Recognition Guide Warships of the Second World War
Kriegsmarine — Submarine

German submarine U-226

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-2261 August 1942 — 6 November 1943462 days of the war
Type VIIC submarine Particulars
Name
U-226
Builder
Germaniawerft, Kiel
Ordered
15 August 1940
Laid down
1 August 1941
Launched
18 June 1942
Commissioned
1 August 1942
Fate
Sunk on 6 November 1943 (1943)
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-226 was a Type VIIC submarine in service with the Kriegsmarine. Germaniawerft, Kiel laid her keel on 1 August 1941. Launched on 18 June 1942, she entered service on 1 August 1942.

She was one of 612 ships of her class. 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 462 days of the Second World War.

She was sunk on 6 November 1943, at 44°49′N 41°13′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 (four bow, one stern)
  • 14 × torpedoes or 26 TMA mines
  • 1 × 8.8 cm deck gun
  • AA guns (2 cm FlaK 30)

Sister ships

587 more in the class

Sources