German submarine U-182

History
Nazi Germany
Name:	U-182
Ordered:	15 August 1940
Builder:	DeSchiMAG AG Weser, Bremen
Yard number:	1022
Laid down:	7 April 1941
Launched:	3 March 1942
Commissioned:	30 June 1942
Fate:	Sunk on 16 May 1943 by a US warship north-west of Madeira
General characteristics
Class and type:	Type IXD2 submarine
Displacement:	1,610 tonnes (1,580 long tons) surfaced 1,799 tonnes (1,771 long tons) submerged
Length:	87.58 m (287 ft 4 in) (o/a) 68.50 m (224 ft 9 in) (pressure hull)
Beam:	7.50 m (24 ft 7 in) (o/a) 4.40 m (14 ft 5 in) (pressure hull)
Height:	10.20 m (33 ft 6 in)
Draught:	5.35 m (17 ft 7 in)
Installed power:	9,000 PS (6,620 kW; 8,880 bhp) (diesels) 1,000 PS (740 kW; 990 shp) (electric)
Propulsion:	2 shafts 2 × diesel engines 2 × electric motors 2 × 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) propellers
Range:	12,750 nautical miles (23,610 km; 14,670 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced submerged 115 nmi (213 km; 132 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph)
Test depth:	Calculated crush depth: 230 m (750 ft)
Boats & landing craft carried:	2 dinghies
Complement:	4-7 officer, 51-57 enlisted
Armament:	6 × torpedo tubes (four bow, two stern) 24 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedoes 1 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK L/45 deck gun (150 rounds) anti-aircraft guns
Service record
Part of:	4th U-boat Flotilla 30 June - 30 November 1942 12th U-boat Flotilla 1 December 1942 - 16 May 1943
Commanders:	Kptlt. Werner Musenberg 30 June 1942 - 16 May 1943
Operations:	One: 9 December 1942 - 16 May 1943
Victories:	Five commercial ships sunk (30,071 GRT)

German submarine U-182 was a Type IX D 2 U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine which served in World War II. Her keel was laid down on 7 April 1941 at DeSchiMAG AG Weser, Bremen as yard number 1022; she was launched on 3 March 1942 and commissioned on 30 June of the same year.

She carried out a single war patrol, sinking five merchant vessels and spending 159 days at sea.

U-182 was probably sunk near Madeira on 16 May 1943 by USS MacKenzie. 61 crew members and three prisoners of war died. The boat had been unsuccessfully attacked by a USAAF B-24 Liberator the previous day.

German Type IXD2 submarines were considerably larger than the original Type IXs. U-182 had a displacement of 1,610 tonnes (1,580 long tons) when at the surface and 1,799 tonnes (1,771 long tons) while submerged. The U-boat had a total length of 87.58 m (287 ft 4 in), a pressure hull length of 68.50 m (224 ft 9 in), a beam of 7.50 m (24 ft 7 in), a height of 10.20 m (33 ft 6 in), and a draught of 5.35 m (17 ft 7 in). The submarine was powered by two MAN M 9 V 40/46 supercharged four-stroke, nine-cylinder diesel engines plus two MWM RS34.5S six-cylinder four-stroke diesel engines for cruising, producing a total of 9,000 metric horsepower (6,620 kW; 8,880 shp) for use while surfaced, two Siemens-Schuckert 2 GU 345/34 double-acting electric motors producing a total of 1,000 shaft horsepower (1,010 PS; 750 kW) for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two 1.85 m (6 ft) propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to 200 metres (660 ft).

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