German submarine U-516 was a Type IXC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was laid down at the Deutsche Werft (yard) in Hamburg as yard number 312 on 12 May 1941, launched on 16 December 1941 and commissioned on 21 February 1942 with Korvettenkapitän Gerhard Wiebe in command.

Schnorchel-fitted U-boat This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus and sailed equipped with it in April 1945 but it was of course installed prior to that date. Read more about the Schnorchel and see list of fitted boats .

U 516, unter Korvettenkapitän Gerhard Wiebe, lief am 12.08.1942 von Kiel aus. Nach dem Marsch über die Ostsee, Brennstoff- und Wasserergänzung in Kristiansand sowie das Richten der Schraube in Bergen, operierte das Boot im Nordatlantik, südöstlich Trinidad. Dabei wurden, am 24.08.1942 und am 30.08.1942 jeweils 1 Wetterboje geworfen.

1942年12月起，4艘IXC型潜艇（U-160、U-506、U-509和U-516）陆续从洛里昂出发，它们组成了“海豹艇群” (Gruppe Seehund)。 途中，新服役的IXD型潜艇U-182也加入了这一艇群。 1943年2月中旬，5艘“海豹”开始在好望角海域狩猎。

U 516 war ein deutsches U-Boot vom Typ IX C, das von der deutschen Kriegsmarine im U-Boot-Krieg während des Zweiten Weltkrieges im Indischen Ozean, im West- und Mittelatlantik sowie in der Karibik eingesetzt wurde.

German submarine U-516 was a Type IXC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. Quick Facts History, Nazi Germany ... U-516 surrenders to HMS Cavendish (R15) on 10 May 1945

2014年4月25日 · U-516 was surrendered in Loch Eriboll, Scotland on 14 May 1945 and was sunk less than a year later in Operation Deadlight northwest of the UK. In contrast to the eighty-two Axis patrols into the greater Bahamas region in 1942 and then twenty-two in 1943, there were only seven patrols there in 1944 and none in 1945, though allegedly a U-boat was ...

See the profile page for U-516. Please note that in the table below you can find a 'Map' column. This helps to find that particular attack on the map below. Port Jackson (d.) 16 ships sunk (89,385 tons) and 1 ship damaged (9,687 tons). We have a picture of …

Schnorchel-fitted U-boat. This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus and sailed equipped with it in April 1945 but it was of course installed prior to that date. Read more about the Schnorchel and see list of fitted boats. Men lost from U-boats

Shown here is the Type IXC boat U-516, commanded by Oberleutnant zur See Friedrich Petran, flying a black surrender flag, was photographed about 275 miles west of St Nazaire, on 10 May 1945, from a Sunderland GR Mk V flying boat of 461 ( RAAF) squadron, flown by Flight Lieutenant R. C. Allardice, based at Pembroke dock.