German submarine U-952

History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-952
Ordered	10 April 1941
Builder	Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
Yard number	152
Laid down	1 February 1942
Launched	14 October 1942
Commissioned	10 December 1942
Decommissioned	12 July 1944
Fate	Broken up in 1946
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;
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	4 officers, 40–56 enlisted
Armament	5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern); 14 × torpedoes or 26 TMA mines; 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds); 1 × twin 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft gun;
Service record
Part of:	5th U-boat Flotilla; 10 December 1942 – 30 April 1943; 3rd U-boat Flotilla; 1 May 1943 – 31 January 1944; 29th U-boat Flotilla; 1 February – 12 July 1944;
Identification codes:	M 49 527
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. / Kptlt. Oskar Curio; 10 December 1942 – 12 July 1944;
Operations:	5 patrols:; 1st patrol:; a. 27 April – 31 May 1943; b. 2 August 1943; c. 26 August – 5 September 1943 ; 2nd patrol:; 6 September – 23 October 1943; 3rd patrol:; a. 11 – 15 December 1943; b. 16 December 1943 – 15 January 1944; 4th patrol:; a. 17 February – 20 March 1944; b. 3 – 7 May 1944; 5th patrol:; 8 May – 21 June 1944;
Victories:	2 merchant ships sunk ; (13,374 GRT); 1 warship sunk ; (925 tons); 1 merchant ship damaged ; (7,176 GRT);

German submarine U-952 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She was laid down on 1 February 1942 by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg as yard number 152, launched on 14 October 1942 and commissioned on 10 December 1942 under Oberleutnant zur See Oskar Curio.

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