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For the isotope of uranium (U-220 or 220U), see Uranium-220.HistoryNazi GermanyNameU-220Ordered6 August 1940BuilderGermaniawerft, KielYard number626Laid down16 June 1941Launched16 January 1943Commissioned27 March 1943FateSunk by depth charges 28 October 1943General characteristicsClass and typeType X submarine minelayerDisplacement1,763 tonnes (1,735 long tons) surfaced2,177 tonnes (2,143 long tons) submergedLengthBeam9.20\u00a0m (30\u00a0ft 2\u00a0in) o\/a4.75\u00a0m (15\u00a0ft 7\u00a0in) pressure hullHeight10.20\u00a0m (33\u00a0ft 6\u00a0in)Draught4.71\u00a0m (15\u00a0ft 5\u00a0in)PropulsionRange18,450 nautical miles (34,170\u00a0km; 21,230\u00a0mi) at 10 knots (19\u00a0km\/h; 12\u00a0mph) surfaced93\u00a0nmi (172\u00a0km; 107\u00a0mi) at 4 knots (7.4\u00a0km\/h; 4.6\u00a0mph) submergedTest depthCalculated crush depth: 220\u00a0m (720\u00a0ft)Complement5 officers, 47 enlistedArmamentService record[1][2]Part of:Commanders:Oblt.z.S. Bruno Barber27 March – 28 October 1943Operations:1 patrol:8 September – 28 October 1943Victories:2 merchant ships sunk (7,199\u00a0GRT)German submarine U-220 was a Type XB submarine of Nazi Germany’s Kriegsmarine during World War II.The U-boat was laid down on 16 June 1941 at the Germaniawerft yard at Kiel as yard number 626, launched on 16 January 1943 and commissioned on 27 March 1943 under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Bruno Barber.The boat’s service career began with training in the 4th U-boat Flotilla followed by reassignment to the 12th flotilla for operations.In one patrol, the submarine sank two ships.The boat was sunk on 28 October 1943 by US aircraft in mid-Atlantic.Table of ContentsService history[edit]Patrol and loss[edit]Summary of raiding history[edit]References[edit]Bibliography[edit]External links[edit]Service history[edit]Patrol and loss[edit]Following a short journey from Kiel to Bergen in Norway, the submarine set out on patrol on 8 September 1943 through the gap between Iceland and the Faroe Islands, heading for the North American coast. Off St. Johns in Canada, she laid 66 magnetic mines on 9 October, one of which sank Delisle on the 19th. Also lost on the same day was Penolver. The master of Delisle was trapped on the sinking ship by his wooden leg. He was freed, rescued and taken to a hospital, minus his leg. He could not be released due to the wartime shortage of artificial limbs, but his original leg was found, washed up on a beach and recovered.In between these events, two men were lost overboard on the 16th.U-220 was sunk by depth charges dropped by Avenger and Wildcat aircraft from the carrier USS\u00a0Block Island on 28 October 1943. Fifty-six 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.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 X boat U-220”. German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net. Retrieved 6 December 2014.Hofmann, Markus. “U 220“. Deutsche U-Boote 1935-1945 – u-boot-archiv.de (in German). Retrieved 6 December 2014.Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in October 1943Shipwrecks1 Oct: Empire Commerce3 Oct: USS\u00a0Henley, HMS\u00a0Usurper4 Oct: U-279, U-389, U-422, U-4605 Oct: USS\u00a0LST-448, Sposobny 6 Oct: Y\u016bgumo7 Oct: USS\u00a0Chevalier, USS\u00a0S-448 Oct: ORP Orkan, U-419, U-610, U-6439 Oct: USS\u00a0Buck, HMS\u00a0Panther11 Oct: HMS\u00a0Hythe, Mario Roselli, USS\u00a0Wahoo, Jalabala13 Oct: USS\u00a0Bristol, U-40216 Oct: USS\u00a0Moonstone, U-470, U-533, U-844, U-96417 Oct: Michel, U-540, U-631, U-84119 Oct: Sinfra20 Oct: U-37821 Oct: HMCS\u00a0Chedabucto, USS\u00a0Murphy, SS\u00a0Tivives, U-43122 Oct: HMS\u00a0Hurworth23 Oct: HMS\u00a0Charybdis, Taranto, U-27424 Oct: HMS\u00a0Eclipse, Mochizuki, U-56626 Oct: James Longstreet28 Oct: U-220, USS YP-8829 Oct: U-28231 Oct: U-306, U-584, U-732Unknown date: USS\u00a0Dorado, HMS\u00a0Trooper, U-420Other incidents"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/german-submarine-u-220-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"German submarine U-220 – Wikipedia"}}]}]