German submarine U-441

History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-441
Ordered	5 January 1940
Builder	Schichau-Werke, Danzig
Yard number	1492
Laid down	15 October 1940
Launched	13 December 1941
Commissioned	21 February 1942
Fate	Sunk on 30 June 1944
General characteristics
Class and type	Type VIIC submarine
Displacement	769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced; 871 t (857 long tons) submerged;
Length	67.10 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a; 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull;
Beam	6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a; 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull;
Height	9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
Draught	4.74 m (15 ft 7 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	17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced; 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged;
Range	8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced; 80 nmi (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged;
Test depth	230 m (750 ft); Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft);
Complement	As U-441 : 4 officers, 40–56 enlisted; As U-flak 1 : 67 officers and ratings;
Armament	As U-441; 5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern); 14 × torpedoes; 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds); various AA guns; As U-Flak 1; 2 × quad 2 cm (0.79 in) Flakvierling 38 ; 1 × 3.7 cm (1.5 in) Flak M42; additional MG 42 machine guns;
Service record
Part of:	5th U-boat Flotilla; 21 February – 30 September 1942; 1st U-boat Flotilla; 1 October 1942 – 30 June 1944;
Identification codes:	M 25 534
Commanders:	Kptlt. Klaus Hartmann; 21 February 1942 – 15 May 1943; Kptlt. Götz von Hartmann; 16 May 1943 – 5 August 1943; Kptlt. Klaus Hartmann; 6 August 1943 – 30 June 1944;
Operations:	9 patrols:; 1st patrol:; a. 17 – 27 September 1942; b. 1 October – 7 November 1942; 2nd patrol:; a. 7 – 11 December 1942; b. 13 December 1942 – 22 January 1943; 3rd patrol:; 27 February – 11 April 1943; 4th patrol:; 22 – 25 May 1943; 5th patrol:; 8 – 13 July 1943; 6th patrol:; 17 October – 8 November 1943; 7th patrol:; a. 18 January – 14 March 1944; b. 1 – 3 May 1944; 8th patrol:; 20 – 27 May 1944; 9th patrol:; 6 – 30 June 1944;
Victories:	1 merchant ship sunk ; (7,051 GRT)

German submarine U-441 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II, which served for a short time as an anti-aircraft submarine under the designation U-flak 1.

The submarine was laid down on 15 October 1940 at the Schichau-Werke in Danzig as yard number 1492, launched on 13 December 1941 and commissioned on 21 February 1942, under the command of Kapitänleutnant Klaus Hartmann.

U-441 first served with the 5th U-boat Flotilla, a training unit, and then operationally with the 1st flotilla from 1 October 1942. She was lost on 30 June 1944.

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