German submarine U-209

Launching of U-209
History
Nazi Germany
Name:	U-209
Ordered:	16 October 1939
Builder:	Germaniawerft, Kiel
Yard number:	638
Laid down:	28 November 1940
Launched:	28 August 1941
Commissioned:	11 October 1941
Status:	Missing since 7 May 1943, possible diving accident
General characteristics
Class and type:	Type VIIC submarine
Displacement:	769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced 871 t (857 long tons) submerged
Length:	67.10 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull
Beam:	6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Height:	9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
Draught:	4.74 m (15 ft 7 in)
Installed power:	2,800–3,200 PS (2,100–2,400 kW; 2,800–3,200 bhp) (diesels) 750 PS (550 kW; 740 shp) (electric)
Propulsion:	2 shafts 2 × diesel engines 2 × electric motors
Range:	8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 80 nmi (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth:	230 m (750 ft) Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft)
Complement:	4 officers, 40–56 enlisted
Armament:	5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern) 14 × G7e torpedoes or 26 TMA mines 1 × C35 88mm/L45 deck gun (220 rounds) various AA guns
Service record
Part of:	6th U-boat Flotilla, (Training) 11 October 1941 – 28 February 1942 6th U-boat Flotilla, Front (Operational) Boat 1 March – 30 June 1942 11th U-boat Flotilla, Front (Operational) 1 July 1942 – 28 February 1943 1st U-boat Flotilla, Front (Operational) boat 1 March – 7 May 1943
Commanders:	Kptlt. Heinrich Brodda, 11 October – 7 May 1943
Operations:	Seven patrols 1st patrol: 15 March – 1 April 1942 2nd patrol: 7–20 April 1942 3rd patrol: 16 May – 2 June 1942 4th patrol: 17–28 July 1942 5th patrol: 16 May – 1 September 1942 6th patrol: 6 November – 10 December 1942 7th patrol: 6–7 April 1943
Victories:	4 commercial ships sunk (1,356 GRT)

German submarine U-209 was a Type VIIC U-boat of the Kriegsmarine during World War II. The submarine was laid down on 28 November 1940 by the Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft yard at Kiel as yard number 638, launched on 28 August 1941 and commissioned on 11 November under the command of Kapitänleutnant Heinrich Brodda.

She was lost in May 1943, possibly due to a diving accident.

German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-209 had a displacement of 769 tonnes (757 long tons) when at the surface and 871 tonnes (857 long tons) while submerged. She had a total length of 67.10 m (220 ft 2 in), a pressure hull length of 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in), a beam of 6.20 m (20 ft 4 in), a height of 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in), and a draught of 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in). 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. She had two shafts and two 1.23 m (4 ft) propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to 230 metres (750 ft).