Recognition Guide Warships of the Second World War
Kriegsmarine — Submarine

German submarine U-182

Type IXD2 submarine

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)
Main gun
105 mm (4.1 in)

Service

  1. Kriegsmarine as U-18230 June 1942 — 16 May 1943322 days of the war
Type IXD2 submarine Particulars
Name
U-182
Builder
DeSchiMAG AG Weser, Bremen
Ordered
15 August 1940
Laid down
7 April 1941
Launched
3 March 1942
Commissioned
30 June 1942
Fate
Sunk on 16 May 1943 (1943)
Status
Wreck

Specifications

Displacement, surfaced
1,585 long tons (1,610 t)
Displacement, submerged
1,771 long tons (1,799 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)
Main gun
105 mm (4.1 in)

U-182 was a Type IXD2 submarine built for the Kriegsmarine. Her keel was laid at DeSchiMAG AG Weser, Bremen on 7 April 1941. She entered service on 30 June 1942, having been launched on 3 March 1942.

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 1,771 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.

Her main battery was one 105 mm (4.1 in) guns.

She was in commission for 322 days of the Second World War.

She was sunk on 16 May 1943, at 33°55′N 20°35′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
  • 2 × 1.85 m propellers
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

8 more in the class

Sources