Unterseeboot 549
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U-549 was a Type IXC/40 submarine operated by Germany during World War II.
| Career (Germany) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-549 |
| Ordered: | 5 Jun 1941 |
| Builder: | Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg-Finkenwärder |
| Laid down: | 28 Sep 1942 |
| Launched: | 28 Apr 1943 |
| Commissioned: | 14 Jul 1943 |
| Fate: | Sunk 29 May 1944 off the Canary Islands |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Type IXC/40 |
| Type: | submarine |
| Tonnage: | surfaced 1120 t, submerged 1232 t |
| Length: | overall 76.8 m, pressure hull 58.7 m |
| Beam: | overall 6.9 m, pressure hull 4.4 m |
| Height: | 9.6 m |
| Draft: | 4.7 m |
| Ice class: | Diesel/Electric, 2x MAN M9V40/46 supercharged 9 cylinder diesel engines, 4,400 hp (3,300kW), 2xSSW GU345/34 double acting electric motors, 1000 hp (740kW) |
| Speed: | surfaced 19 knots (35 km/h), submerged 7.3 knots (13.5 km/h) |
| Range: | surfaced 13,850 miles at 10 knots (25,620 km at 19 km/h), submerged 63 miles at 4 knots (117 km at 7 km/h) |
| Crew: | 48 to 56 men |
| Armament: | Torpedo tubes: 4 bow, 2 stern (22 x 55 cm {21.7in} torpedoes), Deck gun: Utof 105/45 with 110 rounds |
On 29 May 1944 U-549 damaged the destroyer escort USS Barr and then sank the escort carrier USS Block Island. Later that same day U-549 was sunk by USS Eugene E. Elmore (DE-686) and USS Ahrens (DE-575). Commanded by Detlev Krankenhagen.
