U-73
Sunk
| Type | Submarine |
|---|---|
| Class | Type VIIB |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 1 × 3.5″ gun |
Under Helmut Rosenbaum she sank Eagle during Pedestal. Sunk by US destroyers off Oran in December 1943.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern)
- 14 × torpedoes or 26 TMA mines
- 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds)
- 1 × 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft gun
| Builder | Vegesacker Werft |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 5 November 1939 |
| Launched | 27 July 1940 |
| Commissioned | 30 September 1940 |
| Displacement | 753 t (741 long tons) surfaced 857 t (843 long tons) submerged |
| Length | 66.50 m (218 ft 2 in) o/a 48.80 m (160 ft 1 in) pressure hull |
| Speed | 17.9 knots (33.2 km/h; 20.6 mph) surfaced 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) |
| Complement | 4 officers, 40 to 56 enlisted |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
27 July 1940
Operation Pedestal
Survived
10–15 August 1942
Helmut Rosenbaum
Fate
Sunk
Sunk, 16 December 1943