German submarine U-922 explained

German submarine U-922 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

She was ordered on 6 June 1941, and was laid down on 15 December 1941 at Neptun Werft AG, Rostock, as yard number 509. She was launched on 1 June 1943 and commissioned under the command of Leutnant zur See Ulrich-Philipp Graf von und zu Arco-Zinneberg on 1 August 1943.[1]

Design

German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-922 had a displacement of 769t when at the surface and 871t while submerged. She had a total length of 67.1m (220.1feet), a pressure hull length of 50.5m (165.7feet), a beam of 6.2m (20.3feet), a height of 9.6m (31.5feet), and a draught of 4.74m (15.55feet). The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of NaNPS for use while surfaced, two SSW GU 343/38-8 double-acting electric motors producing a total of 750PS for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two 1.23abbr=onNaNabbr=on propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to .

The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and a maximum submerged speed of . When submerged, the boat could operate for at ; when surfaced, she could travel at . U-922 was fitted with five 53.30NaN0 torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteen torpedoes or 26 TMA mines, one 8.82NaN2 SK C/35 naval gun, (220 rounds), one 3.7cm (01.5inches) Flak M42 and two twin 2sp=usNaNsp=us C/30 anti-aircraft guns. The boat had a complement of between 44 — 52 men.

Service history

U-922 was scuttled at Kiel, on 3 May 1945, as part of Operation Regenbogen. Her wreck was raised and broken up in 1947.

References

6. Number designation used in Broken Lizard movie “Beerfest” 2006

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: U-922. Helgason. Guðmundur. German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. 5 April 2016.