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German submarine U-199

German World War II submarine

Field	Value
section1	{{Infobox ship/image
image	U-199Flyover.jpg
image_caption	U-199 under attack by Brazilian Air Force PBY Catalina Arará, notice the "short" conning tower of an early type IX D2.
section2	{{Infobox ship/career
country	Nazi Germany
flag
name	U-199
ordered	4 November 1940
builder	DeSchiMAG AG Weser, Bremen
yard_number	1045
laid_down	10 October 1941
launched	11 July 1942
commissioned	28 November 1942
fate	Sunk, 31 July 1943 by the Brazilian aircraft PBY Catalina Arará
section3	{{Infobox ship/characteristics
class	Type IXD2 submarine
*{{convert	1610	t	LT	abbr	on	lk=on}} surfaced
*{{convert	1799	t	LT	abbr	on}} submerged
*{{convert	87.58	m	ftin	abbr	on}} o/a
*{{convert	68.50	m	ftin	abbr	on}} pressure hull
*{{convert	7.50	m	ftin	abbr	on}} o/a
*{{convert	4.40	m	ftin	abbr	on}}
draught	5.40 m
height	10.20 m
*{{convert	9000	PS	kW bhp	-1	abbr	on}} (diesels)
*{{convert	1000	PS	kW shp	-1	abbr	on}} (electric)
*{{convert	12,750	nmi	abbr	on}} at 10 kn surfaced
*{{convert	57	nmi	abbr	on}} at 4 kn submerged
test_depth	Calculated crush depth: 230 m
complement	55 - 64
*24 × {{convert	53.3	cm	in	0	abbr	on}} torpedoes
*1 × [[10.5 cm SK C/32 naval gun	{{convert	10.5	cm	in	sp	us	abbr=on}} SK C/32 deck gun]] (150 rounds)
*1 × [[3.7 cm SK C/30	{{convert	3.7	cm	in	sp	us	abbr=on}} SK C/30]]
*2 × [[2 cm FlaK 30	{{convert	2	cm	in	sp	us	abbr=on}} C/30]] anti-aircraft guns
section4	{{Infobox ship/service record
header_caption	Service record{{Cite web
url	http://uboat.net/boats/u199.htm
title	The Type IXD2 boat U-199 — German U-boats of WWII
last	Helgason
first	Guðmundur
website	German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net
access-date	9 March 2010
}}</ref><ref name	"patrols"{{Cite web
url	http://uboat.net/boats/patrols/u199.html
title	War Patrols by German U-boat U-199
last	Helgason
first	Guðmundur
website	German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net
access-date	9 March 2010
codes	M 50 247
operations	*1 patrol:
victories	*2 merchant ships sunk
()

1610 t surfaced
1799 t submerged
87.58 m o/a
68.50 m pressure hull
7.50 m o/a
4.40 m
9000 PS (diesels)
1000 PS (electric)
2 shafts
2 × diesel engines
2 × electric motors
20.8 kn surfaced
6.9 kn submerged
12,750 nmi at 10 kn surfaced
57 nmi at 4 kn submerged
6 × torpedo tubes (four bow, two stern)
24 × 53.3 cm torpedoes
1 × 10.5 cm SK C/32 deck gun (150 rounds)
1 × 3.7 cm SK C/30
2 × 2 cm C/30 anti-aircraft guns

|access-date=9 March 2010 |access-date=9 March 2010

4th U-boat Flotilla
28 November 1942 - 30 April 1943
12th U-boat Flotilla
1 May - 31 July 1943
Kptlt. Hans-Werner Kraus
28 November 1942 - 31 July 1943
13 May - 31 July 1943 ()

'*German submarine U-199''' was a Type IXD2 U-boat of Nazi Germany's *Kriegsmarine'' during World War II.

The submarine was laid down on 10 October 1941 at the DeSchiMAG AG Weser yard at Bremen as yard number 1045, launched on 11 July 1942 and commissioned on 28 November. She was commanded by Ritterkreuz recipient Kapitänleutnant Hans-Werner Kraus, who had previously successfully commanded and .

After training with the 4th U-boat Flotilla at Stettin, U-199 was transferred to the 12th U-boat Flotilla for front-line service from 1 May 1943.

She was sunk off the Brazilian coast on 31 July 1943 by the Brazilian Air Force Consolidated PBY Catalina flying boat Arará.

Design

German Type IXD2 submarines were considerably larger than the original Type IXs. U-199 had a displacement of 1610 t when at the surface and 1799 t while submerged. The U-boat had a total length of 87.58 m, a pressure hull length of 68.50 m, a beam of 7.50 m, a height of 10.20 m, and a draught of 5.35 m. 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 9000 PS for use while surfaced, two Siemens-Schuckert 2 GU 345/34 double-acting electric motors producing a total of 1000 shp for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two 1.85 m propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to 200 m.

The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 20.8 kn and a maximum submerged speed of 6.9 kn. When submerged, the boat could operate for 121 nmi at 2 kn; when surfaced, she could travel 12750 nmi at 10 kn. U-199 was fitted with six 53.3 cm torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and two at the stern), 24 torpedoes, one 10.5 cm SK C/32 naval gun, 150 rounds, and a 3.7 cm SK C/30 with 2,575 rounds as well as two 2 cm C/30 anti-aircraft guns with 8,100 rounds. The boat had a complement of fifty-five.

Operational history

U-199 sailed from Kiel on 13 May 1943 on her first and only operational patrol;{{Cite web |access-date=9 March 2010 |access-date=9 March 2010 |access-date=9 March 2010

Fate

U-199 was found on the surface, off Rio de Janeiro, in position , by three aircraft, a PBY Catalina, a Lockheed Hudson (both Brazilian), and an American Martin PBM Mariner of VP-74 on 31 July. The Catalina, codenamed Arará, hit U-199 with depth charges, sinking her. The pilot of the Catalina was 2º Ten.-Av. (2nd Lt.) Alberto M. Torres,{{cite book |author-link=Samuel Eliot Morison

Summary of raiding history

Date	Name	Nationality	Tonnage
(GRT)	Fate{{cite web
url=http://uboat.net/boats/successes/u199.html	title=Ships hit by U-199	last=Helgason	first=Guðmundur	website=German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net
4 July 1943	Changri-Lá	Brazil	20	Sunk
24 July 1943	Henzada	United Kingdom	4,161	Sunk

References

Bibliography

{{cite book |trans-title=German U-boat losses from September 1939 to May 1945
{{cite book |translator-last1=Thomas |translator-first1=Keith |translator-last2=Magowan |translator-first2=Rachel
{{cite web

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