German World War II submarine
German submarine "U-969" was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's "Kriegsmarine" for service during World War II.
She was laid down on 29 May 1942 by Blohm &amp; Voss, Hamburg as yard number 169, launched on 11 February 1943 and commissioned on 24 March 1943 under "Leutnant zur See" Max Dobbert.
Design.
German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. "U-969" had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. She had a total length of , a pressure hull length of , a beam of , a height of , and a draught of . The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of for use while surfaced, two Brown, Boveri &amp; Cie GG UB 720/8 double-acting electric motors producing a total of for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to .
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and a maximum submerged speed of . When submerged, the boat could operate for at ; when surfaced, she could travel at . "U-969" was fitted with five torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteen torpedoes, one SK C/35 naval gun, 220 rounds, and one twin C/30 anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of between forty-four and sixty.
Service history.
The boat's career began with training at 5th U-boat Flotilla on 24 March 1943, followed by active service on 1 October 1943 as part of the 7th Flotilla for the next five months. She transferred to 29th Flotilla, on 1 March 1944, based in La Spezia, for Mediterranean operations.
Wolfpacks.
"U-969" took part in seven wolfpacks, namely:
Fate.
"U-969" was sunk on 6 August 1944 in the Military port of Toulon in position in an air raid by US Liberator bombers.
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