German submarine U-182
German submarine U-182 was a Type IX D 2 U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine which served in World War II. Her keel was laid down on 7 April 1941 at DeSchiMAG AG Weser, Bremen as yard number 1022; she was launched on 3 March 1942 and commissioned on 30 June of the same year. She carried out a single war patrol, sinking five merchant vessels and spending 159 days at sea. U-182 was probably sunk near Madeira on 16 May 1943 by . 61 crew members and three prisoners of war died. The boat had been unsuccessfully attacked by a USAAF B-24 Liberator the previous day. Design
German Type IXD2 submarines were considerably larger than the original Type IXs. U-182 had a displacement of  when at the surface and  while submerged. The U-boat 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 MAN M 9 V 40/46 supercharged four-stroke, nine-cylinder diesel engines plus two MWM RS34.5S six-cylinder four-stroke diesel engines for cruising, producing a total of  for use while surfaced, two Siemens-Schuckert 2 GU 345/34 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-182 was fitted with six  torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and two at the stern), 24 torpedoes, one  SK C/32 naval gun, 150 rounds, and a  SK C/30 with 2575 rounds as well as two  C/30 anti-aircraft guns with 8100 rounds. The boat had a complement of fifty-five. Summary of raiding history

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German Type IX submarines
World War II submarines of Germany
U-boats commissioned in 1942
1942 ships
Ships built in Bremen (state)
U-boats sunk in 1943
World War II shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean
Submarines lost with all hands
U-boats sunk by depth charges
U-boats sunk by US warships
Maritime incidents in May 1943