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G\u00fcnther Seibicke27 September 1941 \u2013 26 May 1943Operations:8 patrols:1st patrol:2 \u2013 17 February 19422nd patrol:26 February \u2013 24 March 19423rd patrol:7 \u2013 20 April 19424th patrol:29 April \u2013 4 May 19425th patrol:a. 12 \u2013 27 May 1942b. 30 May \u2013 1 June 1942c. 7 \u2013 11 June 1942d. 12 \u2013 13 June 1942e. 20 \u2013 21 September 19426th patrol:6 October \u2013 12 November 19427th patrol:17 December 1942 \u2013 19 February 19438th patrol:25 April \u2013 26 May 1943Victories:6 merchant ships sunk (36,208\u00a0GRT)1 warship sunk (291 tons)2 merchant ships damaged (15,575\u00a0GRT)German submarine U-436 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany’s Kriegsmarine during World War II.She carried out eight patrols.She sank seven ships, total 36,208\u00a0gross register tons\u00a0(GRT) and 291 tons; Two ships were damaged, totalling 15,575 GRT.She was a member of ten wolfpacks.She was sunk by Allied warships in mid-Atlantic on 26 May 1943.German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-436 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).The 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-436 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 a 2\u00a0cm (0.79\u00a0in) C\/30 anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of between forty-four and sixty.Table of ContentsService history[edit]First patrol[edit]Second and third patrols[edit]Fourth and fifth patrols[edit]Sixth patrol[edit]Seventh patrol[edit]Eighth patrol and loss[edit]Wolfpacks[edit]Summary of raiding history[edit]References[edit]Notes[edit]Citations[edit]Bibliography[edit]External links[edit]Service history[edit]The submarine was laid down on 25 April 1940 at Schichau-Werke in Danzig (now Gdansk, Poland) as yard number 1478, launched on 21 June 1941 and commissioned on 27 September 1941 under the command of Kapit\u00e4nleutnant G\u00fcnther Seibicke.She served with the 5th U-boat Flotilla from 27 September 1941 for training and the 7th flotilla from 1 February 1942 for operations. She was reassigned, first to the 11th flotilla on 1 July, then the 6th flotilla on 1 September.First patrol[edit]U-436‘s first patrol was from Kiel in Germany and took in the Norwegian and Barents Seas. She docked at Kirkenes, not far from the border between Norway and the Soviet Union on 17 February 1942.Second and third patrols[edit]The boat’s initial success came when she sank the Soviet trawler RT-19 Komitern on 1 March 1942 east of Murmansk.The submarine’s third sortie commenced with her departure from Kirkenes on 7 April 1942. On the 13th, she sank the Soviet Kiev north of the North Cape. The vessel went down in seven minutes.Fourth and fifth patrols[edit]U-436 carried out her fourth and fifth patrols from Kirkenes and Trondheim. They were followed by a series of journeys which were not recognized as patrols. At their end, she was back in Kiel.Sixth patrol[edit]The U-boat left Kiel once more on 6 October 1942, but this time she was headed for the Atlantic Ocean, via the gap separating the Faroe and Shetland Islands.On the 27th, she torpedoed, but did not sink, the Norwegian Frontenac in mid-Atlantic. The ship’s bow section was badly damaged, so much so that her propeller was raised out of the water. The accompanying fire was extinguished by a large wave; the ship was pumped out and she was capable of moving under her own power. During the same attack, she sank the Sourabaya. Also lost was the landing craft HMS LCT-2281 which had been carried on deck. Two days later, the boat sank the Barrwhinn.She arrived at Lorient in occupied France on 12 November.Seventh patrol[edit]Patrol number seven saw U-436 sink the Albert L. Ellsworth south of the Azores on 8 January 1943. The ship had been abandoned after being hit by a torpedo but remained afloat. The wreck was sunk by gunfire from the U-boat the following evening.Eighth patrol and loss[edit]By now based at St. Nazaire, she left the French port on 25 April 1943. On 26 May 1943 she was attacked and sunk west of Cape Ortegal in northwest Spain by depth charges from the frigate HMS\u00a0Test and the corvette HMS\u00a0Hyderabad.Forty-seven men went down with U-436; there were no survivors.Wolfpacks[edit]U-436 took part in ten wolfpacks, namely:Umbau (7 \u2013 16 February 1942)Umhang (10 \u2013 16 March 1942)Robbenschlag (7 \u2013 14 April 1942)Blutrausch (15 \u2013 19 April 1942)Strauchritter (29 April \u2013 1 May 1942)Greif (14 \u2013 26 May 1942)Puma (16 \u2013 29 October 1942)Natter (30 October \u2013 6 November 1942)Delphin (26 December 1942 \u2013 12 February 1943)Drossel (29 April \u2013 15 May 1943)Summary of raiding history[edit]References[edit]Notes[edit]Citations[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.Kemp, Paul (1999). U-Boats Destroyed \u2013 German Submarine Losses in the World Wars. London: Arms & Armour. ISBN\u00a01-85409-515-3.External links[edit]Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in May 1943Shipwrecks1 May: Erinpura2 May: Gneisenau, Turunmaa, U-4654 May: U-109, U-439, U-6595 May: Bristol City, Fingal, Hartwelson, U-638, USS\u00a0West Madaket, West Maximus6 May: FR 117, U-125, U-192, U-438, U-531, U-6307 May: Adele, Hermes, U-447, U-663, L’Audacieux8 May: Kager\u014d, Kuroshio, Oyashio9 May: Aso Maru11 May: Nailsea Meadow, U-52812 May: I-31, U-89, U-186, U-45613 May: U-75314 May: AHS\u00a0Centaur, U-235, U-236, U-237, U-64015 May: Irish Oak, U-176, U-26616 May: Enrico Tazzoli, U-182, U-46317 May: U-128, U-646, U-65718 May: Empire Eve19 May: G\u00e9n\u00e9ral Bonaparte, U-273, U-95320 May: U-25821 May: U-30322 May: U-56923 May: Leonardo da Vinci, USS\u00a0Niagara, U-75225 May: U-414, U-46726 May: U-43627 May: L\u00e9opard28 May: U-304, U-75530 May: HMS\u00a0Untamed31 May: U-440, U-563Unknown date: Calypso, Piemonte, Ro-102, U-209, U-381Other 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-436-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"German submarine U-436 – Wikipedia"}}]}]