German submarine U-224

German submarine U-224 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
Ordered on 15 August 1940 from the Germaniawerft shipyard in Kiel, she was laid down on 15 July 1941 as yard number 654, launched on 7 May 1942 and commissioned on 20 June.
U-224 was attacked with depth charges and rammed by Canadian corvette west of Algiers on 13 January 1943. 45 crew members died when the boat sank.

Design

German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-224 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 Germaniawerft F 46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of for use while surfaced, two AEG 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-224 was fitted with five torpedo tubes, fourteen torpedoes, one deck machine gun, 220 rounds, and a C/30 anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of between forty-four and sixty.

U-224 took part in three wolfpacks, namely: