German submarine U-91 (1941)
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German submarine U-91 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
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Name | U-91 |
Ordered | 25 January 1939 |
Builder | Flender Werke, Lübeck |
Yard number | 295 |
Laid down | 12 November 1940 |
Launched | 30 November 1941 |
Commissioned | 28 January 1942 |
Fate | Sunk 26 February 1944 in the Northern Atlantic by HMS Affleck, HMS Gore and HMS Gould |
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Class and type | Type VIIC submarine |
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Height | 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in) |
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Complement | 4 officers, 40–56 enlisted |
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Identification codes: | M 08 626 |
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She was laid down at the Flender Werke in Lübeck as yard number 295, launched on 30 November 1941 and commissioned on 28 January 1942 with Oberleutnant zur See Heinz Walkerling as commanding officer. Command was transferred to Oblt.z.S. Heinz Hungershausen on 20 April 1943.
She was a fairly successful boat, sinking over 26,000 tons of Allied shipping in a career lasting just 14 months and six patrols. She was a member of fifteen wolfpacks. After training with the 5th U-boat Flotilla, U-91 was assigned to the 9th flotilla on 1 September 1942 for operations.