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Uredd

HNoMS Uredd

Sunk

Royal Norwegian Navy

TypeSubmarine
ClassU
WarSecond World War
Main guns1 × 3″ gun

U-class submarine lent to the Norwegians. Lost with all hands in February 1943 on a German minefield off Bodø, carrying Norwegian commandos to attack the pyrite mines at Sulitjelma.

In memory of "Uredd"-submarine that was sunk in Fugløyfjorden, Nordland, Norway in 1943. Photo: TorbjørnS, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 4 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (bows)
  • 8-10 torpedoes
  • 1 × 3-inch (76 mm) deck gun
BuilderVickers-Armstrongs, Barrow-in-Furness
Laid down15 October 1940
Launched24 August 1941
Commissioned12 December 1941
DisplacementSurfaced: 540 long tons (549 t) standard 630 long tons (640 t) full load Submerged: 730 long tons (742 t)
Length58.22 m (191 ft 0 in)
Speed11.25 knots (20.84 km/h; 12.95 mph) surfaced 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) submerged
Complement27-31

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

She isn't listed in any of the fleet actions covered here.

Launched

24 August 1941

Fate

Sunk

Sunk, 10 February 1943