German submarine U-566

History
Nazi Germany
Name:	U-566
Ordered:	24 October 1939
Builder:	Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
Yard number:	542
Laid down:	30 March 1940
Launched:	20 February 1941
Commissioned:	17 April 1941
Fate:	Scuttled, 24 October 1943
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
Speed:	17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged
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 × torpedoes or 26 TMA mines 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds) various AA guns
Service record
Part of:	1st U-boat Flotilla 17 April 1941 – 24 October 1943
Commanders:	Kptlt. Dietrich Borchert 17 April 1941 – 24 July 1942 Oblt.z.S. Gerhard Remus 25 July 1942 – 24 January 1943 Kptlt. Hans Hornkohl 25 January – 24 October 1943
Operations:	1st patrol: 30 July – 19 August 1941 2nd patrol: 30 August – 20 September 1941 3rd patrol: 9–23 December 1941 4th patrol: 15 January – 9 March 1942 5th patrol: 8 April – 30 June 1942 6th patrol: 6 August – 5 September 1942 7th patrol: 28 October – 1 December 1942 8th patrol: 6 February – 25 March 1943 9th patrol: 24–28 April 1943 10th patrol: 5 July – 1 September 1943 11th patrol: 18–24 October 1943
Victories:	Six commercial ships sunk (38,092 GRT) one warship sunk (2,265 tons)

German submarine U-566 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. The submarine was laid down on 30 March 1940 at the Blohm & Voss yard in Hamburg as yard number 542, launched on 20 February 1941 and commissioned on 17 April under the command of Kapitänleutnant Dietrich Borchert.

She was scuttled by her crew on 24 October 1943 after being damaged by six depth charges from a British Wellington aircraft in the North Atlantic west of Portugal, in position 41°12′N 9°31′W / 41.200°N 9.517°W / 41.200; -9.517Coordinates: 41°12′N 9°31′W / 41.200°N 9.517°W / 41.200; -9.517. There were no casualties.

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