German submarine U-200

History
U-200 under attack on 24 June 1943 southwest of Iceland
Nazi Germany
Name:	U-200
Ordered:	4 November 1940
Builder:	AG Weser, Bremen
Yard number:	1046
Laid down:	3 November 1941
Launched:	10 August 1942
Commissioned:	22 December 1942
Fate:	Sunk, 24 June 1943 by a British aircraft southwest of Iceland
General characteristics
Class and type:	Type IXD2 submarine
Displacement:	1,616 t (1,590 long tons) surfaced 1,804 t (1,776 long tons) submerged
Length:	87.60 m (287 ft 5 in) o/a 68.50 m (224 ft 9 in) pressure hull
Beam:	7.50 m (24 ft 7 in) o/a 4.40 m (14 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Height:	10.20 m (33 ft 6 in)
Draught:	5.40 m (17 ft 9 in)
Installed power:	9,000 PS (6,620 kW; 8,880 bhp) (diesels) 1,000 PS (740 kW; 990 shp) (electric)
Propulsion:	2 shafts 2 × diesel engines 2 × electric motors
Speed:	20.8 knots (38.5 km/h; 23.9 mph) surfaced 6.9 knots (12.8 km/h; 7.9 mph) submerged
Range:	12,750 nmi (23,610 km; 14,670 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 57 nmi (106 km; 66 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth:	Calculated crush depth: 230 m (754 ft 7 in)
Complement:	55 - 64
Armament:	6 × torpedo tubes (four bow, two stern) 24 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedoes 1 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK L/45 deck gun (150 rounds) anti-aircraft guns
Service record^[1]^[2]
Part of:	4th U-boat Flotilla 22 December 1942 - 31 May 1943 12th U-boat Flotilla 1–24 June 1943
Commanders:	K.Kapt. Heinrich Schonder 22 December 1942 - 24 June 1943
Operations:	one patrol: 12–24 June 1943
Victories:	None

German submarine U-200 was a Type IXD2 U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

The submarine was laid down on 3 November 1941 at the AG Weser yard at Bremen as yard number 1046, launched on 10 August 1942 and commissioned on 22 December 1942 under the command of Korvettenkapitän Heinrich Schonder. After training with the 4th U-boat Flotilla at Stettin, the boat was transferred to the 12th U-boat Flotilla for front-line service from 1 June 1943.^[1]

She was sunk south-west of Iceland by depth charges from a British aircraft.

Design

German Type IXD2 submarines were considerably larger than the original Type IXs. U-200 had a displacement of 1,610 tonnes (1,580 long tons) when at the surface and 1,799 tonnes (1,771 long tons) while submerged.^[3] The U-boat had a total length of 87.58 m (287 ft 4 in), a pressure hull length of 68.50 m (224 ft 9 in), a beam of 7.50 m (24 ft 7 in), a height of 10.20 m (33 ft 6 in), and a draught of 5.35 m (17 ft 7 in). 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 9,000 metric horsepower (6,620 kW; 8,880 shp) for use while surfaced, two Siemens-Schuckert 2 GU 345/34 double-acting electric motors producing a total of 1,000 shaft horsepower (1,010 PS; 750 kW) for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two 1.85 m (6 ft) propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to 200 metres (660 ft).^[3]

The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 20.8 knots (38.5 km/h; 23.9 mph) and a maximum submerged speed of 6.9 knots (12.8 km/h; 7.9 mph).^[3] When submerged, the boat could operate for 121 nautical miles (224 km; 139 mi) at 2 knots (3.7 km/h; 2.3 mph); when surfaced, she could travel 12,750 nautical miles (23,610 km; 14,670 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph). U-200 was fitted with six 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and two at the stern), 24 torpedoes, one 10.5 cm (4.13 in) SK C/32 naval gun, 150 rounds, and a 3.7 cm (1.5 in) with 2575 rounds as well as two 2 cm (0.79 in) anti-aircraft guns with 8100 rounds. The boat had a complement of fifty-five.^[3]

Service History

U-200's first and only operational war patrol began on 12 June 1943. The new submarine departed Kiel and sailed north of the British Isles, through the gap between Iceland and the Faroe Islands and into the Atlantic Ocean. On 24 June 1943 the U-boat was located by the RAF and sunk with all hands in position 58°15′N 25°25′W / 58.250°N 25.417°W / 58.250; -25.417 by depth charges from a British Consolidated B-24 Liberator of 120 Squadron. This was initially reported to be an attack on U-194 which was sunk on the same day, but that submarine was sunk by aircraft of a different unit.

All 68 souls aboard U-200, including seven members of the German 'Brandenburg' special forces, were lost.^[2]

References

1 2 Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type IXD2 boat U-200". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
1 2 Helgason, Guðmundur. "War Patrols by German U-boat U-200". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
1 2 3 4 Gröner 1991, pp. 74-75.

Bibliography

Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). German U-boat commanders of World War II : a biographical dictionary. Translated by Brooks, Geoffrey. London, Annapolis, Md: Greenhill Books, Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-186-6.
Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 [German U-boat losses from September 1939 to May 1945]. Der U-Boot-Krieg (in German). IV. Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler. ISBN 3-8132-0514-2.
Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. German Warships 1815–1945. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4.

External links

Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type IXD boat U-200". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
Hofmann, Markus. "U 200". Deutsche U-Boote 1935-1945 - u-boot-archiv.de (in German). Retrieved 9 February 2015.

German Type IXD submarine

Type IXD1	U-180 U-195

Type IXD2	U-177 U-178 U-179 U-181 U-182 U-196 U-197 U-198 U-199 U-200 U-847 U-848 U-849 U-850 U-851 U-852 U-859 U-860 U-861 U-862 U-863 U-864 U-871 U-872 U-873 U-874 U-875 U-876

IXD/42	U-883 U-884

Preceded by: Type IXC Followed by: Type X

List of U-boats of Germany

German Type IX submarines

Type IXA	U-37 U-38 U-39 U-40 U-41 U-42 U-43 U-44

Type IXB	U-64 U-65 U-103 U-104 U-105 U-106 U-107 U-108 U-109 U-110 U-111 U-122 U-123 U-124

Type IXC	U-66 U-67 U-68 U-125 U-126 U-127 U-128 U-129 U-130 U-131 U-153 U-154 U-155 U-156 U-157 U-158 U-159 U-160 U-161 U-162 U-163 U-164 U-165 U-166 U-171 U-172 U-173 U-174 U-175 U-176 U-501 U-502 U-503 U-504 U-505 U-506 U-507 U-508 U-509 U-510 U-511 U-512 U-513 U-514 U-515 U-516 U-517 U-518 U-519 U-520 U-521 U-522 U-523 U-524

Type IXC/40	U-167 U-168 U-169 U-170 U-183 U-184 U-185 U-186 U-187 U-188 U-189 U-190 U-191 U-192 U-193 U-194 U-525 U-526 U-527 U-528 U-529 U-530 U-531 U-532 U-533 U-534 U-535 U-536 U-537 U-538 U-539 U-540 U-541 U-542 U-543 U-544 U-545 U-546 U-547 U-548 U-549 U-550 U-801 U-802 U-803 U-804 U-805 U-806 U-841 U-842 U-843 U-844 U-845 U-846 U-853 U-854 U-855 U-856 U-857 U-858 U-865 U-866 U-867 U-868 U-869 U-870 U-877 U-878 U-879 U-880 U-881 U-889 U-1221 U-1222 U-1223 U-1224 U-1225 U-1226 U-1227 U-1228 U-1229 U-1230 U-1231 U-1232 U-1233 U-1234 U-1235

Type IXD	U-177 U-178 U-179 U-180 U-181 U-182 U-195 U-196 U-197 U-198 U-199 U-200 U-847 U-848 U-849 U-850 U-851 U-852 U-859 U-860 U-861 U-862 U-863 U-864 U-871 U-872 U-873 U-874 U-875 U-876

Preceded by: Type VII Followed by: Type X List of U-boats of Germany

Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in June 1943

Shipwrecks	1 Jun: John Morgan, U-418 2 Jun: U-105, U-202, U-521 3 Jun: Montanan 4 Jun: USS PC-496, U-308, U-594 5 Jun: U-217 8 Jun: Mutsu 11 Jun: I-24, U-417, HMAS Wallaroo 12 Jun: USS R-12, U-118 13 Jun: USCGC Escanaba, I-9 14 Jun: U-334, U-564 15 Jun: Sanraku Maru 16 Jun: SS Portmar, U-97 17 Jun: WBS 1 Hermann, I-178, Yoma 19 Jun: Barbarigo 20 Jun: U-388 23 Jun: USS Aludra, USS Deimos 24 Jun: U-119, U-194, U-200, U-449 28 Jun: Bari 29 Jun: USS Redwing 30 Jun: USS Hulbert, USS McCawley Unknown date: HMS Kingston

Other incidents	27 Jun: RFA Abbeydale

1942 1943 1944 May 1943 July 1943

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