Английская Википедия:German submarine U-207
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German submarine U-207 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
Ordered on 16 October 1939 from the Germaniawerft shipyard in Kiel, she was laid down on 14 August 1940 as yard number 636, launched on 24 April 1941 and commissioned on 7 June under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Fritz Meyer.
She sank two ships totalling Шаблон:GRT in one patrol.
She was sunk by two British warships near Greenland on 11 September 1941.
Design
German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-207 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 AEG GU 460/8–27 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-207 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
U-207Шаблон:'s only patrol began with her departure from Trondheim in Norway on 24 August 1941. She headed west, approaching southern Greenland and attacking the north Atlantic convoy SC 42, sinking Stonepool using torpedoes and five minutes later Berury with gunfire. The convoy escorts reacted swiftly: Шаблон:HMS and Шаблон:HMS used depth charges to sink the unfortunate U-boat.
All 41 crewmen died.
Wolfpacks
U-207 took part in one wolfpack, namely:
- Markgraf (27 August - 11 September 1941)
Summary of raiding history
| Date | Ship Name | Nationality | Tonnage (GRT) | Fate[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September 1941 | Stonepool | Шаблон:Flag | 4,803 | Sunk |
| 11 September 1941 | Berury | Шаблон:Flag | 4,924 | Sunk |
References
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