German submarine U-134 (1941)

History
U-134 under attack by aircraft of VP-201, 8 July 1943; she survived this assault
Nazi Germany
Name:	U-134
Ordered:	7 August 1939
Builder:	Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack
Yard number:	13
Laid down:	6 September 1940
Launched:	17 May 1941
Commissioned:	26 July 1941
Fate:	Sunk by aircraft, 24 August 1943 This has been reviewed; She was sunk on 24 August 1943 in the North Atlantic near Vigo, Spain in approx. position 42.07N, 09.30W by six depth charges from a British Wellington aircraft (179 Sqn RAF/J). Notes. This attack was actually directed against U-340 inflicting no damage
General characteristics
Class and type:	Type VIIC submarine
Displacement:	769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced 871 t (857 long tons) submerged
Length:	67.10 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull
Beam:	6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Height:	9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
Draught:	4.72 m (15 ft 6 in)
Installed power:	2,800–3,200 PS (2,100–2,400 kW; 2,800–3,200 bhp) (diesels) 750 PS (550 kW; 740 shp) (electric)
Propulsion:	2 shafts 2 × diesel engines 2 × electric motors
Range:	8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 80 nmi (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth:	230 m (750 ft) Calculated crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft)
Complement:	4 officers, 40–56 enlisted
Armament:	5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern) 14 × torpedoes or 26 TMA mines 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds) various AA guns
Service record
Part of:	5th U-boat Flotilla 26 July – 31 October 1941 3rd U-boat Flotilla 1 November 1941 – 24 August 1943
Commanders:	Kptlt. Rudolf Schendel 26 July 1941 – 2 February 1943 Kptlt. Hans-Günther Brosin 3 February – 24 August 1943
Operations:	1st patrol: 1–12 December 1941 2nd patrol: 24 December 1941 – 20 January 1942 3rd patrol: 1–22 February 1942 4th patrol: 1–15 March 1942 5th patrol: 19 May – 1 June 1942 6th patrol: 11 June – 1 September 1942 7th patrol: 15 October 1942 – 19 January 1943 8th patrol: 6 March – 2 May 1943 9th patrol: 10 June – 24 August 1943
Victories:	Three commercial ships sunk (12,147 GRT) One airship shot down

Sunk by aircraft, 24 August 1943 This has been reviewed; She was sunk on 24 August 1943 in the North Atlantic near Vigo, Spain in approx. position 42.07N, 09.30W by six depth charges from a British Wellington aircraft (179 Sqn RAF/J).

German submarine U-134 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was laid down on 6 September 1940 by Bremer Vulkan in Bremen-Vegesack as yard number 13 and commissioned on 26 July 1941. In seven patrols, U-134 sank three ships for a total of 12,147 gross register tons (GRT).

Being a German Type VIIC submarine, U-134 was longer than the Type VIIB submarines. It 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 MAN, 6-cylinder, 4-stroke M6V 40/46 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 Brown, Boveri & Cie GG UB 720/8 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).

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