German submarine U-182
{{Short description|German World War II submarine}}
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image= |Ship caption= }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship country=Nazi Germany |Ship flag={{shipboxflag|Nazi Germany|naval}} |Ship name= U-182 |Ship ordered= 15 August 1940 |Ship builder=DeSchiMAG AG Weser, Bremen |Ship yard number= 1022 |Ship laid down = 7 April 1941 |Ship launched= 3 March 1942 |Ship commissioned= 30 June 1942 |Ship homeport= |Ship fate= Sunk on 16 May 1943 by a US warship north-west of Madeira |Ship notes= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship class=Type IXD2 submarine |Ship displacement=
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German submarine U-182 was a Type IX D 2 U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine which served in World War II. Her keel was laid down on 7 April 1941 at DeSchiMAG AG Weser, Bremen as yard number 1022; she was launched on 3 March 1942 and commissioned on 30 June of the same year.
She carried out a single war patrol, sinking five merchant vessels and spending 159 days at sea.
U-182 was probably sunk near Madeira on 16 May 1943 by {{USS|MacKenzie|DD-614|6}}. 61 crew members and three prisoners of war died. The boat had been unsuccessfully attacked by a USAAF B-24 Liberator the previous day.
Design
German Type IXD2 submarines were considerably larger than the original Type IXs. U-182 had a displacement of {{convert|1610|t|LT}} when at the surface and {{convert|1799|t|LT}} while submerged.{{sfn|Gröner|Jung|Maass|1991|pp=74–75}} The U-boat had a total length of {{convert|87.58|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, a pressure hull length of {{convert|68.50|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, a beam of {{convert|7.50|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, a height of {{convert|10.20|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, and a draught of {{convert|5.35|m|ftin|abbr=on}}. The submarine was powered by two MAN M 9 V 40/46 supercharged four-stroke, nine-cylinder diesel engines plus two MWM RS34.5S six-cylinder four-stroke diesel engines for cruising, producing a total of {{convert|9000|PS|kW shp|-1}} for use while surfaced, two Siemens-Schuckert 2 GU 345/34 double-acting electric motors producing a total of {{convert|1000|shp|PS kW|-1}} for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two {{convert|1.85|m|ft|abbr=on|0}} propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to {{convert|200|m}}.{{sfn|Gröner|Jung|Maass|1991|pp=74–75}}
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of {{convert|20.8|kn}} and a maximum submerged speed of {{convert|6.9|kn}}.{{sfn|Gröner|Jung|Maass|1991|pp=74–75}} When submerged, the boat could operate for {{convert|121|nmi}} at {{convert|2|kn}}; when surfaced, she could travel {{convert|12750|nmi}} at {{convert|10|kn}}. U-182 was fitted with six {{convert|53.3|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and two at the stern), 24 torpedoes, one 10.5 cm SK C/32 naval gun, 150 rounds, and a 3.7 cm SK C/30 with 2575 rounds as well as two 2 cm FlaK 30 anti-aircraft guns with 8100 rounds. The boat had a complement of fifty-five.{{sfn|Gröner|Jung|Maass|1991|pp=74–75}}
Summary of raiding history
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| Date | Ship | Nationality | Tonnage (GRT) | Fate{{cite web
|url=http://uboat.net/boats/successes/u182.html |title=Ships hit by U-182 |last=Helgason |first=Guðmundur |website=German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net |access-date=8 October 2014}} |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="right"|15 January 1943
|align="left" |Ocean Courage |align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} |align="right"|7,173 |align="left" |Sunk | ||||
| align="right"|17 February 1943
|align="left" |Llanashe |align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} |align="right"|4,836 |align="left" |Sunk | ||||
| align="right"|10 March 1943
|align="left" |Richard D. Spaight |align="left" |{{flag|United States|1912}} |align="right"|7,177 |align="left" |Sunk | ||||
| align="right"|5 April 1943
|align="left" |Aloe |align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} |align="right"|5,047 |align="left" |Sunk | ||||
| align="right"|1 May 1943
|align="left" |Adelfotis |align="left" |{{flag|Greece}} |align="right"|5,838 |align="left" |Sunk |
References
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Bibliography
{{Refbegin}}
- {{cite book | last1 = Busch | first1 = Rainer | last2 = Röll | first2 = Hans-Joachim | translator-last = Brooks | translator-first = Geoffrey | title = German U-boat commanders of World War II : a biographical dictionary | publisher = Greenhill Books, Naval Institute Press | location = London, Annapolis, Md | year = 1999 | isbn = 1-55750-186-6 }}
- {{cite book
|last1=Busch
|first1=Rainer
|last2=Röll
|first2=Hans-Joachim
|title=Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945
|trans-title=German U-boat losses from September 1939 to May 1945
|series=Der U-Boot-Krieg
|volume=IV
|publisher=Mittler
|location=Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn
|year=1999
|isbn=3-8132-0514-2
|language=de
}}
- {{cite book
|last1=Gröner
|first1=Erich
|last2=Jung
|first2=Dieter
|last3=Maass
|first3=Martin
|translator-last1=Thomas
|translator-first1=Keith
|translator-last2=Magowan
|translator-first2=Rachel
|year=1991
|title=U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels
|volume=2
|series=German Warships 1815–1945
|location=London
|publisher=Conway Maritime Press
|isbn=0-85177-593-4
}}
{{Refend}}
External links
- {{Cite web
|url= http://uboat.net/boats/u182.htm
|title= The Type IXD boat U-182
|last=Helgason
|first=Guðmundur
|website=German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net
|access-date= 7 December 2014
}}
- {{cite web
| url =http://www.u-boot-archiv.de/dieboote/u0182.html
| title =U 182
| last =Hofmann
| first =Markus
| website =Deutsche U-Boote 1935-1945 - u-boot-archiv.de
| language =de
| access-date=7 December 2014
}}
{{German Type IXD submarines}}
{{German Type IX submarines}}
{{May 1943 shipwrecks}}
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Category:German Type IX submarines
Category:World War II submarines of Germany
Category:U-boats commissioned in 1942
Category:Ships built in Bremen (state)
Category:World War II shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean
Category:Submarines lost with all hands
Category:U-boats sunk by depth charges