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German submarine U-871

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History

Nazi Germany
Name	U-871
Ordered	25 August 1941
Builder	DeSchiMAG AG Weser, Bremen
Yard number	1079
Laid down	14 November 1942
Launched	7 September 1943
Commissioned	15 January 1944
Fate	Sunk on 26 September 1944
General characteristics
Class and type	Type IXD2 submarine
Displacement	1,610 t (1,580 long tons) surfaced 1,799 t (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
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 nmi (23,610 km; 14,670 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 57 nmi (106 km; 66 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth	230 m (750 ft)
Complement	66
Armament	6 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, two stern) 24 × torpedoes or48TMA or72TMB naval mines 1 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK C/32 (150 rounds) 1 × 3.7 cm (1.5 in) Flak M42 AA gun 2 × 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft guns
Service record
Part of:	4th U-boat Flotilla 15 January – 31 July 1944 12th U-boat Flotilla 1 August – 26 September 1944^[1]
Identification codes:	M 19 451
Commanders:	Kptlt. Erwin Ganzer^[2] 15 January – 26 September 1944
Operations:	1 patrol: 31 August – 26 September 1944
Victories:	None

German submarine U-871 was a long-range Type IXD2 U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

She was ordered on 25 August 1941, and was laid down on 14 November 1942 at DeSchiMAG AG Weser, Bremen, as yard number 1079. She was launched on 7 September 1943 and commissioned under the command of Kapitänleutnant Erwin Ganzer on 15 January 1944.^[3]

Design[edit]

German Type IXD2 submarines were considerably larger than the original Type IXs. U-871 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.^[4] 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).^[4]

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).^[4] 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-871 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) Flak M42 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.^[4]

Service history[edit]

On 26 September 1944, U-871 was sunk by depth charges northwest of the Azores, by a British B-17 Flying Fortressof220 Squadron/P RAF. All 69 of her crew were lost.^[3]

The wreck lies at 43°18′N 36°28′W / 43.300°N 36.467°W / 43.300; -36.467.^[3]

References[edit]

^ Busch & Röll 1997, p. 384.

^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Erwin Ganzer". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 12 April 2016.

^ ^a ^b ^c Helgason, Guðmundur. "U-871". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 12 April 2016.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Gröner 1991, pp. 74–75.

Bibliography[edit]

Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1997). Der U-Boot-Krieg, 1939-1945: Der U-Boot Bau auf deutschen Werften (in German). Vol. II. Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler. ISBN 3-8132-0509-6.

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). Der U-Boot-Krieg, 1939-1945: Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 [German U-boat losses from September 1939 to May 1945] (in German). Vol. IV. Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler. ISBN 3-8132-0514-2.

Gröner, Eric; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). German Warships 1815-1945: U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4.

Sharpe, Peter (1998). U-Boat Fact File, 1935-1945. Great Britain: Midland Publishing. ISBN 1-85780-072-9.

External links[edit]

Helgason, Guðmundur. "U-871". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
Helgason, Guðmundur. "Patrols by U-871". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net.

Type IXD submarine

Type IXD1

Type IXD2

IXD/42

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

Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in September 1944

Shipwrecks

1 Sep: HMS Hurst Castle, Kehdingen, U-247
2 Sep: Empire Curzon, U-394
5 Sep: U-362
7 Sep: Shinyō Maru, (incident), Westfalen
8 Sep: Rex
9 Sep: Sava, U-484
10 Sep: U-20, U-23
11 Sep: Giulio Cesare, U-19
12 Sep: Korei Maru, Nankai Maru, USS Noa, Rakuyō Maru, Shikinami
13 Sep: USS Perry, USS Warrington
14 Sep: Irene Oldendorff
16 Sep: I-364
17 Sep: Un'yō
18 Sep: Dr. Heinrich Wiegand, Gyōkū Maru, Jun'yō Maru
19 Sep: Isoshima;U-407, U-867
21 Sep: China Maru, Hōfuku Maru, Katsuriki, Noshiro Maru, Satsuki
22 Sep: Drache
23 Sep: Taranto, U-859
24 Sep: Akitsushima, Siberia Maru, T-120, Yaeyama
25 Sep: USS Miantonomah
26 Sep: Aotaka, Ro-47, Saga, U-871
27 Sep: HMS Rockingham, Ural Maru
28 Sep: Dragoner
29 Sep: U-863
30 Sep: U-565, U-596, U-1062
Unknown date: U-703, U-855, U-865, U-921

Other incidents

8–9 Sep: Yu 3001
12 Sep: USS Fullam
13 Sep: USS Segundo
14 Sep: USS Natchez, USS Temptress
15 Sep: Tirpitz
19 Sep: Jingei, U-565
24 Sep: U-565, U-596
26 Sep: Don Marquis
Unknown date: Schwabenland

1943 1944 1945
August 1944 October 1944

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