3147: 1528: 1069:After her fifth patrol, Richard Zapp left 3127:"Alcoa Partner (American Steam Merchant)" 2874: 2872: 1277:). A month and ten days after departure, 878:. She extended her tonnage sunk with the 3701:uboataces.com webpage with insignia for 2933:"Kalypso Vergotti(Greek Steam merchant)" 1334:supply submarine, was sunk on 26 April. 1293:, which she sank with two torpedoes off 890:, a 3,433 GRT straggler from the convoy 292:(33.9 km/h; 21.1 mph) surfaced 185:1,232 t (1,213 long tons) submerged 19:For other ships with the same name, see 3414: 3412: 3410: 3317:"Patrol info for U-66 (Seventh Patrol)" 3291:"St. Margaret (British Steam merchant)" 3008: 2756: 2728: 637:were slightly larger than the original 614:on 2 January 1941 under the command of 3422:. Destroyer Escort Sailors Association 3210:"Tamandare (Brazilian Steam Merchant)" 3184:"Triglav (Yugoslavian Steam Merchant)" 2959:"Patrol info for U-66 (Second patrol)" 2837: 2774: 2772: 2770: 2768: 2766: 2764: 2762: 2760: 2739:. Military vessels are listed by tons 1486:, Brent Abel received the Navy Cross. 932:s fourth sortie was part of Operation 218:6.76 m (22 ft 2 in) o/a 197:76.76 m (251 ft 10 in) 25: 3445: 3401: 3352:"Patrol info for U-66 (Ninth patrol)" 3158:"Patrol info for U-66 (Sixth patrol)" 3023:"Lady Hawkins (Steam passenger ship)" 2985:"Patrol info for U-66 (Third patrol)" 2881:"Patrol info for U-66 (First patrol)" 1128:subsequently sank the 766 GRT Polish 203:58.75 m (192 ft 9 in) 61: 7: 3236:"Weirbank (British Motor Merchant)" 2807:"War Patrols by German U-boat U-66" 1016:. 24 days after departure she sank 491:25 December 1941 – 10 February 1942 4868:World War II submarines of Germany 3720:- National Museum of Naval History 3634:German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net 3382:German U-boats of WWII - Uboat.net 3321:German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net 3295:German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net 3269:German U-boats of WWII - Uboat.net 3240:German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net 3214:German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net 3188:German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net 3131:German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net 3105:German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net 3079:German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net 3053:German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net 3027:German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net 2989:German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net 2963:German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net 2937:German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net 2911:German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net 2885:German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net 2785:German U-boats of WWII - Uboat.net 1511:Rochen (27 January – 1 March 1943) 709:anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a 349:10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK C/32 239:4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) 231:9.60 m (31 ft 6 in) 14: 3049:"Korthion (Greek Steam merchant)" 1322:was supposed to be resupplied by 914:hit the tanker with one torpedo. 703:3.7 cm (1.5 in) SK C/30 359:3.7 cm (1.5 in) SK C/30 4813: 4808: 4796: 4788: 3581:. Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press. 3461:. Home of Heroes. Archived from 3075:"Amsterdam (Dutch Steam tanker)" 2679: 2648: 2617: 2586: 2555: 2524: 2493: 2462: 2431: 2400: 2369: 2338: 2307: 2276: 2245: 2214: 2182: 2150: 2119: 2088: 2057: 2026: 1995: 1964: 1933: 1902: 1871: 1840: 1809: 1778: 1747: 1715: 1684: 1653: 1622: 1591: 1560: 1140:and the 5,637 GRT American 63: 29: 1100:. Two days after the attack on 830:After refitting and refueling, 435:22 June 1942 – 1 September 1943 341:22 Ă— 53.3 cm (21 in) 4848:Maritime incidents in May 1944 2735:Merchant ship tonnages are in 44:under attack by aircraft from 1: 4883:Ships built in Bremen (state) 2856:U-boat Operations - Uboat.net 2852:"The Most Successful U-boats" 1165:also sank the 8,621 GRT 707:2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 675:double-acting electric motors 455:2 September 1943 – 6 May 1944 424:2 January 1941 – 21 June 1942 16:German World War II submarine 4843:U-boats commissioned in 1941 3718:1944: May 6: Sinking of U-66 3558:. New York: Modern Library. 1209:on 1 February. On the 27th, 620:Richard Zapp as part of the 145:Sunk 6 May 1944 west of the 4863:U-boats sunk by US aircraft 4858:U-boats sunk by US warships 2690: 2667: 2659: 2636: 2628: 2605: 2597: 2574: 2566: 2543: 2535: 2512: 2504: 2481: 2473: 2450: 2442: 2419: 2411: 2388: 2380: 2357: 2349: 2326: 2318: 2295: 2287: 2264: 2256: 2233: 2225: 2201: 2193: 2169: 2161: 2138: 2130: 2107: 2099: 2076: 2068: 2045: 2037: 2014: 2006: 1983: 1975: 1952: 1944: 1921: 1913: 1890: 1882: 1859: 1851: 1828: 1820: 1797: 1789: 1766: 1758: 1734: 1726: 1703: 1695: 1672: 1664: 1641: 1633: 1610: 1602: 1579: 1571: 1548: 1057:sank the 5,513 GRT US 733:. She was a member of four 665:four-stroke, nine-cylinder 521:27 April – 1 September 1943 503:23 June – 29 September 1942 485:28 August – 9 November 1941 446:6 August – 1 September 1943 390:2 January 1941 – 6 May 1944 149:by US aircraft and warships 4899: 4172:List of U-boats of Germany 3356:U-boat patrols - Uboat.net 3162:U-boat patrols - Uboat.net 2811:U-boat patrols - Uboat.net 2707:List of successful U-boats 2693: 2677: 2670: 2662: 2646: 2639: 2631: 2615: 2608: 2600: 2584: 2577: 2569: 2553: 2546: 2538: 2522: 2515: 2507: 2491: 2484: 2476: 2460: 2453: 2445: 2429: 2422: 2414: 2398: 2391: 2383: 2367: 2360: 2352: 2336: 2329: 2321: 2305: 2298: 2290: 2274: 2267: 2259: 2243: 2236: 2228: 2212: 2204: 2196: 2180: 2172: 2164: 2148: 2141: 2133: 2117: 2110: 2102: 2086: 2079: 2071: 2055: 2048: 2040: 2024: 2017: 2009: 1993: 1986: 1978: 1962: 1955: 1947: 1931: 1924: 1916: 1900: 1893: 1885: 1869: 1862: 1854: 1838: 1831: 1823: 1807: 1800: 1792: 1776: 1769: 1761: 1745: 1737: 1729: 1713: 1706: 1698: 1682: 1675: 1667: 1651: 1644: 1636: 1620: 1613: 1605: 1589: 1582: 1574: 1558: 1551: 1525:Summary of raiding history 1520:Aufnahme (5 – 10 May 1943) 1257:then returned to Lorient. 635:German Type IXC submarines 18: 4838:German Type IX submarines 4783: 4167: 4147: 3761: 3755:German Type IXC submarine 3573:Dunmore, Spencer (2002). 3378:"The Type XIV boat U-488" 1482:. For his act of ramming 802:departed her homeport of 548:2 merchant ships damaged 515:6 January – 24 March 1943 374: 153: 56: 28: 3630:"The Type IXC boat U-66" 3340:Morission, pp. 181 – 183 2781:"The Type IXC boat U-66" 598:on 20 March 1940 at the 1425:then turned and rammed 1073:to take command of the 862:) was in her flotilla. 539:33 merchant ships sunk 527:16 January – 6 May 1944 479:23 June – 5 August 1941 324:4 officers, 44 enlisted 154:General characteristics 1927:Heinrich von Riedemann 1508:(24 May – 5 June 1941) 1403: 1355: 1046:Heinrich von Riedemann 852:German submarine  844:German submarine  512:7th patrol (official): 497:21 March – 27 May 1942 3628:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur. 3597:Morison, Samuel Eliot 3376:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur. 3350:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur. 3315:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur. 3289:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur. 3263:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur. 3234:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur. 3208:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur. 3182:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur. 3156:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur. 3125:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur. 3099:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur. 3073:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur. 3047:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur. 3021:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur. 2983:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur. 2957:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur. 2931:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur. 2905:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur. 2879:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur. 2850:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur. 2805:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur. 2779:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur. 1443:was lost at position 1399:after the ramming of 1394: 1345: 1220:Marlag und Milag Nord 506:7th patrol (aborted): 473:13 May – 11 June 1941 397:Identification codes: 21:German submarine U-66 4853:U-boats sunk in 1944 3554:Blair, Clay (2000). 1554:George J. Goulandris 1271:Oberleutnant zur See 1265:On 16 January 1944, 1181:On 9 November 1942, 868:George J. Goulandris 701:, 180 rounds, and a 594:. The submarine was 3448:, pp. 547–548. 3265:"Ships hit by U-66" 2737:gross register tons 1755:Royal Canadian Navy 1517:(1 – 17 March 1943) 1458: /  1395:The bow of the USS 1328:, but this boat, a 1075:3rd U-boat Flotilla 766:aircraft of the US 764:Grumman F4F Wildcat 760:Grumman TBF Avenger 727:gross register tons 623:2nd U-boat Flotilla 557:2 warships damaged 431:Friedrich Markworth 386:2nd U-boat Flotilla 4714:West Loch disaster 1497:took part in four 1404: 1356: 1189:, equipped with a 1077:. 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Index

German submarine U-66

U-117
USS Card
Nazi Germany
AG Weser
Bremen
Cape Verde Islands
Type IXC U-boat
t
long tons
o/a
pressure hull
diesel engines
electric motors
kn
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
2nd U-boat Flotilla
Kptlt.
K.Kapt.
Richard Zapp
Friedrich Markworth
Oblt.z.S.d.R.
GRT

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