German submarine U-739
- 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
- as U-7396 March 1943 — 13 May 1945799 days of the war
- Name
- U-739
- Builder
- Schichau-Werke, Danzig
- Ordered
- 10 April 1941
- Laid down
- 17 April 1942
- Launched
- 23 December 1942
- Commissioned
- 6 March 1943
- Fate
- Surrendered on 13 May 1945 at Emden. Sunk on 16 December 1945, in position 56 in Operation Deadlight. (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-739 was a Type VIIC submarine, operated by the Kriegsmarine. Schichau-Werke, Danzig laid her keel on 17 April 1942. She entered service on 6 March 1943, having been launched on 23 December 1942.
Her class ran to 612 ships. 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 799 days of the Second World War.
She was sunk on 13 May 1945, at 56°10′N 10°05′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)
- 2 × twin 2 cm C/30 anti-aircraft guns
Sister ships
- French submarine Laubie
- German submarine U-1000
- German submarine U-1004
- German submarine U-1017
- German submarine U-1018
- German submarine U-1021
- German submarine U-1022
- German submarine U-1023
- German submarine U-1024
- German submarine U-1051
- German submarine U-1052
- German submarine U-1053
- German submarine U-1054
- German submarine U-1055
- German submarine U-1056
- German submarine U-1057
- German submarine U-1058
- German submarine U-1063
- German submarine U-1064
- German submarine U-1065
- German submarine U-1101
- German submarine U-1102
- German submarine U-1131
- German submarine U-1132
Sources
- Facts harvested from German submarine U-739 on Wikipedia. Figures only — no wording is taken from it.