U-995 Type VIIC/41 at theLaboe Naval Memorial. This U-boat is almost identical toU-1167. | |
| History | |
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| Name | U-1167 |
| Ordered | 2 April 1942 |
| Builder | Danziger Werft AG,Danzig |
| Yard number | 139 |
| Laid down | 2 March 1943 |
| Launched | 28 August 1943 |
| Commissioned | 29 December 1943 |
| Fate | Sunk on 30 March 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Type VIIC/41submarine |
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| Height | 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in) |
| Draught | 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in) |
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| Complement | 44-52 officers & ratings |
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| Identification codes: | M 40 885 |
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| Operations: | None |
| Victories: | None |
German submarineU-1167 was aType VIIC/41U-boat ofNazi Germany'sKriegsmarine duringWorld War II.
She was ordered on 2 April 1942, and waslaid down on 2 March 1943, atDanziger Werft AG,Danzig, as yard number 139. She waslaunched on 28 August 1943, andcommissioned under the command ofKapitänleutnant Hans Roeder-Pesch on 29 December 1943.[3]
German Type VIIC/41 submarines were preceded by the heavierType VIIC submarines.U-1167 had a displacement of 769 tonnes (757 long tons) when at the surface and 871 tonnes (857 long tons) while submerged. She had atotal length of 67.10 m (220 ft 2 in), apressure hull length of 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in), an overallbeam of 6.20 m (20 ft 4 in), a height of 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in), and adraught of 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in). The submarine was powered by twoGermaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylindersuperchargeddiesel engines producing a total of 2,800 to 3,200 metric horsepower (2,060 to 2,350 kW; 2,760 to 3,160 shp) for use while surfaced, twoSSW GU 343/38-8double-acting electric motors producing a total of 750 metric horsepower (550 kW; 740 shp) for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two 1.23 m (4 ft)propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to 230 metres (750 ft).[4]
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) and a maximum submerged speed of 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph). When submerged, the boat could operate for 80 nautical miles (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph); when surfaced, she could travel 8,500 nautical miles (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph).U-1167 was fitted with five 53.3 cm (21 in)torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteentorpedoes or 26 TMA or TMBNaval mines, one8.8 cm (3.46 in) SK C/35 naval gun, (220 rounds), one3.7 cm (1.5 in) Flak M42 and two2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft guns. The boat had acomplement of between forty-four and fifty-two.[4]
On 30 March 1945,U-1167 was sunk atHamburg-Finkenwerder while in a pontoon dock southeast of theFink II U-boat pen, located at53°32′5″N09°51′3″E / 53.53472°N 9.85083°E /53.53472; 9.85083, during a bomb raid by theUS8th Air Force.[3]