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 Nazi Germany | |
| Name | U-191 |
| Ordered | 4 November 1940 |
| Builder | DeSchiMAGAG Weser,Bremen |
| Yard number | 1037 |
| Laid down | 2 November 1941 |
| Launched | 3 July 1942 |
| Commissioned | 20 October 1942 |
| Fate | Sunk on 23 April 1943 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Type IXC/40submarine |
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| Height | 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in) |
| Draught | 4.67 m (15 ft 4 in) |
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| Test depth | 230 m (750 ft) |
| Complement | 4 officers, 44 enlisted |
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| Identification codes: | M 49 103 |
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| Victories: | 1 merchant ship sunk (3,025 GRT) |
German submarineU-191 was aType IXC/40U-boat ofNazi Germany'sKriegsmarine built for service duringWorld War II.
She was ordered on 4 November 1940 fromDeSchiMAGAG WeserBremen,laid down on 2 November 1941, andlaunched on 3 July 1942.[2] She wascommissioned underKapitänleutnantHelmut Fiehn on 20 October 1942 and underwent crew training and work-ups until 31 March 1943.
German Type IXC/40 submarines were slightly larger than the originalType IXCs.U-191 had a displacement of 1,144 tonnes (1,126 long tons) when at the surface and 1,257 tonnes (1,237 long tons) while submerged.[3] The U-boat had a total length of 76.76 m (251 ft 10 in), apressure hull length of 58.75 m (192 ft 9 in), abeam of 6.86 m (22 ft 6 in), a height of 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in), and adraught of 4.67 m (15 ft 4 in). The submarine was powered by twoMAN M 9 V 40/46supercharged four-stroke, nine-cylinderdiesel engines producing a total of 4,400 metric horsepower (3,240 kW; 4,340 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 1.92 m (6 ft)propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to 230 metres (750 ft).[3]
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 18.3 knots (33.9 km/h; 21.1 mph) and a maximum submerged speed of 7.3 knots (13.5 km/h; 8.4 mph).[3] When submerged, the boat could operate for 63 nautical miles (117 km; 72 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph); when surfaced, she could travel 13,850 nautical miles (25,650 km; 15,940 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph).U-191 was fitted with six 53.3 cm (21 in)torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and two at the stern), 22torpedoes, one10.5 cm (4.13 in) SK C/32 naval gun, 180 rounds, and a3.7 cm (1.5 in) SK C/30 as well as a2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft gun. The boat had acomplement of forty-eight.[3]
U-191 took part in severalwolfpack operations in theNorth Atlantic. On 21 April 1943, she achieved her only success, torpedoing and sinking the 3,025 GRTNorwegianmerchant shipScebli, killing two ofScebli's crew. Two days laterU-191 was attacked and sunk by theRoyal NavydestroyerHesperus off the coast ofGreenland south-east ofCape Farewell with the loss of her entire crew of 55.[2]
| Date | Ship | Nationality | Tonnage (GRT) | Fate[4] |
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| 21 April 1943 | Scebeli |  Norway | 3,025 | Sunk |
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