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Name | U-416 |
Ordered | 15 August 1940 |
Builder | Danziger Werft,Danzig |
Yard number | 117 |
Laid down | 11 August 1941 |
Launched | 9 May 1942 |
Commissioned | 4 November 1942 |
Fate | Sunk by a Sovietmine on 30 March 1943; sunk again on 12 December 1944 in theBaltic Sea after a collision with a German ship[1][2] |
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Class and type | Type VIICsubmarine |
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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 | 4 officers, 40–56 enlisted |
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Identification codes: | M 49 853 |
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Operations: | None |
Victories: | None |
German submarineU-416 was aType VIICU-boat ofNazi Germany'sKriegsmarine duringWorld War II.
She carried out no patrols. She did not sink or damage any ships.
She was sunk by a Sovietmine on 30 March 1943; raised and sunk again on 12 December 1944 in theBaltic Sea after colliding with a German ship.[1][3]
German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorterType VIIB submarines.U-416 had a displacement of 769 tonnes (757 long tons) when at the surface and 871 tonnes (857 long tons) while submerged.[4] She had a total length of 67.10 m (220 ft 2 in), apressure hull length of 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in), abeam 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, twoSiemens-Schuckert 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).[4] 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-416 was fitted with five 53.3 cm (21 in)torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteentorpedoes, one8.8 cm (3.46 in) SK C/35 naval gun, 220 rounds, and two twin2 cm (0.79 in) C/30anti-aircraft guns. The boat had acomplement of between forty-four and sixty.[4]
The submarine waslaid down on 11 August 1941 at theDanziger Werft (yard) atDanzig (now Gdansk), as yard number 117,launched on 9 May 1942 andcommissioned on 4 November under the command ofOberleutnant zur See Christian Reich.
She served with the8th U-boat Flotilla from 4 November 1942 and the23rd flotilla from 4 October 1943. She was reassigned to the21st flotilla on 1 July 1944.
U-416 was sunk on 30 March 1943 by a mine laid by the Soviet submarineL-3 on 26 August 1942 nearBornholm (eastern Denmark).[5] She was raised on 8 April 1943 and after repairs, used for training. She was in collision with the German minesweeperM 203 and sunk again on 12 December 1944 northwest ofPillau, (Balltiysk) in Russia.