German submarine U-847
- Displacement
- 1,585 long tons (1,610 t)
- Length
- 87.58 m (287.3 ft)
- Beam
- 7.5 m (24.6 ft)
- Speed
- 20.8 knots (38.5 km/h, 23.9 mph)
- Complement
- 55
- Main gun
- 105 mm (4.1 in)
Service
- as U-84723 January 1943 — 27 August 1943216 days of the war
- Name
- U-847
- Builder
- DeSchiMAG AG Weser, Bremen
- Ordered
- 20 January 1941
- Laid down
- 23 November 1941
- Launched
- 5 September 1942
- Commissioned
- 23 January 1943
- Fate
- Sunk on 27 August 1943 at position 28 by air-launched homing torpedoes fired from US aircraft operating off escort carrier USS Card (CVE-11).
By aircraft (1943) - Status
- Wreck
Specifications
- Displacement, surfaced
- 1,585 long tons (1,610 t)
- Displacement, submerged
- 1,776 long tons (1,804 t)
- Length
- 87.58 m (287.3 ft) OA
- Beam
- 7.5 m (24.6 ft)
- Draught
- 5.35 m (17.6 ft)
- Speed
- 20.8 knots (38.5 km/h, 23.9 mph)
- Range
- 12,750 nmi (23,613 km)
- Complement
- 55
- Main gun
- 105 mm (4.1 in)
U-847 was a Type IXD2 submarine in service with the Kriegsmarine. Her keel was laid at DeSchiMAG AG Weser, Bremen on 23 November 1941. Launched on 5 September 1942, she entered service on 23 January 1943.
33 ships of the class were built. The class followed the Type I and was succeeded by the Type XXI.
The boat displaced 1,585 long tons surfaced and 1,776 long tons submerged. She measured 87.6 m (287 ft) long with a beam of 7.5 m (25 ft). Her designed speed was 20.8 knots, and she carried a complement of 55.
Her main battery was one 105 mm (4.1 in) guns.
She was in commission for 216 days of the Second World War.
She was sunk on 27 August 1943 by aircraft, at 28°19′N 37°58′W. The wreck survives.
Written from the harvested record. Every figure above is sourced; the wording is this site's own.
Armament and machinery
Armament and machinery
- Propulsion
- 2 shafts
- 2 × diesel engines
- 2 × electric motors
- Power
- 9000 PS (diesels)
- 1000 PS (electric)
- Armament
- 6 × torpedo tubes (four bow, two stern)
- 24 × 53.3 cm torpedoes
- 1 × 10.5 cm SK C/32 deck gun (150 rounds)
- 1 × 3.7 cm SK C/30
- 2 × 2 cm C/30 anti-aircraft guns
Sister ships
- German submarine U-177
- German submarine U-178
- German submarine U-179
- German submarine U-180
- German submarine U-181
- German submarine U-182
- German submarine U-195
- German submarine U-196
- German submarine U-197
- German submarine U-198
- German submarine U-199
- German submarine U-200
- German submarine U-848
- German submarine U-849
- German submarine U-850
- German submarine U-851
- German submarine U-852
- German submarine U-859
- German submarine U-860
- German submarine U-861
- German submarine U-862
- German submarine U-863
- German submarine U-864
- German submarine U-871
Sources
- Facts harvested from German submarine U-847 on Wikipedia. Figures only — no wording is taken from it.