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German submarine ''U-162'' was a Type IXC U-boat of Nazi Germany's ''Kriegsmarine'' during World War II. She was ordered on 25 September 1939 and was laid down on 19 April 1940 at Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG, at Seebeck Yard in Bremerhaven, Germany, as yard number 701.〔 She was launched on 1 March 1941 and commissioned under the command of ''Korvettenkapitän'' Jürgen Wattenberg on 9 September of that year.〔 During three war patrols, ''U-162'' sank 14 vessels. However, on 3 September, three British destroyers hunted ''U-162'' down and sank her. Of a crew of fifty-one, only two died. The remainder were taken prisoner and sent to camps in the United States, where they were to remain for the rest of the war.〔 ==Design== German Type IXC submariness were slightly larger than the original Type IXBs. ''U-162'' had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. The U-boat had a total length of , a pressure hull length of , a beam of , a height of , and a draught of . The submarine was powered by two MAN M 9 V 40/46 supercharged four-stroke, nine-cylinder diesel engines producing a total of for use while surfaced, two Siemens-Schuckert 2 GU 345/34 double-acting electric motors producing a total of for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to . The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and a maximum submerged speed of . When submerged, it could operate for at ; when surfaced, she could travel at . ''U-162'' was fitted with six torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and two at the stern), 22 torpedoes, one , 180 rounds, and a as well as a anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of forty-eight. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「German submarine U-162 (1941)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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