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German submarine U-129 (1941)

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1927 MS GUNDERSEN (UKJ101192702) Departed Tela, Honduras 29/06 with 16.255 banana stems for Galveston, TX, USA. Torpedoed 01/07 by the German submarine U-129 (KapitÀnleutnant Hans-Ludwig Witt) in position 23.33N-92.35V in the Gulf of Mexico. 22 were saved by Norwegian SS DEA, but an English messboy
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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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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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when two men were swept overboard. One was recovered fairly swiftly but the other could not be found. Her eighth patrol was west of the
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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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The boat began her last operation which at 111 days, was her longest, on 22 March 1944. Steaming south, she encountered
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The boat was taken out of service at Lorient 4 July 1944; she was scuttled on 18 August. She was raised and
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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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died, probably during the explosion. GUNDERSEN caught fire and sank within the next 45 minutes.
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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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s ninth patrol was divided into two; she departed Lorient on 9 October 1943, but put into
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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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Taken out of service at Lorient 4 July 1944; scuttled on 18 August, raised and
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Her third patrol was further south, as far south as a similar latitude to
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The boat's first patrol involved her departure from Horten, crossing the
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The submarine returned to her sunshine haunts; included in the toll was
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of 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in). The submarine was powered by two
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about 600 nmi (1,100 km; 690 mi) south southeast of
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on the 11th. A day later she headed for the US east coast, sinking
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about 1,100 nmi (2,000 km; 1,300 mi) northeast of
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some 350 nmi (650 km; 400 mi) northeast of
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and entering the Atlantic Ocean by passing close to the
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4,400 PS (3,200 kW; 4,300 bhp) (diesels)
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Index

German submarine U-129

Nazi Germany
DeSchiMAG
AG Weser
Bremen
broken up
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
2nd U-boat Flotilla
Kptlt.
Nicolai Clausen
K.Kapt.
Hans Witt
Oblt.z.S.
GRT

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