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Sunk on 5 January 1946General characteristicsClass and typeType IXC\/40 submarineDisplacement1,144\u00a0t (1,126 long tons) surfaced1,257\u00a0t (1,237 long tons) submergedLengthBeam6.86\u00a0m (22\u00a0ft 6\u00a0in) o\/a4.44\u00a0m (14\u00a0ft 7\u00a0in) pressure hullHeight9.60\u00a0m (31\u00a0ft 6\u00a0in)Draught4.67\u00a0m (15\u00a0ft 4\u00a0in)Installed power4,400\u00a0PS (3,200\u00a0kW; 4,300\u00a0bhp) (diesels)1,000\u00a0PS (740\u00a0kW; 990\u00a0shp) (electric)PropulsionSpeed18.3 knots (33.9\u00a0km\/h; 21.1\u00a0mph) surfaced7.3 knots (13.5\u00a0km\/h; 8.4\u00a0mph) submergedRange13,850\u00a0nmi (25,650\u00a0km; 15,940\u00a0mi) at 10 knots (19\u00a0km\/h; 12\u00a0mph) surfaced63\u00a0nmi (117\u00a0km; 72\u00a0mi) at 4 knots (7.4\u00a0km\/h; 4.6\u00a0mph) submergedTest depth230\u00a0m (750\u00a0ft)Complement4 officers, 44 enlistedArmamentService recordPart of:Identification codes:M 51 083Commanders:Kptlt. Kurt Petersen24 March 1943 \u2013 12 May 1945Operations:4 patrols:1st patrol:4 November 1943 \u2013 9 January 19442nd patrol:29 February \u2013 22 June 19443rd patrol:a. 6 August \u2013 11 November 1944b. 1 \u2013 3 April 19454th patrol:7 April \u2013 12 May 1945Victories:1 merchant ship sunk (2,140\u00a0GRT)German submarine U-541 was a Type IXC U-boat of Nazi Germany’s Kriegsmarine during World War II.She was laid down at the Deutsche Werft (yard) in Hamburg as yard number 362 on 5 June 1942, launched on 5 January 1943 and commissioned on 24 March with Kapit\u00e4nleutnant Kurt Petersen (Crew 36) in command.U-541 began her service career with training as part of the 4th U-boat Flotilla from 24 March 1943. She was reassigned to the 10th flotilla for operations on 1 November, then the 33rd flotilla on 1 November 1944.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4She carried out four patrols and sank one ship. She was a member of four wolfpacks.She surrendered on 12 May 1945 at Gibraltar and was transferred to Lisahally in Northern Ireland for Operation Deadlight. She was sunk on 5 January 1946.German Type IXC\/40 submarines were slightly larger than the original Type IXCs. U-541 had a displacement of 1,144 tonnes (1,126 long tons) when at the surface and 1,257 tonnes (1,237 long tons) while submerged. The U-boat had a total length of 76.76\u00a0m (251\u00a0ft 10\u00a0in), a pressure hull length of 58.75\u00a0m (192\u00a0ft 9\u00a0in), a beam of 6.86\u00a0m (22\u00a0ft 6\u00a0in), a height of 9.60\u00a0m (31\u00a0ft 6\u00a0in), and a draught of 4.67\u00a0m (15\u00a0ft 4\u00a0in). The submarine was powered by two MAN M 9 V 40\/46 supercharged four-stroke, nine-cylinder diesel engines producing a total of 4,400 metric horsepower (3,240\u00a0kW; 4,340\u00a0shp) for use while surfaced, two Siemens-Schuckert 2 GU 345\/34 double-acting electric motors producing a total of 1,000 shaft horsepower (1,010\u00a0PS; 750\u00a0kW) for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two 1.92\u00a0m (6\u00a0ft) propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to 230 metres (750\u00a0ft).The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 18.3 knots (33.9\u00a0km\/h; 21.1\u00a0mph) and a maximum submerged speed of 7.3 knots (13.5\u00a0km\/h; 8.4\u00a0mph). When submerged, the boat could operate for 63 nautical miles (117\u00a0km; 72\u00a0mi) at 4 knots (7.4\u00a0km\/h; 4.6\u00a0mph); when surfaced, she could travel 13,850 nautical miles (25,650\u00a0km; 15,940\u00a0mi) at 10 knots (19\u00a0km\/h; 12\u00a0mph). U-541 was fitted with six 53.3\u00a0cm (21\u00a0in) torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and two at the stern), 22 torpedoes, one 10.5\u00a0cm (4.13\u00a0in) SK C\/32 naval gun, 180 rounds, and a 3.7\u00a0cm (1.5\u00a0in) SK C\/30 as well as a 2\u00a0cm (0.79\u00a0in) C\/30 anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of forty-eight.Table of ContentsService history[edit]First patrol[edit]Second and third patrols[edit]Fourth patrol[edit]Fate[edit]Wolfpacks[edit]Summary of raiding history[edit]References[edit]Bibliography[edit]External links[edit]Service history[edit]First patrol[edit]U-541‘s first patrol began with her departure from Kiel on 4 November 1943. She passed through the gap separating Iceland and the Faroe Islands before heading out into the Atlantic Ocean.She entered Lorient, on the French Atlantic coast, on 9 January 1944.Second and third patrols[edit]For her second foray, U-541 headed toward the eastern seaboard of North America.On her third sortie, she sank the Livingston northeast of Louisbourg, Nova Scotia.The boat was preparing to attack a convoy while on the surface in the Gulf of St. Lawrence when HMCS\u00a0Norsyd opened fire; U-541 was forced to dive. She was then hunted for two days by four frigates, a minesweeper and aircraft of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), but escaped.On 26 May 1944, on its way from Lisbon (departure 16 May 1944) to Port Richmond, Philadelphia, USA (arrival 30 May 1944), the Serpa Pinto was stopped in the mid-Atlantic by the U-541. The U-boat’s captain ordered the Serpa Pinto‘s crew and passengers to abandon the ship in the lifeboats, and requested permission from Kriegsmarine headquarters to torpedo the ship. The passengers and crew, with the exception of the captain who decided to remain on board whatever the German decision, duly left the ship in the lifeboats. There they were forced to wait all night while the German U-boat awaited a reply to its request. By dawn an answer had arrived from Admiral Karl D\u00f6nitz, who refused permission to sink the ship. The U-boat then departed the area and the lifeboats returned to the ship. The ship’s doctor, a cooker and a 15 months child drowned during this incident. Two military-aged Americans were taken in the submarine.Fourth patrol[edit]Her last patrol began in Horten Naval Base in Norway on 7 April 1945. It ended with her surrender in Gibraltar on 12 May 1945.Fate[edit]U-541 was transferred to Lisahally in Northern Ireland for Operation Deadlight. She was sunk on 5 January 1946 at 55\u00b038\u2032N 07\u00b035\u2032W\ufeff \/ \ufeff55.633\u00b0N 7.583\u00b0W\ufeff \/ 55.633; -7.583.Wolfpacks[edit]U-541 took part in four wolfpacks, namely:Coronel (4 \u2013 8 December 1943)Coronel 2 (8 \u2013 14 December 1943)Coronel 3 (14 \u2013 17 December 1943)Borkum (18 \u2013 26 December 1943)Summary of raiding history[edit]References[edit]^ Helgason, Gu\u00f0mundur. “Ships hit by U-541”. German U-boats of WWII \u2013 uboat.net. Retrieved 30 January 2014.Bibliography[edit]Busch, Rainer; R\u00f6ll, Hans-Joachim (1999). German U-boat commanders of World War II: 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 IXC\/40 boat U-541”. German U-boats of WWII \u2013 uboat.net. Retrieved 7 December 2014.Hofmann, Markus. “U 541“. Deutsche U-Boote 1935-1945 \u2013 u-boot-archiv.de (in German). Retrieved 1 February 2015.Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1946Shipwrecks1 Jan: USS\u00a0Dorsey2 Jan: U-516, U-25023 Jan: Empire Tigachi, U-825, U-2336, U-23515 Jan: U-541, U-901, U-25066 Jan: U-1109, U-23567 Jan: U-1010, U-1023, U-25118 Jan: HMS\u00a0Safari14 Jan: USS\u00a0Snowbell, USS\u00a0Southard28 Jan: Bluenose30 Jan: Luray VictoryJanuary (unknown date): Akagi Maru2 Feb: U-7643 Feb: I-5055 Feb: U-122810 Feb: U-97512 Feb: I-501, U-351414 Feb: Fulham VII15 Feb: I-502, I-506February (unknown date): U-11971 Mar: Sackett’s Harbor4 Mar: USS\u00a0Extricate6 Mar: George W. Norris11 Mar: USS\u00a0Roche16 Mar: Karl Leonhardt26 Mar: Z3427 Mar: HM LST-4051 Apr: Charles S. Haight, Ha-103, Ha-105, Ha-106, Ha-107, Ha-108, Ha-109, Ha-111, Ha-201, Ha-202, Ha-203, Ha-208, I-36, I-47, I-53, I-58, I-156, I-157, I-158, I-159, I-162, I-366, I-367, I-402, Ro-504 Apr: USS\u00a0S-355 Apr: Ha-207, Ha-210, Ha-216, I-202, Ro-318 Apr: USS Despatch9 Apr: Empire Bridge 16 Apr: I-503, I-50421 Apr: Empire Christopher 24 Apr: Alfios30 Apr: Georgetown Victory, I-121, Ro-68, Ro-500, USS\u00a0Solar, HMS\u00a0Stubborn, HMAS\u00a0Tolga1 May: HMS\u00a0Tarantula8 May: I-153, I-154, I-1559 May: Ha-205 14 May: USS\u00a0Bellona21 May: I-20323 May: I-20124 May: DD-224 (ex-USS\u00a0Stewart)28 May: I-1431 May: I-401May (unknown date): Ro-62, Ro-634 Jun: I-400, Kunashiri7 Jun: Kamikaze8 Jun: My\u014dk\u014d9 Jun: USS\u00a0Solar1 Jul: USS\u00a0Anderson, USS\u00a0Carlisle, USS\u00a0Gilliam, USS\u00a0Lamson, Sakawa25 Jul: USS\u00a0Apogon, USS\u00a0Arkansas, USS\u00a0LSM-60, USS\u00a0Pilotfish, USS\u00a0Saratoga, USS\u00a0Skipjack30 Jul: Nagato2 Aug: Empire CrossAugust (unknown date): I-37219 Sep: Ohio16 Oct: Cassius Hudson17 Oct: HMAS\u00a0Waree19 Oct: Takao13 Nov: U-97720 Nov: Albany27 Nov: Laksnes2 Dec: HMCS\u00a0Middlesex6 Dec: N358 Dec: Libert\u00e9, HMS\u00a0Saltburn16 Dec: Leipzig, Z2922 Dec: Prinz Eugen24 Dec: Northeastern Victory26 Dec: Brigadier General M. G. Zalinski31 Dec: Monte Pascoal, SchwabenlandUnknown date: Claus Von Bevern, Yu 1007Other incidentsCoordinates: 55\u00b038\u2032N 7\u00b035\u2032W\ufeff \/ \ufeff55.633\u00b0N 7.583\u00b0W\ufeff \/ 55.633; -7.583     (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-541-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"German submarine U-541 – Wikipedia"}}]}]