The two halves were then sunk with artillery. Einsätze. Although there was a destroyer patrolling the area, U-96 was able to launch two torpedoes, sinking Scottish Standard in position 59°20′N 16°12′W / 59.333°N 16.200°W / 59.333; -16.200. In her entire career, she suffered no casualties to her crew. Later the same night, at 01:16 on 24 February, the unescorted British SS Linaria of 3,385 GRT was attacked with a single torpedo. On the next day, 22 February, U-96 came upon the abandoned tanker. [2] When submerged, the boat could operate for 80 nautical miles (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph); when surfaced, she could travel 8,500 nautical miles (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph). Durant l'année 1941, un correspondant de guerre du nom de Lothar-Günther Buchheim, alors Sonderführer (spécialiste civil ayant rang de lieutenant), rejoint l'U-96 pour sa septième patrouille. On 21 February a Focke Wulf "Condor" of I./KG 40 attacked and damaged a straggler from convoy OB 287, the 6,999-ton Scottish Standard, killing five of her crew. A second torpedo sank the ship twelve minutes later. In reality, U-96 survived war service, being decommissioned in February 1945 and converted into a training vessel. On 9 January 1941, U-96 departed Lorient for her second war patrol. The next day, U-96 encountered the un-escorted British passenger steamer Almeda Star of 14,936 GRT. Pendant un temps, les Anglais pensèrent à la suite de cette attaque avoir coulé l'U-65. 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German submarine U-96 was a Type VIIC U-boat of the German Navy (Kriegsmarine) during World War II.Her keel was laid down on 16 September 1939, by Germaniawerft, of Kiel as yard number 601. On 27 October, U-96 left for her seventh patrol with journalist Lothar-Günther Buchheim aboard and joined group Stoßtrupp three days later. [34], On 2 August 1941, U-96 left for her sixth patrol in the North Atlantic. The ship sank within three minutes after being hit[19] with the loss of 29 of her crew in position 59°30′N 21°00′W / 59.500°N 21.000°W / 59.500; -21.000. After the second hit, the ship still stayed afloat, so the U-boat began shelling her half an hour later. Unterseebootsflottille, puis après le 1er juillet 1944, la 22. On 30 March 1945, U-96 was sunk by US bombs while in the submarine pens in Wilhelmshaven. [3] Most of her passengers and crew survived, her master, the convoy commodore and 21 others, however, perished. The tanker had already been hit by torpedoes from U-103, and was lagging behind the same convoy as Clea. Mai 1945 als Frontboot (Versorger) zur 33. 28 Navires coulés (190 094 tonneaux) et 4 navires endommagés (33 043 tonneaux). The player has to manage the morale, discipline and trauma of the crew and make sure all the crew come back alive at the end of a mission. März 1945 in Wilhelmshaven versenkt U 96 war ein deutsches U-Boot vom Typ VII C, das im Zweiten Weltkrieg von der deutschen Kriegsmarine eingesetzt wurde. On 30 January 1941, U-96 left Lorient for her third war patrol in the North Atlantic. Ses ordres sont de photographier et décrire le U-Boot en action à des fins de propagande. It became the symbol of the 9th Flotilla after Lehmann-Willenbrock took command in March 1942. Unable to reach her destination, U-96 made for the port of Saint Nazaire. [26] The third ship sunk that day, the British steamship Port Hardy of 8,897 GRT, was hit accidentally when the third torpedo missed its target. In order to create an authentic experience for the player of what life was like on a submarine during this period.[42]. Le Kapitänleutnant Lehmann-Willenbrock, dans un bref laps de temps, a coulé au total 125 580 tonneaux de navires ennemis. Leider ohne jegliche Informationen. The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of 2,800 to 3,200 metric horsepower (2,060 to 2,350 kW; 2,760 to 3,160 shp) for use while surfaced, two AEG GU 460/8–27 double-acting electric motors producing a total of 750 metric horsepower (550 kW; 740 shp) for use while submerged. On 12 September she entered St.Nazaire after 42 days at sea, without attacking any ships.[35]. Weltkriegs Ein Projekt von Hubertus Weggelaar und Horst Schmeisser. 98.300 Seiten KTBs und ca. On 18 December, U-96 encountered the Dutch motor tanker Pendrecht and attacked her with a single torpedo at 16:15. PLZ/Wohnort: EMail: Homepage: Telefon/Handy: Bemerkung: Ändern: Stromitzki: Hans-Jürgen In early September, U-96 belonged to group Seawolf before returning to base. Le Kapitänleutnant Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock, après avoir quitté le commandement de l'U-5 en mai 1940, se vit confier en juin de la même année celui de l'U-96 sous-marin de type VII qui venait de sortir, en 1939, du chantier naval de Kiel. She spent most of the rest of the war as a training vessel. U-96 had a displacement of 769 tonnes (757 long tons) when at the surface and 871 tonnes (857 long tons) while submerged. Aktion: Name: Vorname: Dienstgrad: AR/Funktion: Fahrenszeit von-bis: Strasse/Nr. Der von Hitler ausgelöste Krieg hat über 65 Millionen Menschen das Leben gekostet und… Note : Oblt. It also sank Deläes on the 11th. She was commissioned on 14 September 1940, with Kapitänleutnant Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock in command. Two more torpedoes were needed before Almeda Star sank in position 58°16′N 13°40′W / 58.267°N 13.667°W / 58.267; -13.667, three minutes after the fourth and last torpedo was launched at 13:55. She was only 500 yd (460 m) from her target when the torpedo was launched. Après un entraînement de trois mois, l'U-96 fut déclaré opérationnel et fut affecté à la 7e Flottille à Saint-Nazaire. She also caused one vessel of 8,888 GRT to be declared a total loss. [6] The crew had immediately abandoned ship and all but four out of 47 survived. The next day, U-96 encountered two more of the escorts, HMS Gorleston and Verbena, but managed to escape again.