U-501
Sunk
| Type | Submarine |
|---|---|
| Class | Type IXB |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 1 × 4.1″ gun |
Type IXB boat. Attacking convoy SC 42 off Greenland, she was depth-charged and rammed by the Canadian corvettes Chambly and Moose Jaw on 10 September 1941, the first U-boat sunk by the Royal Canadian Navy. Her captain, Hugo Förster, jumped onto Moose Jaw's deck; eleven of her crew were killed.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 6 × torpedo tubes (4 bow, 2 stern)
- 22 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedoes
- 1 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK C/32 deck gun (180 rounds)
- 1 × 3.7 cm (1.5 in) SK C/30 AA gun
- 1 × 2 cm FlaK 30 AA guns
| Builder | Deutsche Werft, Hamburg |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 12 February 1940 |
| Launched | 25 January 1941 |
| Commissioned | 30 April 1941 |
| Displacement | 1,120 t (1,100 long tons) surfaced 1,232 t (1,213 long tons) submerged |
| Length | 76.76 m (251 ft 10 in) o/a 58.75 m (192 ft 9 in) pressure hull |
| Speed | 18.2 knots (33.7 km/h; 20.9 mph) surfaced 7.7 knots (14.3 km/h; 8.9 mph) submerged |
| Complement | 4 officers, 44 enlisted |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
25 January 1941
Convoy SC 42
Sunk
9–16 September 1941
Hugo Förster; 11 killed