Recognition Guide Warships of the Second World War
Kriegsmarine — Submarine

German submarine U-262

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-26215 April 1942 — 19 December 1944979 days of the war
Type VIIC submarine Particulars
Name
U-262
Builder
Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack
Ordered
15 August 1940
Laid down
29 May 1941
Launched
10 March 1942
Commissioned
15 April 1942
Fate
Bombed on 19 December 1944
Stricken on 2 April 1945
Broken up in 1947 (1944)
Status
Scrapped

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-262 was a Type VIIC submarine in service with the Kriegsmarine. Her keel was laid at Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack on 29 May 1941. Launched on 10 March 1942, she entered service on 15 April 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 979 days of the Second World War.

She was broken up for scrap on 19 December 1944.

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 (220 rounds)
  • 2 × twin 2 cm C/30 anti-aircraft guns

Sister ships

587 more in the class

Sources