German World War II submarine
German submarine "U-3041" 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 7 December 1944 at AG Weser, Bremen as yard number 1200. She was launched on 13 February 1945, and commissioned under the command of "Oberleutnant zur See" Joachim Vieth on 10 March 1945.
Design.
Like all Type XXI U-boats, "U-3041" had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. She had a total length of (o/a), a beam of , and a draught of . The submarine was powered by two MAN SE supercharged six-cylinder M6V40/46KBB diesel engines each providing , two Siemens-Schuckert GU365/30 double-acting electric motors each providing , and two Siemens-Schuckert silent running GV232/28 electric motors each providing .
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and a submerged speed of . When running on silent motors the boat could operate at a speed of . When submerged, the boat could operate at for ; when surfaced, she could travel at . "U-3041" was fitted with six torpedo tubes in the bow and four C/30 anti-aircraft guns. She could carry twenty-three torpedoes or seventeen torpedoes and twelve mines. The complement was five officers and fifty-two men.
Service history.
On 9 May 1945, "U-3041" surrendered at Horten, Norway. She was later transferred to Oslo on 18 May 1945, then to Lisahally, Northern Ireland on 3 June 1945, arriving on 7 June 1945.
Post war service.
The Tripartite Naval Commission allocated "U-3041" to the Soviet Union. On 10 December 1945, she arrived in Liepāja, Soviet-occupied Latvia, as British "N"-class "N29". On 13 February 1946, the Soviet Navy allocated her to the Baltic Fleet. She was renamed "B-29" on 9 June 1949 then sent to the reserve fleet on 29 December 1955. "B-29" was redesignated on 18 January 1956, as a floating submarine battery recharging station "PZS-31". She was finally struck from the Soviet Navy on 25 September 1958, and broken up for scrap.
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