Name U-430 Yard number 131 Commissioned 4 August 1943 Launched 22 April 1943 Draft 4.74 m Builder Danziger Werft | Ordered 25 August 1941 Laid down 5 October 1942 Construction started 5 October 1942 Length 67 m Beam 6.18 m | |
Fate Sunk in northern Germany, May 1945 by US bombs. Part of 8th U-boat Flotilla, 21st U-boat Flotilla, 31st U-boat Flotilla | ||
German submarine U-430 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
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She carried out no patrols. She did not sink or damage any ships.
She was sunk in northern Germany by US bombs in March 1945.
Design
German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-430 had a displacement of 769 tonnes (757 long tons) when at the surface and 871 tonnes (857 long tons) while submerged. She had a total length of 67.10 m (220 ft 2 in), a pressure hull length of 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in), a beam of 6.20 m (20 ft 4 in), a height of 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in), and a draught of 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in). The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of 2,800 to 3,200 metric horsepower (2,060 to 2,350 kW; 2,760 to 3,160 shp) for use while surfaced, two Siemens-Schuckert GU 343/38–8 double-acting electric motors producing a total of 750 metric horsepower (550 kW; 740 shp) for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two 1.23 m (4 ft) propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to 230 metres (750 ft).
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) and a maximum submerged speed of 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph). When submerged, the boat could operate for 80 nautical miles (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph); when surfaced, she could travel 8,500 nautical miles (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph). U-430 was fitted with five 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteen torpedoes, one 8.8 cm (3.46 in) SK C/35 naval gun, 220 rounds, and an anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of between forty-four and sixty.
Service history
The submarine was laid down on 5 October 1942 at the Danziger Werft (yard) at Danzig (now Gdansk), as yard number 131, launched on 22 April 1943 and commissioned on 4 August under an Italian commander.
She served with the 8th U-boat Flotilla from 4 August 1943 and the 21st Flotilla from 1 September. She was reassigned to the 31st Flotilla on 1 February 1945.
The U-boat was named S-6 after being acquired by the Italian Navy in exchange for some transport ships. She returned to Germany after the Italian surrender where she was renamed U-430.
Fate
The submarine was sunk by US bombs near Bremen on 30 March 1945.
Two men died; the number of survivors is unknown.