Английская Википедия:German submarine U-624
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German submarine U-624 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She was laid down on 15 July 1941 by Blohm & Voss in Hamburg as yard number 600, launched on 31 March 1942 and commissioned on 28 May 1942 under Kapitänleutnant Ulrich Graf von Soden-Fraunhofen.
Design
German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-624 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-624 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 a [[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
The boat's service began on 28 May 1942 with training as part of the 8th U-boat Flotilla. She was transferred to the 7th Flotilla, operating out of St.Nazaire, on 1 October 1942 for active service in the North Atlantic .
In just two patrols she sank five merchant ships and three warships for a total of Шаблон:GRT and 873 tons, plus one merchant ship damaged.
Fate
U-624 was sunk on 7 February 1943 in the North Atlantic in position Шаблон:Coord. She was caught unawares on the surface whilst transmitting to base a lengthy report of the previous night's action around Convoy SC 118. A RAF B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft of (Sqdn. 220/J), operating out of Londonderry Port, depth charged her Шаблон:Convert astern of the convoy. All 45 hands were lost.
Wolfpacks
U-624 took part in five wolfpacks, namely:
- Puma (23 – 29 October 1942)
- Natter (30 October – 8 November 1942)
- Kreuzotter (8 – 24 November 1942)
- Habicht (10 – 19 January 1943)
- Haudegen (19 January – 7 February 1943)
Summary of raiding history
Date | Ship Name | Nationality | Tonnage[Note 1] | Fate[1] |
---|---|---|---|---|
29 October 1942 | Kosmos II | Шаблон:Flag | 16,966 | Sunk |
29 October 1942 | HMS LCT-2190[Note 2] | Шаблон:Navy | 291 | Sunk |
29 October 1942 | HMS LCT-2192[Note 2] | Шаблон:Navy | 291 | Sunk |
29 October 1942 | HMS LCT-2284[Note 2] | Шаблон:Navy | 291 | Sunk |
29 October 1942 | Pan-New York | Шаблон:Flag | 7,701 | Sunk |
18 November 1942 | President Sergent | Шаблон:Flag | 5,344 | Sunk |
18 November 1942 | Parismina | Шаблон:Flag | 4,732 | Sunk |
18 November 1942 | Yaka | Шаблон:Flag | 5,432 | Damaged |
25 January 1943 | Lackenby | Шаблон:Flag | 5,112 | Sunk |
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Шаблон:German Type VII submarines Шаблон:February 1943 shipwrecks
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