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 & 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.

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 & 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)