Kriegsmarine — Submarine
German submarine U-1107
- Displacement
- 747 long tons (759 t)
- Length
- 67.23 m (220.6 ft)
- Beam
- 6.2 m (20.3 ft)
- Speed
- 17.7 knots (32.8 km/h, 20.4 mph)
- Complement
- 44
- Main gun
- 88 mm (3.5 in)
Service
- as U-11078 August 1944 — 30 April 1945263 days of the war
German submarine U-1107
Particulars
- Name
- U-1107
- Builder
- Nordseewerke, Emden
- Ordered
- 2 April 1942
- Laid down
- 20 August 1943
- Launched
- 30 June 1944
- Commissioned
- 8 August 1944
- Fate
- Sunk on 30 April 1945 (1945)
- Status
- Wreck
Specifications
- Displacement, surfaced
- 747 long tons (759 t)
- Displacement, submerged
- 860 long tons (874 t)
- Length
- 67.23 m (220.6 ft) OA
- Beam
- 6.2 m (20.3 ft)
- Draught
- 4.74 m (15.6 ft)
- Speed
- 17.7 knots (32.8 km/h, 20.4 mph)
- Range
- 8,500 nmi (15,742 km)
- Complement
- 44
- Main gun
- 88 mm (3.5 in)
U-1107 was a submarine in service with the Kriegsmarine. Her keel was laid at Nordseewerke, Emden on 20 August 1943. Launched on 30 June 1944, she entered service on 8 August 1944.
The boat displaced 747 long tons surfaced and 860 long tons submerged. She measured 67.2 m (221 ft) long with a beam of 6.2 m (20 ft). Her designed speed was 17.7 knots, and she carried a complement of 44.
Her main battery was one 88 mm (3.5 in) guns.
She was in commission for 263 days of the Second World War.
She was sunk on 30 April 1945, at 48°12′N 5°42′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
- 2800 - 3200 PS (diesels)
- 750 PS (electric)
- Armament
- 5 × 53.3 cm torpedo tubes (4 bow, 1 stern)
- 14 × torpedoes
- 1 × 8.8 cm deck gun (220 rounds)
- 1 × 3.7 cm Flak M42 AA gun
- 2 × 2 cm C/30 AA guns
Sources
- Facts harvested from German submarine U-1107 on Wikipedia. Figures only — no wording is taken from it.