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 Nazi Germany | |
| Name | U-182 |
| Ordered | 15 August 1940 |
| Builder | DeSchiMAGAG Weser,Bremen |
| Yard number | 1022 |
| Laid down | 7 April 1941 |
| Launched | 3 March 1942 |
| Commissioned | 30 June 1942 |
| Fate | Sunk on 16 May 1943 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Type IXD2submarine |
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| Height | 10.20 m (33 ft 6 in) |
| Draught | 5.35 m (17 ft 7 in) |
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| Test depth | Calculated crush depth: 230 m (750 ft) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 dinghies |
| Complement | 4-7 officer, 51-57 enlisted |
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| Identification codes: | M 05 593 |
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| Victories: | 5 merchant ships sunk (30,071 GRT) |
German submarineU-182 was aType IX D 2U-boat ofNazi Germany'sKriegsmarine which served inWorld War II. Her keel waslaid down on 7 April 1941 atDeSchiMAGAG Weser,Bremen as yard number 1022; she waslaunched on 3 March 1942 andcommissioned 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 nearMadeira on 16 May 1943 byUSS MacKenzie. 61 crew members and three prisoners of war died. The boat had been unsuccessfully attacked by a USAAFB-24 Liberator the previous day.
German Type IXD2 submarines were considerably larger than the originalType IXs.U-182 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.[2] The U-boat had a total length of 87.58 m (287 ft 4 in), apressure hull length of 68.50 m (224 ft 9 in), abeam of 7.50 m (24 ft 7 in), a height of 10.20 m (33 ft 6 in), and adraught of 5.35 m (17 ft 7 in). The submarine was powered by twoMAN M 9 V 40/46supercharged four-stroke, nine-cylinderdiesel engines plus twoMWM 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, twoSiemens-Schuckert 2 GU 345/34double-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).[2]
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).[2] 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-182 was fitted with six 53.3 cm (21 in)torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and two at the stern), 24torpedoes, one10.5 cm (4.13 in) SK C/32 naval gun, 150 rounds, and a3.7 cm (1.5 in) SK C/30 with 2575 rounds as well as two2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft guns with 8100 rounds. The boat had acomplement of fifty-five.[2]
| Date | Ship | Nationality | Tonnage (GRT) | Fate[3] |
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| 15 January 1943 | Ocean Courage |  United Kingdom | 7,173 | Sunk |
| 17 February 1943 | Llanashe | United Kingdom | 4,836 | Sunk |
| 10 March 1943 | Richard D. Spaight |  United States | 7,177 | Sunk |
| 5 April 1943 | Aloe | United Kingdom | 5,047 | Sunk |
| 1 May 1943 | Adelfotis |  Greece | 5,838 | Sunk |
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