Recognition Guide Warships of the Second World War
Kriegsmarine — Submarine

German submarine U-802

Type IXC/40 submarine

Displacement
1,126 long tons (1,144 t)
Length
76.76 m (251.8 ft)
Beam
6.86 m (22.5 ft)
Speed
19 knots (35.2 km/h, 21.9 mph)
Complement
48
Main gun
105 mm (4.1 in)

Service

  1. Kriegsmarine as U-80212 June 1943 — 11 May 1945699 days of the war
Type IXC/40 submarine Particulars
Name
U-802
Builder
DeSchiMAG Seebeckwerft, Bremerhaven
Ordered
7 December 1940
Laid down
1 December 1941
Launched
31 October 1942
Commissioned
12 June 1943
Fate
Surrendered on 11 May 1945; sunk as part of Operation Deadlight on 31 December 1945 (1945)
Status
Wreck

Specifications

Displacement, surfaced
1,126 long tons (1,144 t)
Displacement, submerged
1,237 long tons (1,257 t)
Length
76.76 m (251.8 ft) OA
Beam
6.86 m (22.5 ft)
Draught
4.67 m (15.3 ft)
Speed
19 knots (35.2 km/h, 21.9 mph)
Range
13,850 nmi (25,650 km)
Complement
48
Main gun
105 mm (4.1 in)

U-802 was a Type IXC/40 submarine in service with the Kriegsmarine. Her keel was laid at DeSchiMAG Seebeckwerft, Bremerhaven on 1 December 1941. Launched on 31 October 1942, she entered service on 12 June 1943.

142 ships of the class were built. The class followed the Type I and was succeeded by the Type XXI.

The boat displaced 1,126 long tons surfaced and 1,237 long tons submerged. She measured 76.8 m (252 ft) long with a beam of 6.9 m (23 ft). Her designed speed was 19 knots, and she carried a complement of 48.

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

She was in commission for 699 days of the Second World War.

She was sunk on 11 May 1945, at 44°30′N 62°51′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
  • 4400 PS (diesels)
  • 1000 PS (electric)
Armament
  • 6 × torpedo tubes (4 bow, 2 stern)
  • 22 × 53.3 cm torpedoes
  • 1 × 10.5 cm SK C/32 deck gun (180 rounds)
  • 1 × 3.7 cm SK C/30 AA gun
  • 1 × twin 2 cm FlaK 30 AA guns

Sister ships

117 more in the class

Sources