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Kurt N\u00f6lke6 May \u2013 December 19421943 \u2013 20 January 1944Operations:2 patrols:1st patrol:27 October \u2013 29 November 19422nd patrol:19 \u2013 20 January 1942Victories:2 merchant ships sunk (12,376\u00a0GRT)German submarine U-263 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany’s Kriegsmarine during World War II. The submarine was laid down on 8 June 1941 at the Bremer-Vulkan-Vegesacker Werft (yard) in Bremen as yard number 28. She was launched on 18 March 1942 and commissioned on 6 May under the command of Kapit\u00e4nleutnant Kurt N\u00f6lke.[1]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4In two patrols, she sank two ships of 12,376\u00a0gross register tons\u00a0(GRT). She was a member of one wolfpack.She was sunk on 20 January 1944 in the Bay of Biscay, during a deep dive trial.German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-263 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\u00a0m (220\u00a0ft 2\u00a0in), a pressure hull length of 50.50\u00a0m (165\u00a0ft 8\u00a0in), a beam of 6.20\u00a0m (20\u00a0ft 4\u00a0in), a height of 9.60\u00a0m (31\u00a0ft 6\u00a0in), and a draught of 4.74\u00a0m (15\u00a0ft 7\u00a0in). 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\u00a0kW; 2,760 to 3,160\u00a0shp) for use while surfaced, two AEG GU 460\/8\u201327 double-acting electric motors producing a total of 750 metric horsepower (550\u00a0kW; 740\u00a0shp) for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two 1.23\u00a0m (4\u00a0ft) propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to 230 metres (750\u00a0ft).       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 17.7 knots (32.8\u00a0km\/h; 20.4\u00a0mph) and a maximum submerged speed of 7.6 knots (14.1\u00a0km\/h; 8.7\u00a0mph). When submerged, the boat could operate for 80 nautical miles (150\u00a0km; 92\u00a0mi) at 4 knots (7.4\u00a0km\/h; 4.6\u00a0mph); when surfaced, she could travel 8,500 nautical miles (15,700\u00a0km; 9,800\u00a0mi) at 10 knots (19\u00a0km\/h; 12\u00a0mph). U-263 was fitted with five 53.3\u00a0cm (21\u00a0in) torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteen torpedoes, one 8.8\u00a0cm (3.46\u00a0in) SK C\/35 naval gun, 220 rounds, and two twin 2\u00a0cm (0.79\u00a0in) C\/30 anti-aircraft guns. The boat had a complement of between forty-four and sixty.Table of ContentsService history[edit]First patrol[edit]Second patrol and loss[edit]Summary of raiding history[edit]References[edit]Bibliography[edit]External links[edit]Service history[edit]After training with the 8th U-boat Flotilla, the boat became operational on 1 November 1942 when she was transferred to the 1st flotilla.First patrol[edit]U-263‘s first patrol began when she departed Kiel on 27 October 1942. She entered the Atlantic Ocean after negotiating the gap between Iceland and the Faroe Islands. There followed a series of attacks west of Gibraltar, first by the U-boat on two freighters, then on the submarine by surface ships (on 20 November), aircraft (on 24 November) and a submarine (on 26 November), all of which she was lucky to survive. Even so, the damage sustained needed 13 months of repairs. She arrived at La Pallice \/ La Rochelle in occupied France on 29 November.Second patrol and loss[edit]The boat departed La Pallice on 19 January 1944. She was sunk the next day in the Bay of Biscay during a deep dive trial.Fifty-one men died; there were no survivors.Summary of raiding history[edit]References[edit]Bibliography[edit]Busch, Rainer; R\u00f6ll, Hans-Joachim (1999). German U-boat commanders of World War II\u00a0: a biographical dictionary. Translated by Brooks, Geoffrey. London, Annapolis, Md: Greenhill Books, Naval Institute Press. ISBN\u00a01-55750-186-6.Busch, Rainer; R\u00f6ll, Hans-Joachim (1999). Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 [German U-boat losses from September 1939 to May 1945]. Der U-Boot-Krieg (in German). Vol.\u00a0IV. Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler. ISBN\u00a03-8132-0514-2.Gr\u00f6ner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. German Warships 1815\u20131945. Vol.\u00a02. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN\u00a00-85177-593-4.External links[edit]Helgason, Gu\u00f0mundur. “The Type VIIC boat U-263”. German U-boats of WWII \u2013 uboat.net. Retrieved 26 December 2014.Hofmann, Markus. “U 263“. Deutsche U-Boote 1935-1945 \u2013 u-boot-archiv.de (in German). Retrieved 26 December 2014.Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in January 1944Shipwrecks1 Jan: Nagoya Maru2 Jan: Albert Gallatin3 Jan: USS\u00a0Turner6 Jan: USS\u00a0St. Augustine8 Jan: U-426, U-7579 Jan: U-8110 Jan: Daniel Webster11 Jan: I-11, Kuma13 Jan: U-23114 Jan: Ha-50, Sazanami16 Jan: I-181, USS\u00a0Macaw, U-54417 Jan: Ha-5118 Jan: Yoshida Maru19 Jan: U-64120 Jan: U-26322 Jan: USS\u00a0Portent, Ro-3723 Jan: HMS\u00a0Janus24 Jan: Magane Maru, St David25 Jan: Suzukaze26 Jan LST-411, LST-42228 Jan: Ha-49, Sperrbrecher 137, U-271, U-57129 Jan: Samuel Huntington, HMS\u00a0Spartan, U-36430 Jan: Cha-14, Cha-19, Cha-28, HMS\u00a0Hardy, Tama Maru No. 3, U-31431 Jan: U-592, Yasukuni MaruUnknown date: USS\u00a0Scorpion, U-305, U-377Other incidents     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki41\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki41\/german-submarine-u-263-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"German submarine U-263 – Wikipedia"}}]}]