German submarine U-276
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German submarine U-276 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
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Name | U-276 |
Ordered | 10 April 1941 |
Builder | Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack |
Yard number | 41 |
Laid down | 24 February 1942 |
Launched | 24 October 1942 |
Commissioned | 9 December 1942 |
Fate | De-commissioned on 29 September 1944. Employed as a floating electrical generator. Sunk on 3 May 1945 |
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Class and type | Type VIIC submarine |
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Height | 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in) |
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Complement | 4 officers, 40–56 enlisted |
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Identification codes: | M 49 169 |
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Victories: | None |
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The submarine was laid down on 24 February 1942 at the Bremer Vulkan yard at Bremen-Vegesack as yard number 41. She was launched on 24 October and commissioned on 9 December under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Jürgen Thimme.[1]