German submarine U-82 (1941)
Introduction '''German submarine ''U-82''''' was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's ''Kriegsmarine'' during World War II.Her keel was laid down on 15 May 1940 by Bremer Vulkan-Vegesacker Werft of Bremen as yard number 10.She was launched on 15 March 1941 and commissioned on 14 May with ''Oberleutnant zur See'' Siegfried Rollmann in command. ''U-82'' conducted three patrols, sinking eight merchant ships for a total of , one warship of 1,190 tons and damaging another merchantman of .
Design German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. ''U-82'' had a displacement of  when at the surface and  while submerged. She had a total length of , a pressure hull length of , a beam of , a height of , and a draught of . The submarine was powered by two MAN M 6 V 40/46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of  for use while surfaced, two Brown, Boveri & Cie GG UB 720/8 double-acting electric motors producing a total of  for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two  propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to .The submarine had a maximum surface speed of  and a maximum submerged speed of . When submerged, the boat could operate for  at ; when surfaced, she could travel  at . ''U-82'' was fitted with five  torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteen torpedoes, one  SK C/35 naval gun, 220 rounds, and a  C/30 anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of between forty-four and sixty.
Service history ''U-82'' conducted three patrols whilst serving with the 3rd U-boat Flotilla from 14 May 1941 to 6 February 1942 when she was sunk. She was a member of four wolfpacks.===First patrol===The boat's first patrol began with her departure from Trondheim in Norway on 11 August 1941 after moving from Kiel in July. Her route took her across the Norwegian Sea and through the gap separating Iceland and the Faroe Islands toward the Atlantic Ocean.She sank the ''Empire Hudson'' northeast of Greenland on the 10 September 1941 followed by four more ships: the ''Bulysees'', the ''Gypsum Queen'', the ''Empire Crossbill'' and the ''Scania'', all on the 11th. ''U-82'' then docked at Lorient on the French Atlantic coast on 5 July.===Second patrol===The boat sank two more ships on her second foray but when she returned to France she went to La Pallice on 19 November 1941.===Third patrol and loss===On her final patrol, ''U-82'' sank ''Athelcrown'', and ''Leiesten'' in mid-Atlantic. At the end of January she attacked and sank , a US-built, , south of Newfoundland. On 6 February 1942, while returning from patrol, she encountered convoy OS 18 north-east of the Azores. While attempting to attack she was sunk with all 45 of her crew by depth charges from the British sloop  and the corvette .
Summary of raiding history DateShipNationalityTonnageFate10 September 1941''Empire Hudson''7,465Sunk 11 September 1941''Bulysses''7,519Sunk 11 September 19415,463Sunk 11 September 1941''Gypsum Queen''3,915Sunk 11 September 1941''Scania''1,999Damaged 21 October 1941''Treverbyn''5,281Sunk 21 October 1941''Serbino''4,099Sunk 22 January 1942''Athelcrown''11,999Sunk 23 January 1942''Leisten''6,118Sunk 31 January 1942HMS ''Belmont''1,190Sunk
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