German submarine U-957
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German submarine U-957 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
Laid down by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg on 11 March 1942, the U-boat was launched on 21 November 1942, and commissioned on 7 January 1943, by Oberleutnant zur See Franz Saar.
Design
German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-957 had a displacement of Script error: No such module "convert". when at the surface and Script error: No such module "convert". while submerged.Template:Sfn She had a total length of Script error: No such module "convert"., a pressure hull length of Script error: No such module "convert"., a beam of Script error: No such module "convert"., a height of Script error: No such module "convert"., and a draught of Script error: No such module "convert".. The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of Script error: No such module "convert". for use while surfaced, two Brown, Boveri & Cie GG UB 720/8 double-acting electric motors producing a total of Script error: No such module "convert". for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two Script error: No such module "convert". propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to Script error: No such module "convert"..Template:Sfn
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of Script error: No such module "convert". and a maximum submerged speed of Script error: No such module "convert"..Template:Sfn When submerged, the boat could operate for Script error: No such module "convert". at Script error: No such module "convert".; when surfaced, she could travel Script error: No such module "convert". at Script error: No such module "convert".. U-957 was fitted with five Script error: No such module "convert". torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteen torpedoes, one Script error: No such module "convert". SK C/35 naval gun, 220 rounds, and one twin Script error: No such module "convert". C/30 anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of between forty-four and sixty.Template:Sfn
Service history
Under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Gerhard Schaar U-957 carried out seven war patrols between December 1943 and October 1944, sinking two commercial vessels; the British Fort Bellingham and the Soviet survey vessel Nord; and two military vessels, the American submarine chaser Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"., and the Soviet corvette Brilliant.
Fate
Her combat career ended on 19 October 1944 at Lofoten, Norway, when she collided with a German steamer. On 21 October 1944 she was taken out of service in Trondheim.
In May 1945, she was probably scuttled in the Skjömenfjord.[1]
Summary of raiding history
| Date | Ship Name | Nationality | Tonnage[Note 1] | Fate[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 January 1944 | Fort Bellingham | File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom | 7,153 | Sunk |
| 26 January 1944 | USS PTC-38 | Template:Navy/core | 54 | Sunk |
| 26 August 1944 | Nord | Template:Navy/core | 411 | Sunk |
| 23 September 1944 | Brilliant | Template:Navy/core | 550 | Sunk |
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- ↑ Merchant ship tonnages are in gross register tons. Military vessels are listed by tons displacement.
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