German submarine U-869

History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-869
Ordered	25 August 1941
Builder	Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG Weser, Bremen
Yard number	1077
Laid down	5 April 1943
Launched	5 October 1943
Commissioned	26 January 1944
Fate	Sunk on 11 February 1945
General characteristics
Class & 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 &; processing systems	FuMO-61 Hohentwiel U
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) Flak M42 AA gun; 2 x twin 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 AA guns;
Service record
Part of	4th U-boat Flotilla; 26 January – 30 November 1944; 33rd U-boat Flotilla; 1 December 1944 – 11 February 1945;
Identification codes	M 49 163
Commanders	Kptlt. Hellmut Neuerburg; 26 January 1944 – 11 February 1945;
Operations	1 patrol:; 8 December 1944 – 11 February 1945;
Victories	None

German submarine U-869 was a Type IXC/40 U-boat of the German Navy (Kriegsmarine) during World War II; her keel was laid down 5 April 1943 by Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG Weser of Bremen. It was commissioned on 26 January 1944 with Kapitänleutnant Hellmut Neuerburg in command. The German Kriegsmarine lost contact with the submarine on 11 February 1945, and it was long assumed she had been sunk in combat somewhere along (or near to) the Moroccan coastline with all hands lost. However, the wreck of U-869 was discovered off the coast of New Jersey in 1991.