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{{Short description|German World War II submarine}}
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|Ship flag={{shipboxflag|Nazi Germany|naval}} | Ship flag = {{shipboxflag|Nazi Germany|naval}}
|Ship name= | Ship name = ''U-266''
|Ship ordered=15 August 1940 | Ship ordered = 15 August 1940
|Ship builder=Bremer-Vulkan-Vegesacker Werft, Bremen | Ship builder = Bremer-Vulkan-], Bremen
|Ship yard number=31 | Ship yard number = 31
|Ship laid down=1 August 1941 | Ship laid down = 1 August 1941
|Ship launched=11 May 1942 | Ship launched = 11 May 1942
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|Ship complement=44–52 officers and ratings
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{{Infobox service record
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{{Service record
|is_ship=yes |is_ship=yes
|label=Service record<ref name="uboatnet"> |label=Service record<ref name="uboatnet">
{{cite web {{cite web
|url=http://www.uboat.net/boats/u266.htm |url=http://uboat.net/boats/u266.htm
|title=U-266 |title=The Type VIIC boat U-266
|last=Helgason
|work=uboat.net
|first=Guðmundur
|accessdate=2012-08-02
|website=German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net
|access-date=2012-08-02
}}</ref><ref name="patrols"> }}</ref><ref name="patrols">
{{cite web {{cite web
|url=http://www.uboat.net/boats/patrols/u266.html |url=http://uboat.net/boats/patrols/u266.html
|title=Patrols by U-266 |title=Patrols by U-266
|last=Helgason
|work=uboat.net
|first=Guðmundur
|accessdate=2012-08-02
|website=German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net
|access-date=2012-08-02
}}</ref> }}</ref>
|partof=
|partof=]<br />(24 June – 31 December 1942)<br />]<br />(1 January 1942 – 15 May 1943)
*]
|codes=
*24 June – 31 December 1942
|commanders='' Oberleutnant zur See'' Hannes Leinemann<br />(24 June 1942 – 11 September 1942)<br />(1943 – 20 January 1944)<br />''Kapitänleutnant'' Ralf von Jessen<br />12 September 1942 – 15 May 1943
*]
|operations=Two patrols:<br />22 December 1942 – 17 February 1943<br />14 March – 15 May 1943
*1 January 1942 – 15 May 1943
|victories=Four ships sunk, 16,089 ]
|codes=M 05 834
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*'']'' Hannes Leinemann
*24 June – 11 September 1942
*'']'' Ralf von Jessen
*12 September 1942 – 15 May 1943
|operations=*2 patrols:
*1st patrol:
*22 December 1942 – 17 February 1943
*2nd patrol:
*14 April – 15 May 1943
|victories=*4 merchant ships sunk <br />({{GRT|16,089}})
}} }}
|} |}


'''German submarine ''U-266''''' was a ] ] of ]'s '']'' during ]. The submarine was laid down on 1 August 1941 at Bremer-Vulkan-Vegesacker Werft in ] as yard number 31. She was launched on 11 May 1942 and commissioned on 24 June under the command of '']'' Hannes Leinemann.<ref name="uboatnet" /> '''German submarine ''U-266''''' was a ] ] of ]'s '']'' during ]. The submarine was ] on 1 August 1941 at Bremer-Vulkan-Vegesacker Werft in ] as yard number 31. She was ] on 11 May 1942 and ] on 24 June under the command of '']'' Hannes Leinemann.<ref name="uboatnet" />


In two patrols, she sank four ships of 16,089 ]. She was a member of five ]s. In two patrols, she sank four ships of {{GRT|16,089|disp=long}}. She was a member of five ]s.


She was sunk in May 1943 in mid-Atlantic by a British aircraft.<ref name="Kemp"> She was sunk on 15 May 1943 in mid-Atlantic by a British aircraft.<ref name="Kemp">
{{cite book {{cite book
|last=Kemp |last=Kemp
|first=Paul |first=Paul
|title=U-Boats Destroyed - German Submarine Losses in the World Wars |title=U-Boats Destroyed – German Submarine Losses in the World Wars
|year=1997 |year=1997
|publisher=Arms & Armour |publisher=Arms & Armour
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|page=117 |page=117
}}</ref> }}</ref>

==Design==
] were preceded by the shorter ]. ''U-266'' had a displacement of {{convert|769|t|LT}} when at the surface and {{convert|871|t|LT}} while submerged.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=43–46}} She had a total length of {{convert|67.10|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, a ] length of {{convert|50.50|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, a ] of {{convert|6.20|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, a height of {{convert|9.60|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, and a ] of {{convert|4.74|m|ftin|abbr=on}}. The submarine was powered by two ] F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder ] ]s producing a total of {{convert|2800 to 3200|PS|kW shp|-1}} for use while surfaced, two ] GU 460/8–27 ] producing a total of {{convert|750|PS|kW shp}} for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two {{convert|1.23|m|ft|abbr=on|0}} ]s. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to {{convert|230|m}}.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=43–46}}

The submarine had a maximum surface speed of {{convert|17.7|kn}} and a maximum submerged speed of {{convert|7.6|kn}}.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=43–46}} When submerged, the boat could operate for {{convert|80|nmi}} at {{convert|4|kn}}; when surfaced, she could travel {{convert|8500|nmi}} at {{convert|10|kn}}. ''U-266'' was fitted with five {{convert|53.3|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} ]s (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteen ]es, one ], 220 rounds, and two twin ] ]s. The boat had a ] of between forty-four and sixty.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=43–46}}


==Service history== ==Service history==
After training with the ], the boat became operational on 1 January 1943 when she was transferred to the ]. After training with the ], the boat became operational on 1 January 1943 when she was transferred to the ].


===1st patrol=== ===First patrol===
''U-266''{{'}}s first patrol began when she departed ] on 22 December 1942. She entered the Atlantic Ocean after negotiating the ] between ] and the ]. She sank ''Polyktor'' on 6 February 1943. She then docked at the French Atlantic port of ] on the 17th. ''U-266''{{'}}s first patrol began when she departed ] on 22 December 1942. She entered the Atlantic Ocean after negotiating the ] between ] and the ]. She sank ''Polyktor'' on 6 February 1943. She then docked at the French Atlantic port of ] on the 17th.


===2nd patrol and loss=== ===Second patrol and loss===
The boat departed St. Nazaire on 14 March 1943 for the mid-Atlantic once more. On 5 May, she sank ''Bonde'', ''Gharinda'' and ''Selvistan''. The boat departed St. Nazaire on 14 March 1943 for the mid-Atlantic once more. On 5 May, she sank ''Bonde'', ''Gharinda'' and ''Selvistan''.


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===Previously recorded fate=== ===Previously recorded fate===
''U-266'' had been thought to have been sunk on 14 May 1943 by a British ] of ].{{citation needed |date=December 2012}} ''U-266'' had been thought to have been sunk on 14 May 1943 by a British ] of ].<ref name="uboatnet" />


===Wolfpacks===
==Summary of Raiding Career==
''U-266'' took part in five ]s, namely:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
* Jaguar (10 – 27 January 1943)
* ] (4 – 9 February 1943)
* Amsel (22 April – 3 May 1943)
* Amsel 2 (3 – 6 May 1943)
* Elbe (7 May 1943)

==Summary of raiding history==
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|- |-
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! width="100px" | Ship Name ! width="100px" | Ship Name
! width="120px" | Nationality ! width="120px" | Nationality
! width="25px" | Displacement ! width="25px" | Tonnage <br />(])
! width="50px" | Fate<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uboat.net/boats/successes/u266.html|title=Ships hit by U-266|accessdate=2012-12-11}}</ref> ! width="50px" | Fate<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://uboat.net/boats/successes/u266.html
|title=Ships hit by U-266
|last=Helgason
|first=Guðmundur
|website=German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net
|access-date=2012-12-11
}}</ref>
|- |-
|align="right"|6 February 1943 |align="right"|6 February 1943
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|align="left" |] |align="left" |]
|align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} |align="left" |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|align="right"|5,036 |align="right"|5,306
|align="left" |Sunk |align="left" |Sunk
|- |-
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|align="left" |Sunk |align="left" |Sunk
|} |}

==See also==
* ]


==References== ==References==
{{reflist}}
;Notes

{{reflist|30em}}
;Bibliography ==Bibliography==
{{Refbegin}}
*{{cite book | last1 = Busch | first1 = Rainer | last2 = Röll | first2 = Hans-Joachim | translator-last = Brooks | translator-first = Geoffrey | title = German U-boat commanders of World War II : a biographical dictionary | publisher = Greenhill Books, Naval Institute Press | location = London, Annapolis, Md | year = 1999 | isbn = 1-55750-186-6 }}
*{{cite book |last1=Busch |first1=Rainer |last2=Röll |first2=Hans-Joachim |title=Der U-Boot-Krieg, 1939-1945: Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945|trans-title=German U-boat losses from September 1939 to May 1945 |date=1999|volume=IV |publisher=Mittler|location=Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn |isbn=3-8132-0514-2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vXKwAAAAIAAJ |language=de}}
*{{cite book *{{cite book
|last=Edwards
|last1=Busch
|first=Bernard
|first1=Rainer
|title=Dönitz and the Wolf Packs – The U-boats at War
|last2=Röll
|year=1996
|first2=Hans-Joachim
|isbn=0-304-35203-9
|title=Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945
|pages=146, 199
|work=Der U-Boot-Krieg
|publisher=Cassell Military Classics
|volume=IV
|ref={{sfnRef|Edwards}}
|publisher=Mittler
|location=Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn
|year=1999
|isbn=3-8132-0514-2
|language=German
|ref=harv
}} }}
*{{cite book *{{cite book
|last=Gröner |last1=Gröner
|first=Erich |first1=Erich
|last2=Jung
|title=U-Boote, Hilfskreuzer, Minenschiffe, Netzleger, Sperrbrecher
|first2=Dieter
|work=Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815-1945
|last3=Maass
|volume=III
|first3=Martin
|publisher=]
|translator-last1=Thomas
|location=Koblenz
|translator-first1=Keith
|year=1985
|translator-last2=Magowan
|isbn=3-7637-4802-4
|translator-first2=Rachel
|language=German
|year=1991
|ref=harv
|title=U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels
|volume=2
|series=German Warships 1815–1945
|location=London
|publisher=Conway Maritime Press
|isbn=0-85177-593-4
|ref=CITEREFGröner1991
}} }}

{{Refend}}


==External links== ==External links==
*{{Cite web
* {{cite web |url=http://www.ubootwaffe.net/ops/boat.cgi?boat=266 |title=U-266 |publisher=ubootwaffe.net}}{{dead link|date=June 2014}}
|url=http://uboat.net/boats/u266.html
* {{cite web |url=http://www.u-boot-archiv.de/dieboote/u0266.html |title=U-266 |publisher=u-boot-archiv.de |language=German}}
|title=The Type VIIC boat U-266

|last=Helgason

|first=Guðmundur
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|website=German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net
|access-date=26 December 2014
}}
*{{cite web
|url=http://www.u-boot-archiv.de/dieboote/u0266.html
|title=''U 266''
|last=Hofmann
|first=Markus
|website=Deutsche U-Boote 1935-1945 – u-boot-archiv.de
|language=de
|access-date=26 December 2014
}}


{{German Type VII submarines}} {{German Type VII submarines}}
{{May 1943 shipwrecks}}
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German World War II submarine

History
Nazi Germany
NameU-266
Ordered15 August 1940
BuilderBremer-Vulkan-Vegesacker Werft, Bremen
Yard number31
Laid down1 August 1941
Launched11 May 1942
Commissioned24 June 1942
FateSunk, 15 May 1943
General characteristics
Class and typeType VIIC submarine
Displacement
Length
Beam
  • 6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a
  • 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Height9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
Draught4.74 m (15 ft 7 in)
Installed power
  • 2,800–3,200 PS (2,100–2,400 kW; 2,800–3,200 bhp) (diesels)
  • 750 PS (550 kW; 740 shp) (electric)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced
  • 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged
Range
  • 8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced
  • 80 nmi (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth
  • 230 m (750 ft)
  • Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft)
Complement4 officers, 40–56 enlisted
Armament
Service record
Part of:
Identification codes: M 05 834
Commanders:
  • Oblt.z.S. Hannes Leinemann
  • 24 June – 11 September 1942
  • Kptlt. Ralf von Jessen
  • 12 September 1942 – 15 May 1943
Operations:
  • 2 patrols:
  • 1st patrol:
  • 22 December 1942 – 17 February 1943
  • 2nd patrol:
  • 14 April – 15 May 1943
Victories: 4 merchant ships sunk
(16,089 GRT)

German submarine U-266 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. The submarine was laid down on 1 August 1941 at Bremer-Vulkan-Vegesacker Werft in Bremen as yard number 31. She was launched on 11 May 1942 and commissioned on 24 June under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Hannes Leinemann.

In two patrols, she sank four ships of 16,089 gross register tons (GRT). She was a member of five wolfpacks.

She was sunk on 15 May 1943 in mid-Atlantic by a British aircraft.

Design

German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-266 had a displacement of 769 tonnes (757 long tons) when at the surface and 871 tonnes (857 long tons) while submerged. She had a total length of 67.10 m (220 ft 2 in), a pressure hull length of 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in), a beam of 6.20 m (20 ft 4 in), a height of 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in), and a draught of 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in). The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of 2,800 to 3,200 metric horsepower (2,060 to 2,350 kW; 2,760 to 3,160 shp) for use while surfaced, two AEG GU 460/8–27 double-acting electric motors producing a total of 750 metric horsepower (550 kW; 740 shp) for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two 1.23 m (4 ft) propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to 230 metres (750 ft).

The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) and a maximum submerged speed of 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph). When submerged, the boat could operate for 80 nautical miles (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph); when surfaced, she could travel 8,500 nautical miles (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph). U-266 was fitted with five 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteen torpedoes, one 8.8 cm (3.46 in) SK C/35 naval gun, 220 rounds, and two twin 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft guns. The boat had a complement of between forty-four and sixty.

Service history

After training with the 8th U-boat Flotilla, the boat became operational on 1 January 1943 when she was transferred to the 7th flotilla.

First patrol

U-266's first patrol began when she departed Kiel on 22 December 1942. She entered the Atlantic Ocean after negotiating the gap between Iceland and the Faroe Islands. She sank Polyktor on 6 February 1943. She then docked at the French Atlantic port of St. Nazaire on the 17th.

Second patrol and loss

The boat departed St. Nazaire on 14 March 1943 for the mid-Atlantic once more. On 5 May, she sank Bonde, Gharinda and Selvistan.

The boat was sunk on 15 May by a British Handley Page Halifax of No. 58 Squadron RAF. Forty-seven men died; there were no survivors.

Previously recorded fate

U-266 had been thought to have been sunk on 14 May 1943 by a British B-24 Liberator of 86 squadron.

Wolfpacks

U-266 took part in five wolfpacks, namely:

  • Jaguar (10 – 27 January 1943)
  • Pfeil (4 – 9 February 1943)
  • Amsel (22 April – 3 May 1943)
  • Amsel 2 (3 – 6 May 1943)
  • Elbe (7 May 1943)

Summary of raiding history

Date Ship Name Nationality Tonnage
(GRT) 		Fate
6 February 1943 Polyktor  Greece 4,077 Sunk
5 May 1943 Bonde  Norway 1,570 Sunk
5 May 1943 Gharinda  United Kingdom 5,306 Sunk
5 May 1943 Selvistan  United Kingdom 5,136 Sunk

References

  1. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-266". German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  2. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Patrols by U-266". German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  3. Kemp, Paul (1997). U-Boats Destroyed – German Submarine Losses in the World Wars. Arms & Armour. p. 117. ISBN 1-85409-515-3.
  4. ^ Gröner 1991, pp. 43–46.
  5. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U-266". German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net. Retrieved 11 December 2012.

Bibliography

  • Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). German U-boat commanders of World War II : a biographical dictionary. Translated by Brooks, Geoffrey. London, Annapolis, Md: Greenhill Books, Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-186-6.
  • Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). Der U-Boot-Krieg, 1939-1945: Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 [German U-boat losses from September 1939 to May 1945] (in German). Vol. IV. Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler. ISBN 3-8132-0514-2.
  • Edwards, Bernard (1996). Dönitz and the Wolf Packs – The U-boats at War. Cassell Military Classics. pp. 146, 199. ISBN 0-304-35203-9.
  • Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. German Warships 1815–1945. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4.

External links

  • Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-266". German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  • Hofmann, Markus. "U 266". Deutsche U-Boote 1935-1945 – u-boot-archiv.de (in German). Retrieved 26 December 2014.
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