Submarine U-860

U-860

國家	德國
艦級	Type IX 級潛艇
Yard Number	1066
訂購日期	1941年6月5日
安放龍骨日期	1942年6月15日
下水日期	1943年3月23日
服役日期	1943年8月12日
沉沒日期	1944年6月15日
排水量	1,580 tons standard; 1,771 tons submerged
長度	287 feet
寬度	25 feet
吃水	18 feet
動力來源	Two diesel engines (8,880bhp), two electric motors (990shp), two shafts
速度	20 knots
續航力	12,750nm at 10 knots surfaced; 57nm at 4 knots submerged
乘員	66
武裝	4x53.3cm bow torpedo tubes, 2x53.3cm stern torpedo tubes, 24 torpedoes or 48 TMA or 72 TMB mines, 1x10.5cm SK C/32 gun, 1x3.7cm Flak M42 anti-aircraft gun, 2x2cm C/30 anti-aircraft gun
Submerged Speed	6.9 knots

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Submarine U-860 互動地圖

U-860 Operational Timeline

1944年4月11日

U-860, a Type IX-D Type German submarine, under Fregattenkapitän Paul Büchel, set sail from Kiel, Germany. She carried, among others, 100 tons of mercury and 100 tons of lead for Japan as well as location devices, test equipment, tools and consumables for 4 submarines in East Asia. She was to make a stop at Kristiansand, Norway before heading into the Atlantic Ocean.

1944年6月15日

In the Atlantic Ocean at 1922 hours, U-860 (Fregattenkapitän Paul Büchel) was located by an Avenger aircraft from USS Solomons. Three waves of attacks were launched. The first wave was consisted of two Avenger aircraft (Lieutenant Commander H. M. Avery and Ensign M. J. Spear) and two Wildcat aircraft (Ensign T. J. Wadsworth and Ensign R. E. McMahon); Wadsworth had to return to the carrier due to flak damage to a drop tank; the first wave made one rocket hit. The second wave was consisted of one Avenger aircraft (Lieutenant (jg) D. E. Weigle) and one Wildcat aircraft (Ensign R. E. McMahon); the second wave made one rocket hit. The third wave was consisted of one Avenger aircraft (Lieutenant (jg) W. F. Chamberlain) and one Wildcat aircraft (Lieutenant Commander H. M. Avery); the Avenger was damaged and its pilot ditched in the water. Depth charge damage caused during the third attack caused U-860 to sink, leaving 30-40 survivors in the water. Went down with the submarine were 100 tons of mercury and 100 tons of lead for Japan, as well as a wide array of equipment for German submarines operating in the east. Cannon-class destroyers USS Straub and USS Herzog arrived during the night and picked up 20 German survivors, including Büchel, but no trace of the Avenger crew was found.

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