german submarine german submarine type boat nazi_germany kriegsmarine world war ordered september laid april und germany yard number launched march commissioned command september year war patrols sank vessels september british destroyers hunted sank crew died remainder taken prisoner sent camps united_states remain rest war design german type submarines slightly larger original type displacement tonnes long tons surface tonnes long tons submerged boat total length pressure hull length beam height draught submarine powered man stroke cylinder diesel engines producing total metric horsepower shp use surfaced double acting electric motors producing total metric horsepower shp use submerged shafts propellers boat capable operating depths metres submarine maximum surface speed knots mph maximum submerged speed knots mph submerged boat operate nautical miles knots mph surfaced travel nautical miles knots mph fitted torpedo tubes fitted bow stern torpedoes naval gun rounds anti aircraft gun boat complement service history 1st patrol following training exercises 4th boat flotilla september january began war patrol lead boat 2nd boat flotilla february left home port kiel february ventured north_sea stopping occupied norway days sea sailed north british isles entered north_atlantic sank vessel february 2nd patrol returned sea april patrol cruised south caribbean_sea northern coast south_america days sea sank ships british colony following victories returned new home port june 3rd patrol sinking final sortie began july left time like second foray spent patrol caribbean_sea coast south_america 19th august sank vessels star oregon nonetheless days sinking detected northeast trinidad british destroyers attacked sank depth charges crewmen killed survived following sinking surviving crew members picked destroyers sent united_states gave information history including laid ships sank details home port design layout submarines class summary raiding history
German submarine U-162 (1941)