German submarine U-213

	Crew of U-213
History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-213
Ordered	16 February 1940
Builder	Germaniawerft, Kiel
Yard number	645
Laid down	1 October 1940
Launched	24 July 1941
Commissioned	30 August 1941
Fate	Sunk on 31 July 1942 by British warships
General characteristics
Class and type	Type VIID submarine
Displacement	965 tonnes (950 long tons) surfaced; 1,080 t (1,060 long tons) submerged;
Length	76.90 m (252 ft 4 in) o/a; 59.80 m (196 ft 2 in) pressure hull;
Beam	6.38 m (20 ft 11 in) o/a; 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull;
Height	9.70 m (31 ft 10 in)
Draught	5.01 m (16 ft 5 in)
Installed power	2,800–3,200 PS (2,100–2,400 kW; 2,800–3,200 bhp) (diesels); 750 PS (550 kW; 740 shp) (electric);
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 × diesel engines; 2 × electric motors;
Speed	16–16.7 knots (29.6–30.9 km/h; 18.4–19.2 mph) surfaced; 7.3 knots (13.5 km/h; 8.4 mph) submerged;
Range	11,200 nmi (20,700 km; 12,900 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced; 69 nmi (128 km; 79 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged;
Test depth	200 m (660 ft); Crush depth: 220–240 m (720–790 ft);
Crew	4 officers, 40 enlisted
Armament	5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern); 12 torpedoes or 26 TMA or 39 TMB tube-launched mines; 5 × vertical launchers with 15 SMA mines; 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds); 1 × 20 mm AA (4,380 rounds);
Service record
Part of:	5th U-boat Flotilla; 30 August – 31 December 1941; 1st U-boat Flotilla; 1 January – 30 April 1942; 9th U-boat Flotilla; 1 May – 31 July 1942;
Identification codes:	M 01 954
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. Amelung von Varendorff; 30 August 1941 – 31 July 1942;
Operations:	3 patrols:; 1st patrol:; a. 26 January – 20 March 1942; b. 23–24 April 1942; 2nd patrol:; a. 25 April – 20 June 1942; b. 20–21 June 1942; 3rd patrol:; 23–31 July 1942;
Victories:	None

German submarine U-213 was a Type VIID mine-laying U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

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