German submarine U-213

Crew of U-213
History
Nazi Germany
Name:	U-213
Ordered:	16 February 1940
Builder:	Germaniawerft, Kiel
Yard number:	645
Laid down:	1 October 1940
Launched:	24 July 1941
Commissioned:	30 August 1941
Fate:	Sunk on 31 July 1942 by British warships
General characteristics
Class and type:	Type VIID submarine
Displacement:	965 tonnes (950 long tons) surfaced 1,080 t (1,060 long tons) submerged
Length:	76.90 m (252 ft 4 in) o/a 59.80 m (196 ft 2 in) pressure hull
Beam:	6.38 m (20 ft 11 in) o/a 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Height:	9.70 m (31 ft 10 in)
Draught:	5.01 m (16 ft 5 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:	11,200 nmi (20,700 km; 12,900 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 69 nmi (128 km; 79 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth:	200 m (660 ft) Crush depth: 220–240 m (720–790 ft)
Crew:	4 officers, 40 enlisted
Armament:	5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern) 12 torpedoes or 26 TMA or 39 TMB tube-launched mines 5 × vertical launchers with 15 SMA mines 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds) 1 × 20 mm AA (4,380 rounds)

German submarine U-213 was a Type VIID mine-laying U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

Laid down on 1 October 1940 by Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft in Kiel as yard number 645, the boat was launched on 24 July 1941 and commissioned on 30 August with Oberleutnant zur See Amelung von Varendorff in command. She trained with the 5th U-boat Flotilla until 31 December 1941; on 1 January 1942 she was assigned to the 1st U-boat Flotilla. On 1 May 1942 she was assigned to the 9th U-boat Flotilla and spent the rest of her career with that unit.

As one of the six German Type VIID submarines, U-213 had a displacement of 965 tonnes (950 long tons) when at the surface and 1,080 tonnes (1,060 long tons) while submerged. She had a total length of 76.90 m (252 ft 4 in), a pressure hull length of 59.80 m (196 ft 2 in), a beam of 6.38 m (20 ft 11 in), a height of 9.70 m (31 ft 10 in), and a draught of 5.01 m (16 ft 5 in). The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 supercharged four-stroke, six-cylinder 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 460/8-276 double-acting electric motors producing a total of 750 shaft horsepower (760 PS; 560 kW) 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).

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