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{{Short description|German World War II submarine}}
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|Ship country=[[Nazi Germany]]
|Ship flag={{shipboxflag|Nazi Germany|naval}}
|Ship name=''U-192''
|Ship ordered=4 November 1940
|Ship builder=[[DeSchiMAG]] [[AG Weser]], [[Bremen]]
|Ship yard number=1038
|Ship laid down=27 November 1941
|Ship launched=30 July 1942
|Ship commissioned=16 November 1942
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|Ship fate=Sunk 6 May 1943 by British warship in position {{coord|53|6|N|45|44|W|display=title, inline}}
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|Ship class=[[German Type IX submarine|Type IXC/40]] [[submarine]]
|Ship displacement=
*{{convert|1120|t|LT|abbr=on|lk=on}} surfaced
*{{convert|1232|t|LT|abbr=on}} submerged
|Ship length=
*{{convert|76.76|m|abbr=on}} [[o/a]]
*{{convert|58.75|m|ftin|abbr=on}} [[pressure hull]]
|Ship beam=
*{{convert|6.90|m|ftin|abbr=on}} o/a
*{{convert|4.40|m|ftin|abbr=on}} pressure hull
|Ship height={{convert|9.60|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|Ship draught={{convert|4.70|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|Ship power=
*{{convert|4400|PS|kW bhp|abbr=on}} (diesels)
*{{convert|1000|PS|kW shp|-1|abbr=on}} (electric)
|Ship propulsion=
*2 shafts
*2 × [[diesel engine]]s
*2 × [[Motor-generator|electric motors]]
|Ship speed=
*{{convert|18.3|kn}} surfaced
*{{convert|7.3|kn}} submerged
|Ship range=
*{{convert|13,850|nmi|lk=in|abbr=on}} at {{convert|10|kn}} surfaced
*{{convert|117|nmi|abbr=on}} at {{convert|4|kn}} submerged
|Ship test depth={{convert|230|m|ft|abbr=on}}
|Ship complement=4 officers, 44 enlisted
|Ship armament=
*6 × [[torpedo tube]]s (4 bow, 2 stern)
*22 × {{convert|53.3|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} [[torpedo]]es
*1 × [[10.5 cm SK C/32 naval gun|{{convert|10.5|cm|in|sp=us|abbr=on}} SK C/32]] [[deck gun]] (180 rounds)
*1 × [[3.7 cm SK C/30|{{convert|3.7|cm|in|sp=us|abbr=on}} SK C/30]] AA gun
*1 × twin [[2 cm FlaK 30]] AA guns
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*[[4th U-boat Flotilla]]
*16 November 1942 – 30 April 1943
*[[10th U-boat Flotilla]]
*1 – 6 May 1943
|codes=M 50 188
|commanders=
*''[[Oblt.z.S.]]'' Werner Happe
*16 November 1942 – 6 May 1943
|operations=*1 patrol:
*13 April – 6 May 1943
|victories=None
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'''German submarine ''U-192''''' was a very short-lived [[German Type IX submarine#Type IXC/40|Type IXC/40]] [[U-boat]] of [[Nazi Germany]]'s ''[[Kriegsmarine]]'' built during [[World War II]] for service in the [[Battle of the Atlantic]]. During her maiden voyage in May 1943, she was sunk by a British warship, [[HMS Loosestrife]] on 6 May 1943.

==Design==
[[German Type IX submarine#Type IXC/40|German Type IXC/40 submarines]] were slightly larger than the original [[German Type IX submarine#Type IXC|Type IXC]]s. ''U-192'' had a displacement of {{convert|1144|t|LT}} when at the surface and {{convert|1257|t|LT}} while submerged.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|p=68}} The U-boat had a total length of {{convert|76.76|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, a [[pressure hull]] length of {{convert|58.75|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, a [[beam (nautical)|beam]] of {{convert|6.86|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, a height of {{convert|9.60|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, and a [[draught (ship)|draught]] of {{convert|4.67|m|ftin|abbr=on}}. The submarine was powered by two [[MAN SE|MAN]] M 9 V 40/46 [[supercharged]] four-stroke, nine-cylinder [[diesel engine]]s producing a total of {{convert|4400|PS|kW shp|-1}} for use while surfaced, two [[Siemens-Schuckert]] 2 GU 345/34 [[Motor–generator|double-acting electric motors]] producing a total of {{convert|1000|shp|PS kW|-1}} for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two {{convert|1.92|m|ft|abbr=on|0}} [[propeller]]s. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to {{convert|230|m}}.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|p=68}}

The submarine had a maximum surface speed of {{convert|18.3|kn}} and a maximum submerged speed of {{convert|7.3|kn}}.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|p=68}} When submerged, the boat could operate for {{convert|63|nmi}} at {{convert|4|kn}}; when surfaced, she could travel {{convert|13850|nmi}} at {{convert|10|kn}}. ''U-192'' was fitted with six {{convert|53.3|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} [[torpedo tube]]s (four fitted at the bow and two at the stern), 22 [[torpedo]]es, one [[10.5 cm SK C/32 naval gun|{{convert|10.5|cm|in|2|abbr=on}} SK C/32 naval gun]], 180 rounds, and a [[3.7 cm SK C/30|{{convert|3.7|cm|in|sp=us|abbr=on}} SK C/30]] as well as a [[2 cm FlaK 30|{{convert|2|cm|in|sp=us|abbr=on}} C/30]] anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a [[Ship's company|complement]] of forty-eight.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|p=68}}

==Service history==

She was built in [[Bremen]] during 1942 and was ready to sail in April 1943, following four months of training and working-up trials in the [[Baltic Sea]], under the command of ''[[Oberleutnant zur See]]'' Werner Happe (Crew 36).

''U-192'' left [[Kiel]] for operations in the West Atlantic on 13 April 1943. The U-boat participated in three wolfpacks, ''Meise'', ''Star'', and ''Fink'' at the end of April 1943. Two attacks on Allied shipping had failed, when ''U-192'' was picked up by an escort of [[convoy ONS 5]], [[HMS Loosestrife|HMS ''Loosestrife'']], early on 6 May 1943. The escort sank the U-boat with depth charges, killing its entire crew of 55.

===Wolfpacks===
''U-192'' took part in three [[Wolfpack (naval tactic)|wolfpack]]s, namely:
* Meise (25 – 27 April 1943)
* Star (27 April - 4 May 1943)
* Fink (4 – 6 May 1943)

==References==
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==Bibliography==
{{Refbegin}}
*{{cite book | last1 = Busch | first1 = Rainer | last2 = Röll | first2 = Hans-Joachim | translator-last = Brooks | translator-first = Geoffrey | title = German U-boat commanders of World War II : a biographical dictionary | publisher = Greenhill Books, Naval Institute Press | location = London, Annapolis, Md | year = 1999 | isbn = 1-55750-186-6 }}
*{{cite book
|last1=Busch
|first1=Rainer
|last2=Röll
|first2=Hans-Joachim
|title=Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945
|trans-title=German U-boat losses from September 1939 to May 1945
|series=Der U-Boot-Krieg
|volume=IV
|publisher=Mittler
|location=Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn
|year=1999
|isbn=3-8132-0514-2
|language=de

}}
*{{Cite book
|last=Edwards
|first=Bernard
|title=Dönitz and the Wolfpacks - The U-boats at War
|year=1996
|isbn=0-304-35203-9
|pages=195, 199
|publisher=Cassell Military Classics
|ref={{sfnRef|Edwards}}
}}
*{{cite book
|last1=Gröner
|first1=Erich
|last2=Jung
|first2=Dieter
|last3=Maass
|first3=Martin
|translator-last1=Thomas
|translator-first1=Keith
|translator-last2=Magowan
|translator-first2=Rachel
|year=1991
|title=U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels
|volume=2
|series=German Warships 1815–1945
|location=London
|publisher=Conway Maritime Press
|isbn=0-85177-593-4
|ref=CITEREFGröner1991
}}
*{{cite book
|last=Sharpe
|first=Peter
|title=U-Boat Fact File
|publisher=Midland Publishing
|location=Great Britain
|year=1998
|isbn=1-85780-072-9

}}

{{Refend}}

==External links==
*{{cite web
|url=http://www.u-boot-archiv.de/dieboote/u0192.html
|title=''U 192''
|last=Hofmann
|first=Markus
|website=Deutsche U-Boote 1935-1945 - u-boot-archiv.de
|language=de
|access-date=30 January 2015
}}
*{{Cite web
 |url=http://uboat.net/boats/u192.htm
 |title=The Type IXC/40 boat U-192
 |last=Helgason
 |first=Guðmundur
 |website=German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net
 |access-date=7 December 2014
}}

{{German Type IXC/40 submarines}}
{{May 1943 shipwrecks}}

{{use dmy dates|date=December 2014}}

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[[Category:U-boats sunk by depth charges]]
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[[Category:1942 ships]]
[[Category:U-boats sunk in 1943]]
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[[Category:World War II submarines of Germany]]
[[Category:World War II shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean]]
[[Category:Ships built in Bremen (state)]]
[[Category:Submarines lost with all hands]]
[[Category:Maritime incidents in May 1943]]