German submarine U-111 (1940)

Surrender of U-111, by Charles Pears
History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-111
Ordered	8 August 1939
Builder	DeSchiMAG AG Weser, Bremen
Yard number	976
Laid down	20 February 1940
Launched	15 September 1940
Commissioned	19 December 1940
Fate	Sunk 4 October 1941 southwest of Tenerife, by depth charges from a British warship. 8 dead and 44 survivors[1]
General characteristics
Class and type	Type IXB submarine
Displacement	1,051 t (1,034 long tons) surfaced 1,178 t (1,159 long tons) submerged
Length	76.50 m (251 ft) o/a 58.75 m (192 ft 9 in) pressure hull
Beam	6.76 m (22 ft 2 in) o/a 4.40 m (14 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Draught	4.70 m (15 ft 5 in)
Installed power	4,400 PS (3,200 kW; 4,300 bhp) (diesels) 1,000 PS (740 kW; 990 shp) (electric)
Propulsion	2 shafts 2 × diesel engines 2 × electric motors
Speed	18.2 kn (33.7 km/h; 20.9 mph) surfaced 7.3 knots (13.5 km/h; 8.4 mph) submerged
Range	12,000 nmi (22,000 km; 14,000 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 64 nmi (119 km; 74 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth	230 m (750 ft)
Complement	4 officers, 44 enlisted
Armament	6 × torpedo tubes (4 bow, 2 stern) 22 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedoes 1 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK C/32 deck gun (180 rounds) 1 × 3.7 cm (1.5 in) SK C/30 AA gun 1 × twin 2 cm FlaK 30 AA guns
Service record[1][2]
Part of:	2nd U-boat Flotilla 19 December 1940 – 4 October 1941
Identification codes:	M 22 133
Commanders:	Kptlt. Wilhelm Kleinschmidt 19 December 1940 – 4 October 1941
Operations:	2 patrols: 1st patrol: 5 May – 7 July 1941 2nd patrol: 14 August – 4 October 141
Victories:	4 merchant ships sunk (24,176 GRT) 1 merchant ship damaged (13,037 GRT)

German submarine U-111 was a Type IXB U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

She had a short career, sinking four enemy vessels and damaging one other. These victories took place over a period of two war patrols. During her first sortie, the boat sank two enemy vessels and damaged a further one. On her second patrol, U-111 sank two more enemy ships before she herself was sunk on 4 October 1941 southwest of Tenerife, by depth charges from a British warship. Out of a crew of 52 officers and men, eight died in the attack; 44 survived.