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German submarine ''U-486'' was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's ''Kriegsmarine'' for service during World War II. She was laid down at the Deutsche Werke in Kiel as yard number 321, launched on 12 February 1944 and commissioned on 22 March with ''Oberleutnant zur See'' Gerhard Meyer in command. The boat began training on 22 March with the 5th U-boat Flotilla but moved on to the 11th flotilla for operations. She was one of nine Type VIIs that the ''Kriegsmarine'' fitted with an experimental synthetic rubber skin of anechoic tiles known as ''Alberich'', which had been designed to counter the Allies' asdic/sonar devices. Her remains were positively identified in March 2013 after they were found during oil exploration operations off the coast of Norway, not far from the remains of . ==Design== German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. ''U-486'' 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 Siemens-Schuckert GU 343/38–8 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-486'' 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-486」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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