U-974
Sunk
| Type | Submarine |
|---|---|
| Class | Type VIIC |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 1 × 3.5″ gun |
Torpedoed by the Norwegian submarine Ula in the Boknafjord near Stavanger on 19 April 1944; eight of her crew of fifty survived.
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 × twin 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft gun
| Builder | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 26 June 1942 |
| Launched | 11 March 1943 |
| Commissioned | 22 April 1943 |
| Displacement | 769 tonnes (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 | 4 officers, 44–52 enlisted |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
11 March 1943
Ula sinks U-974
Sunk
19 April 1944
42 killed