German submarine U-565

History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-565
Ordered	24 October 1939
Builder	Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
Yard number	541
Laid down	30 March 1940
Launched	20 February 1941
Commissioned	10 April 1941
Fate	Scuttled on 30 September 1944 after being damaged on 19 and 24 September 1944
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;
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	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 x 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 AA gun;
Service record
Part of	1st U-boat Flotilla; 10 April – 31 December 1941; 29th U-boat Flotilla; 1 January 1942 – 24 September 1944;
Identification codes	M 41 992
Commanders	Oblt.z.S. Johann Jebsen; 10 April 1941 – 17 March 1942; Kptlt. Wilhelm Franken; 17 March 1942 – 7 October 1943; Kptlt. Fritz Henning; 8 October 1943 – 24 September 1944;
Operations	20 patrols:; 1st patrol:; 8 July - 6 August 1941; 2nd patrol:; 1 September – 7 October 1941; 3rd patrol:; 3 November – 25 December 1941; 4th patrol:; 21 January – 17 March 1942; 5th patrol:; 11 – 30 April 1942; 6th patrol:; 7 May – 10 June 1942; 7th patrol:; 9 July – 4 August 1942; 8th patrol:; a. 16 – 25 August 1942; b. 31 August – 4 September 1942; 9th patrol:; 25 October – 13 November 1942; 10th patrol:; 23 November 1942 – 1 January 1943; 11th patrol:; 14 February – 5 March 1943; 12th patrol:; 8 April – 12 May 1943; 13th patrol:; 17 June – 23 July 1943; 14th patrol:; 7 September – 1 October 1943; 15th patrol:; 23 October – 4 November 1943; 16th patrol:; 6 – 23 November 1943; 17th patrol:; 12 – 27 December 1943; 18th patrol:; 15 February – 7 March 1944; 19th patrol:; 1 April – 2 May 1944; 20th patrol:; 26 August – 13 September 1944;
Victories	3 merchant ships sunk ; (11,347 GRT); 2 warships sunk ; (6,990 tons); 2 merchant ships damaged ; (17,565 GRT);

German submarine U-565 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She was laid down on 30 March 1940 by Blohm & Voss in Hamburg as yard number 541, launched on 20 February 1941 and commissioned on 10 April 1941 under Oberleutnant Johann Jebsen.