Английская Википедия:German submarine U-988
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German submarine U-988 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She was laid down on 2 October 1942 by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg as yard number 188, launched on 3 June 1943 and commissioned on 15 July 1943 under Oberleutnant zur See Erich Dobberstein.
Design
German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-988 had a displacement of Шаблон:Convert when at the surface and Шаблон:Convert while submerged.Шаблон:Sfn She had a total length of Шаблон:Convert, a pressure hull length of Шаблон:Convert, a beam of Шаблон:Convert, a height of Шаблон:Convert, and a draught of Шаблон:Convert. The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of Шаблон:Convert for use while surfaced, two Brown, Boveri & Cie GG UB 720/8 double-acting electric motors producing a total of Шаблон:Convert for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two Шаблон:Convert propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of Шаблон:Convert and a maximum submerged speed of Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn When submerged, the boat could operate for Шаблон:Convert at Шаблон:Convert; when surfaced, she could travel Шаблон:Convert at Шаблон:Convert. U-988 was fitted with five Шаблон:Convert torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteen torpedoes, one [[8.8 cm SK C/35 naval gun|Шаблон:Convert SK C/35 naval gun]], 220 rounds, and one twin [[2 cm FlaK 30|Шаблон:Convert C/30]] anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of between forty-four and sixty.Шаблон:Sfn
Service history
U-988′s career began on 15 July 1943 with training as part of the 5th U-boat Flotilla. On 8 September 1943, she collided with U-983 in the Baltic Sea north of Loba (Шаблон:Coord). As a result of the collision, U-983 sank with the loss of five of her 43 crew.[1]
U-988 began active service on 1 June 1944 as part of the 7th U-boat Flotilla.
Wolfpacks
U-988 took part in no wolfpacks.
Fate
U-988 was sunk by depth charges from a US Liberator on 22 June 1944. All hands lost after the attack.[2]
Previously recorded fate
U-988 sent her last radio message on 18 June, informing about an air attack, and was lost with all hands thereafter, and her fate is not certain.[3] It is believed, that U-988 attacked three ships in 27–29 June and then was sunk on 29/30 June 1944 in the English Channel west of Guernsey at Шаблон:Coord at dawn by the Royal Navy frigates Шаблон:HMS, Шаблон:HMS, Шаблон:HMS, and Шаблон:HMS, after being damaged by and Royal Air Force Liberators of No. 244 Squadron.[4]
Alternate fate
There appeared however a theory, that U-988 could have been sunk after an attack of Polish Wellington Mk XIV from 304 Squadron, piloted by Leopold Antoniewicz, which was credited with sinking a submarine on 18 June in the approximate position Шаблон:Coord.[3] Then, the submarine sank on 29/30 June could have been U-1191.[3]
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