[Kapitän]

Originally Posted by Kapitän

Started a new career in August 2019, to commemorate the beginning of WWII, 80 years ago ...

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Monday, 31 March 1941 - Bremen - AG Weser, Deutsche Schiff und Maschinenbau

Arrived at the shipyard for the final stages of construction of U 113 (IXC).

Technical information of the type IXC boat:
(sm = submerged, sf = surfaced, ph = pressure hull, oa = overall, hp = horsepower).
Displacement (tons): 1120 (sf); 1232 (sm); 1540 (total)
Length: 76,76m oa; 58,75m ph
Beam: 6,76m oa; 4,40m ph
Draught (draft): 4,70m
Height: 9,40m
Power (hp): 4400 (sf); 1000 (sm)
Speed (knots): 18,3 (sf); 7,3 (sm)
Range (miles/knots): 13450/10 (sf); 63/4 (sm)
Fuel: 208t
Torpedoes: 22 (4 bow and 2 stern tubes)
Mines: 44 TMA or 66 TMB
Deck gun: 1 x 10,5cm-SK-C/32 (150 x SpG + 30 x LkG rounds)
Flak gun: 2 x M.G.-2cm-C/30: 8000 x PbG (1 x M.G.-2cm-C/30 instead of 1 x 3.7cm-SK-C/30)
Crew: 48-56 men
Max diving depth: 165m (Crush depth: ca. 250m)
Boat is fitted with KDB listening gear.

Started a new career in August 2019, to commemorate the beginning of WWII, 80 years ago ...

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Sunday, 6 April 1941 - Bremen - AG Weser, Deutsche Schiff und Maschinenbau

Beginning of the (second) Balkans Campaign:

The Balkans Campaign actually began with the Italian invasion of Greece on 28 October 1940. In the early months of 1941, Italy's offensive had stalled and a Greek counter-offensive pushed into Albania. Germany sought to aid Italy by deploying troops to Romania and Bulgaria and attacking Greece from the east. Meanwhile, the British landed troops and aircraft to shore up Greek defenses.

Hitler had already begun planning to invade Greece in November 1940, after the British occupied Crete and Lemnos. He ordered the German Invasion of Greece—code-named Unternehmen Marita ("Operation Marita") by Germany, on 13 December 1940 for execution in March 1941. The stated aim of the operation was to prevent the British from getting air bases within striking range of the Romanian oilfields.

A coup d'état in Yugoslavia on 27 March caused Adolf Hitler to also order the conquest of that country. The invasion of Yugoslavia ("Operation 25") by Germany and Italy began on 6 April, simultaneously with the new Battle of Greece("Operation Marita").