German submarine U-3006

History

Nazi Germany
Name:	U-3006
Ordered:	6 November 1943
Builder:	AG Weser, Bremen
Yard number:	1165
Laid down:	12 June 1944
Launched:	25 August 1944
Commissioned:	5 October 1944
Fate:	Scuttled on 1 May 1945
General characteristics
Class and type:	Type XXI submarine
Displacement:	1,621 t (1,595 long tons) surfaced 1,819 t (1,790 long tons) submerged
Length:	76.70 m (251 ft 8 in) (o/a) 60.50 m (198 ft 6 in) (p/h)
Beam:	8 m (26 ft 3 in) (o/a) 5.3 m (17 ft 5 in) (p/h)
Height:	11.30 m (37 ft 1 in)
Draught:	6.32 m (20 ft 9 in)
Installed power:	4,000 PS (2,900 kW; 3,900 shp) (diesel drive) 5,000 PS (3,700 kW; 4,900 shp) (standard electric drive) 226 PS (166 kW; 223 shp) (silent electric drive)
Propulsion:	Diesel/Electric 2 × MAN M6V40/46KBB supercharged 6-cylinder diesel engines 2 × SSW GU365/30 double-acting electric motors 2 × SSW GV232/28 silent running electric motors
Speed:	Surfaced: 15.6 knots (28.9 km/h; 18.0 mph) (diesel) 17.9 knots (33.2 km/h; 20.6 mph) (electric) Submerged: 17.2 knots (31.9 km/h; 19.8 mph) (electric) 6.1 knots (11.3 km/h; 7.0 mph) (silent running motors)
Range:	15,500 nmi (28,700 km; 17,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 340 nmi (630 km; 390 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged
Test depth:	280 m (920 ft)
Complement:	57—60 crewmen
Sensors and processing systems:	Type F432 D2 Radar Transmitter FuMB Ant 3 Bali Radar Detector
Armament:	6 × bow torpedo tubes 23 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedoes (or 17 × torpedoes and 12 × TMC mines) 4 × 2 cm (0.8 in) AA guns or 4 × 3.7 cm (1.5 in) AA guns
Service record
Part of:	4th U-boat Flotilla (Training) 5 October 1944 – 1 May 1945
Commanders:	Kptlt. Klaus Popp^[1] 5 October 1944 – 5 October 1944 Oblt.z.S. Hans-Ferdinand Geisler^[2] 6 October 1944 – 3 December 1944 Oblt.z.S. Gerhard Linder^[3] 4 December 1944 – 15 January 1945 Oblt.z.S. Ernst Fischer^[4] 16 January 1945 – 1 May 1945
Operations:	No patrols
Victories:	None

German submarine U-3006 was a Type XXI U-boat (one of the "Elektroboote") of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine, built for service in World War II. She was ordered on 6 November 1943, and was laid down on 12 June 1944 at AG Weser, Bremen, as yard number 1165. She was launched on 25 August 1944, and commissioned under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Klaus Popp, on 5 October 1944.^[5]

Design

Like all Type XXI U-boats, U-3006 had a displacement of 1,621 tonnes (1,595 long tons) when at the surface and 1,819 tonnes (1,790 long tons) while submerged. She had a total length of 76.70 m (251 ft 8 in) (o/a), a beam length of 8 m (26 ft 3 in), and a draught length of 6.32 m (20 ft 9 in).^[6] The submarine was powered by two MAN SE supercharged six-cylinder M6V40/46KBB diesel engines each providing 4,000 metric horsepower (2,900 kilowatts; 3,900 shaft horsepower), two Siemens-Schuckert GU365/30 double-acting electric motors each providing 5,000 PS (3,700 kW; 4,900 shp), and two Siemens-Schuckert silent running GV232/28 electric motors each providing 226 PS (166 kW; 223 shp).^[6]

The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 15.6 knots (28.9 km/h; 18.0 mph) and a submerged speed of 17.2 knots (31.9 km/h; 19.8 mph). When running on silent motors the boat could operate at a speed of 6.1 knots (11.3 km/h; 7.0 mph). When submerged, the boat could operate at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) for 340 nautical miles (630 km; 390 mi); when surfaced, she could travel 15,500 nautical miles (28,700 km; 17,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph).^[6] U-3006 was fitted with six 53.3 cm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes in the bow and four 2 cm (0.8 in) anti-aircraft guns. She could carry twenty-three torpedoes or seventeen torpedoes and twelve mines. The complement was five officers and fifty-two men.^[6]

Fate

U-3006 was scuttled on 1 May 1945, at Wilhelmshaven as part of Operation Regenbogen. The wreck was later raised and broken up.^[5]

References

↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Klaus Popp". Uboat.net. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Hans-Ferdinand Geisler". Uboat.net. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Gerhard Linder". Uboat.net. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Walter Sitek". Uboat.net. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
1 2 Helgason, Guðmundur. "U-3006". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
1 2 3 4 Gröner 1991, p. 85.

Bibliography

Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945. Der U-Boot-Krieg (in German) IV (Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler). ISBN 3-8132-0514-2.
Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. German Warships 1815–1945 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel (London: Conway Maritime Press). ISBN 0-85177-593-4.

External links

"U-3006". Uboat.net. Retrieved 23 April 2016.

German Type XXI submarines

U-2501 U-2502 U-2503 U-2504 U-2505 U-2506 U-2507 U-2508 U-2509 U-2510 U-2511 U-2512 U-2513 U-2514 U-2515 U-2517 U-2518 U-2519 U-2520 U-2521 U-2522 U-2523 U-2524 U-2525 U-2526 U-2527 U-2528 U-2529 U-2530 U-2531 U-2533 U-2534 U-2535 U-2536 U-2538 U-2539 U-2540 U-2541 U-2542 U-2543 U-2544 U-2545 U-2546 U-2548 U-2551 U-2552 U-3001 U-3002 U-3003 U-3004 U-3005 U-3006 U-3007 U-3008 U-3009 U-3010 U-3011 U-3012 U-3013 U-3014 U-3015 U-3016 U-3017 U-3018 U-3019 U-3020 U-3021 U-3022 U-3023 U-3024 U-3025 U-3026 U-3027 U-3028 U-3029 U-3030 U-3031 U-3032 U-3033 U-3034 U-3035 U-3037 U-3038 U-3039 U-3040 U-3041 U-3044 U-3501 U-3502 U-3503 U-3504 U-3505 U-3506 U-3507 U-3508 U-3509 U-3510 U-3511 U-3512 U-3513 U-3514 U-3515 U-3516 U-3517 U-3518 U-3519 U-3520 U-3521 U-3522 U-3523 U-3524 U-3525 U-3526 U-3527 U-3528 U-3529 U-3530

Preceded by: Type XVII Followed by: Type XXIII List of U-boats of Germany

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