German submarine U-530

	U-530 after her surrender at Mar del Plata Naval Base
History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-530
Ordered	15 August 1940
Builder	Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg-Finkenwerder
Yard number	345
Laid down	8 December 1941
Launched	28 July 1942
Commissioned	14 October 1942
Fate	Surrendered in Mar del Plata, Argentina on 10 July 1945; Sunk during torpedo tests on 28 November 1947 by submarine USS Toro;
General characteristics
Class and type	Type IXC/40 submarine
Displacement	1,144 t (1,126 long tons) surfaced; 1,257 t (1,237 long tons) submerged;
Length	76.76 m (251 ft 10 in) o/a; 58.75 m (192 ft 9 in) pressure hull;
Beam	6.86 m (22 ft 6 in) o/a; 4.44 m (14 ft 7 in) pressure hull;
Height	9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
Draught	4.67 m (15 ft 4 in)
Installed power	4,400 PS (3,200 kW; 4,300 bhp) (diesels); 1,000 PS (740 kW; 990 shp) (electric);
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 × diesel engines; 2 × electric motors;
Speed	18.3 knots (33.9 km/h; 21.1 mph) surfaced; 7.3 knots (13.5 km/h; 8.4 mph) submerged;
Range	13,850 nmi (25,650 km; 15,940 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced; 63 nmi (117 km; 72 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged;
Test depth	230 m (750 ft)
Complement	4 officers, 44 enlisted
Sensors and ; processing systems	FuMO-61 Hohentwiel U; FuMB-26 Tunis;
Armament	6 × torpedo tubes (4 bow, 2 stern); 22 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedoes; 1 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK C/32 deck gun (180 rounds); 1 × 3.7 cm (1.5 in) SK C/30 AA gun; 1 × twin 2 cm FlaK 30 AA guns;
Service record
Part of:	4th U-boat Flotilla; 14 October 1942 – 28 February 1943; 10th U-boat Flotilla; 1 March 1943 – 30 September 1944; 33rd U-boat Flotilla; 1 October 1944 – 8 May 1945;
Identification codes:	M 49 518
Commanders:	Kptlt. Kurt Lange; 14 October 1942 – January 1945; Oblt.z.S.. Otto Wermuth; January – 10 July 1945;
Operations:	7 patrols:; 1st patrol:; 20 February – 22 April 1943; 2nd patrol:; a. 29 May – 3 July 1943; b. 21 September 1943; 3rd patrol:; 27 – 29 September 1943; 4th patrol:; 3 – 5 October 1943; 5th patrol:; 17 October 1943 – 22 February 1944; 6th patrol:; a. 22 May – 4 October 1944; b. 19 – 23 February 1945; 7th patrol:; 3 March – 10 July 1945;
Victories:	2 merchant ships sunk ; (12,063 GRT); 1 merchant ship damaged ; (10,195 GRT);

German submarine U-530 was a Type IXC/40 U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was laid down at the Deutsche Werft in Hamburg on 8 December 1941 as yard number 345, launched on 28 July 1942 and commissioned on 14 October 1942 with Kapitänleutnant Kurt Lange in command, who led her in six patrols. Lange was replaced in January 1945 by Oberleutnant zur See Otto Wermuth, who led her escape to Argentina after Germany's surrender. The submarine's voyage to Argentina had transported escaping Nazi leaders and/or Nazi gold to South America, and it has been primarily accused for the sinking of the Brazilian cruiser Bahia, however later investigations led by the U.S. and Brazilian Navies proved that the cruiser was sunk in an accident during exercises with depth charges.

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