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German World War II submarine

History

Nazi Germany
Name	U-182
Ordered	15 August 1940
Builder	DeSchiMAG AG Weser, Bremen
Yard number	1022
Laid down	7 April 1941
Launched	3 March 1942
Commissioned	30 June 1942
Fate	Sunk on 16 May 1943 by a US warship north-west of Madeira
General characteristics
Class and type	Type IXD2 submarine
Displacement	1,610 tonnes (1,580 long tons) surfaced 1,799 tonnes (1,771 long tons) submerged
Length	87.58 m (287 ft 4 in) (o/a) 68.50 m (224 ft 9 in) (pressure hull)
Beam	7.50 m (24 ft 7 in) (o/a) 4.40 m (14 ft 5 in) (pressure hull)
Height	10.20 m (33 ft 6 in)
Draught	5.35 m (17 ft 7 in)
Installed power	9,000 PS (6,620 kW; 8,880 bhp) (diesels) 1,000 PS (740 kW; 990 shp) (electric)
Propulsion	2 shafts 2 × diesel engines 2 × electric motors 2 × 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) propellers
Speed	20.8 knots (38.5 km/h; 23.9 mph) surfaced 6.9 knots (12.8 km/h; 7.9 mph) submerged
Range	12,750 nautical miles (23,610 km; 14,670 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced submerged 115 nmi (213 km; 132 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph)
Test depth	Calculated crush depth: 230 m (750 ft)
Boats & landing craft carried	2 dinghies
Complement	4-7 officer, 51-57 enlisted
Armament	6 × torpedo tubes (four bow, two stern) 24 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedoes 1 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK C/32 deck gun (150 rounds) 1 × 3.7 cm (1.5 in) SK C/30 2 × 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft guns
Service record
Part of:	4th U-boat Flotilla 30 June - 30 November 1942 12th U-boat Flotilla 1 December 1942 - 16 May 1943
Identification codes:	M 05 593
Commanders:	Kptlt. Asmus Nicolai Clausen 30 June 1942 - 16 May 1943
Operations:	1 patrol: 9 December 1942 - 16 May 1943
Victories:	5 merchant ships sunk (30,071 GRT)

German submarine U-182 was a Type IX D 2 U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine which served in World War II. Her keel was laid down on 7 April 1941 at DeSchiMAG AG Weser, Bremen as yard number 1022; she was launched on 3 March 1942 and commissioned 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 near Madeira on 16 May 1943 by USS MacKenzie. 61 crew members and three prisoners of war died. The boat had been unsuccessfully attacked by a USAAF B-24 Liberator the previous day.

Design

German Type IXD2 submarines were considerably larger than the original Type 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. The U-boat had a total length of 87.58 m (287 ft 4 in), a pressure hull length of 68.50 m (224 ft 9 in), a beam of 7.50 m (24 ft 7 in), a height of 10.20 m (33 ft 6 in), and a draught of 5.35 m (17 ft 7 in). The submarine was powered by two MAN M 9 V 40/46 supercharged four-stroke, nine-cylinder diesel engines plus two MWM 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, two Siemens-Schuckert 2 GU 345/34 double-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).

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). 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), 24 torpedoes, one 10.5 cm (4.13 in) SK C/32 naval gun, 150 rounds, and a 3.7 cm (1.5 in) SK C/30 with 2575 rounds as well as two 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft guns with 8100 rounds. The boat had a complement of fifty-five.

Summary of raiding history

Date	Ship	Nationality	Tonnage (GRT)	Fate
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

References

Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type IXD1 boat U-182". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
^ Gröner, Jung & Maass 1991, pp. 74–75.
Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U-182". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 8 October 2014.

Bibliography

Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). German U-boat commanders of World War II : a biographical dictionary. Translated by Brooks, Geoffrey. London, Annapolis, Md: Greenhill Books, Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-186-6.
Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 [German U-boat losses from September 1939 to May 1945]. Der U-Boot-Krieg (in German). Vol. IV. Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler. ISBN 3-8132-0514-2.
Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. German Warships 1815–1945. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4.

External links

Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type IXD boat U-182". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
Hofmann, Markus. "U 182". Deutsche U-Boote 1935-1945 - u-boot-archiv.de (in German). Retrieved 7 December 2014.

v t e Type IXD submarine
Type IXD1	U-180 U-195
Type IXD2	U-177 U-178 U-179 U-181 U-182 U-196 U-197 U-198 U-199 U-200 U-847 U-848 U-849 U-850 U-851 U-852 U-859 U-860 U-861 U-862 U-863 U-864 U-871 U-872 U-873 U-874 U-875 U-876
IXD/42	U-883 U-884
Preceded by: Type IXC Followed by: Type X
List of U-boats of Germany

v t e German Type IX submarines
Type IXA	U-37 U-38 U-39 U-40 U-41 U-42 U-43 U-44
Type IXB	U-64 U-65 U-103 U-104 U-105 U-106 U-107 U-108 U-109 U-110 U-111 U-122 U-123 U-124
Type IXC	U-66 U-67 U-68 U-125 U-126 U-127 U-128 U-129 U-130 U-131 U-153 U-154 U-155 U-156 U-157 U-158 U-159 U-160 U-161 U-162 U-163 U-164 U-165 U-166 U-171 U-172 U-173 U-174 U-175 U-176 U-501 U-502 U-503 U-504 U-505 U-506 U-507 U-508 U-509 U-510 U-511 U-512 U-513 U-514 U-515 U-516 U-517 U-518 U-519 U-520 U-521 U-522 U-523 U-524
Type IXC/40	U-167 U-168 U-169 U-170 U-183 U-184 U-185 U-186 U-187 U-188 U-189 U-190 U-191 U-192 U-193 U-194 U-525 U-526 U-527 U-528 U-529 U-530 U-531 U-532 U-533 U-534 U-535 U-536 U-537 U-538 U-539 U-540 U-541 U-542 U-543 U-544 U-545 U-546 U-547 U-548 U-549 U-550 U-801 U-802 U-803 U-804 U-805 U-806 U-841 U-842 U-843 U-844 U-845 U-846 U-853 U-854 U-855 U-856 U-857 U-858 U-865 U-866 U-867 U-868 U-869 U-870 U-877 U-878 U-879 U-880 U-881 U-889 U-1221 U-1222 U-1223 U-1224 U-1225 U-1226 U-1227 U-1228 U-1229 U-1230 U-1231 U-1232 U-1233 U-1234 U-1235
Type IXD	U-177 U-178 U-179 U-180 U-181 U-182 U-195 U-196 U-197 U-198 U-199 U-200 U-847 U-848 U-849 U-850 U-851 U-852 U-859 U-860 U-861 U-862 U-863 U-864 U-871 U-872 U-873 U-874 U-875 U-876 U-883 U-884
Preceded by: Type VII Followed by: Type X List of U-boats of Germany

v t e Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in May 1943
Shipwrecks	1 May: Erinpura 2 May: Gneisenau, Turunmaa, U-465 4 May: U-109, U-439, U-659 5 May: Bristol City, Fingal, Hartwelson, U-638, Wentworth, USS West Madaket, West Maximus 6 May: FR 117, U-125, U-192, U-438, U-531, U-630 7 May: Adele, Hermes, U-447, U-663, L'Audacieux 8 May: Kagerō, Kuroshio, Oyashio 9 May: Aso Maru 11 May: Nailsea Meadow, U-528 12 May: I-31, U-89, U-186, U-456 13 May: U-753 14 May: AHS Centaur, U-235, U-236, U-237, U-640 15 May: Irish Oak, U-176, U-266 16 May: Enrico Tazzoli, U-182, U-463 17 May: U-128, U-646, U-657 18 May: Empire Eve 19 May: Général Bonaparte, U-273, U-953 20 May: U-258 21 May: U-303 22 May: U-569 23 May: Leonardo da Vinci, USS Niagara, U-752 25 May: U-414, U-467 26 May: U-436 27 May: Léopard 28 May: Angelo Bassini, U-304, U-755 30 May: HMS Untamed 31 May: U-440, U-563 Unknown date: Calypso, Piemonte, Ro-102, U-209, U-381
Other incidents	2 May: USS Harder 10 May: USS Macdonough, USS Sicard 14 May: I-177 17 May: USS S-33 19 May: La Vestale, HMS Wishart 22 May: USS Grayling 31 May: USS S-34
1942 1943 1944 April 1943 June 1943

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