Recognition Guide Warships of the Second World War
Kriegsmarine — Submarine

German submarine U-236

Type VIIC submarine

Displacement
757 long tons (769 t)
Length
67.1 m (220.1 ft)
Beam
6.2 m (20.3 ft)
Speed
17.7 knots (32.8 km/h, 20.4 mph)
Main gun
88 mm (3.5 in)

Service

  1. Kriegsmarine as U-2369 January 1943 — 5 May 1945847 days of the war
Type VIIC submarine Particulars
Name
U-236
Builder
Germaniawerft, Kiel
Ordered
20 January 1941
Laid down
23 March 1942
Launched
24 November 1942
Commissioned
9 January 1943
Fate
Scuttled on 5 May 1945 (1945)
Status
Wreck

Specifications

Displacement, surfaced
757 long tons (769 t)
Displacement, submerged
857 long tons (871 t)
Length
67.1 m (220.1 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)
Main gun
88 mm (3.5 in)

U-236 was a Type VIIC submarine of the Kriegsmarine. Her keel was laid at Germaniawerft, Kiel on 23 March 1942. She entered service on 9 January 1943, having been launched on 24 November 1942.

612 ships of the class were built. The class followed the Type UB III, Vetehinen class and was succeeded by the Type XXI (Late-war replacement).

The boat displaced 757 long tons surfaced and 857 long tons submerged. She measured 67.1 m (220 ft) long with a beam of 6.2 m (20 ft). Her designed speed was 17.7 knots.

Her main battery was one 88 mm (3.5 in) guns.

She was in commission for 847 days of the Second World War.

She was scuttled on 5 May 1945, at 54°37′N 10°03′E. 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 (four bow, one stern)
  • 14 × G7e torpedoes or 26 TMA mines
  • 1 × 8.8 cm deck gun(220 rounds)
  • 1 x 2 cm C/30 AA gun

Sister ships

587 more in the class

Sources