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German submarine ''U-242'' was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's ''Kriegsmarine'' during World War II. The submarine was laid down on 30 September 1942 at the ''Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft'' yard at Kiel as yard number 676, launched on 20 July 1943 and commissioned on 14 August under the command of ''Oberleutnant zur See'' Karl-Wilhelm Pancke.〔 After training with the 5th U-boat Flotilla at Kiel, she went to the 3rd flotilla to work operationally from 1 June 1944. She then returned to the 5th flotilla on 6 July and moved to the 8th flotilla for operations on 1 August. She was reassigned to the 5th flotilla a third time from 16 February 1945. In seven patrols, ''U-242'' sank two ships totalling and an auxiliary warship of 500 tons. She was sunk by a mine in the St. George's Channel in April 1945. ==Design== German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. ''U-242'' had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. She 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 Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of for use while surfaced, two AEG GU 460/8–27 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, the boat could operate for at ; when surfaced, she could travel at . ''U-242'' was fitted with five torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteen torpedoes, one , 220 rounds, and an anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of between forty-four and sixty. 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-242」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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