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*U-266*
History

Nazi Germany
Ordered	15 August 1940
Builder	Bremer-Vulkan-Vegesacker Werft, Bremen
Yard number	31
Laid down	1 August 1941
Launched	11 May 1942
Commissioned	24 June 1942
Fate	Sunk, May 1943
General characteristics
Type	Type VIIC submarine
Displacement	list error: <br /> list (help) 769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced 871 t (857 long tons) submerged
Length	list error: <br /> list (help) 67.1 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a 50.5 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull
Beam	list error: <br /> list (help) 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Draft	4.74 m (15 ft 7 in)
Propulsion	list error: <br /> list (help) 2 × supercharged Germaniawerft 6-cylinder 4-stroke F46 diesel engines, totalling 2,800–3,200 bhp (2,100–2,400 kW). Max rpm: 470-490 2 × electric motors, totalling 750 shp (560 kW) and max rpm: 296.
Speed	list error: <br /> list (help) 17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged
Range	list error: <br /> list (help) 15,170 km (8,190 nmi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 150 km (81 nmi) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth	list error: <br /> list (help) 230 m (750 ft) Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft)
Complement	44–52 officers and ratings
Armament	list error: <br /> list (help) 5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern) 14 × G7e torpedoes or 26 TMA mines 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds) Various AA guns
Service record
Part of:	list error: <br /> list (help) 8th U-boat Flotilla (24 June – 31 December 1942) 7th U-boat Flotilla (1 January 1942 – 15 May 1943)
Commanders:	list error: <br /> list (help) Oberleutnant zur See Hannes Leinemann (24 June 1942 – 11 September 1942) (1943 – 20 January 1944) Kapitänleutnant Ralf von Jessen 12 September 1942 – 15 May 1943
Operations:	list error: <br /> list (help) Two patrols: 22 December 1942 – 17 February 1943 14 March – 15 May 1943
Victories:	Four 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 GRT. She was a member of five wolf packs.

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

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.

1st 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.

2nd 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.

Summary of Raiding Career

Date	Ship Name	Nationality	Displacement	Fate
6 February 1943	Polyktor	Greece	4,077	Sunk
5 May 1943	Bonde	Norway	1,570	Sunk
5 May 1943	Gharinda	United Kingdom	5,036	Sunk
5 May 1943	Selvistan	United Kingdom	5,136	Sunk

References

Notes

^ "U-266". uboat.net. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
"Patrols by U-266". uboat.net. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
Kemp, Paul (1997). U-Boats Destroyed - German Submarine Losses in the World Wars. Arms & Armour. p. 117. ISBN 1-85409-515-3.
"Ships hit by U-266". Retrieved 11 December 2012.

Bibliography

Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 (in German). Vol. IV. Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler. ISBN 3-8132-0514-2. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help); Invalid |ref=harv (help)
Gröner, Erich (1985). U-Boote, Hilfskreuzer, Minenschiffe, Netzleger, Sperrbrecher (in German). Vol. III. Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN 3-7637-4802-4. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help); Invalid |ref=harv (help)

External links

"U-266". ubootwaffe.net.
"U-266" (in German). u-boot-archiv.de.

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Type VIIF	U-1059 U-1060 U-1061 U-1062
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