U-81
Sunk
| Type | Submarine |
|---|---|
| Class | Type VIIC |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern) |
Under Friedrich Guggenberger she torpedoed Ark Royal off Gibraltar. Sunk by US bombers at Pola in January 1944.
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 x 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 AA gun
| Builder | Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 11 May 1940 |
| Launched | 22 February 1941 |
| Commissioned | 26 April 1941 |
| Displacement | 769 t (757 long tons) surfaced 871 t (857 long tons) submerged |
| Length | 67.10 m (220 ft 2 in) (o/a) 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in) (pressure hull) |
| Speed | 17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged |
| Complement | 44 to 52 officers and ratings |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
22 February 1941
Sinking of Ark Royal
Survived
13–14 November 1941
Friedrich Guggenberger
Fate
Sunk
Sunk on 9 January 1944 by US bombers in Pola, Italy.
Wreck raised on 22 April 1944 and scrapped