Английская Википедия:German submarine U-344
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Шаблон:Infobox ship imageШаблон:Infobox ship careerШаблон:Infobox ship characteristicsШаблон:Infobox service recordGerman submarine U-344 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
She was a member of two wolfpacks.
She was on her third patrol when she was sunk by a British aircraft on 22 August 1944.
She sank one warship.
Design
German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-344 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-344 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 two twin [[2 cm FlaK 30|Шаблон:Convert C/30]] anti-aircraft guns. The boat had a complement of between forty-four and sixty.Шаблон:Sfn
Service history
The submarine was laid down on 7 May 1942 at the Nordseewerke yard at Emden as yard number 216, launched on 29 January 1943 and commissioned on 26 March under the command of Kapitänleutnant Ulrich Pietsch.
U-344 served with the 8th U-boat Flotilla, for training and the 3rd flotilla for operations from 1 April 1944. She was reassigned to the 11th flotilla on 1 June 1944.
First patrol
U-344 had sailed from Kiel in Germany to Flekkefjord (west of Kristiansand) and then Bergen in Norway in April and May 1944, but her first patrol began when she departed Bergen on 20 May and followed the Norwegian coastline. She arrived at Narvik on the 27th.
Second patrol
Her second foray involved criss-crossing the Norwegian Sea. At one point she passed east of Jan Mayen Island. She arrived at Bogenbucht (west of Narvik) on 8 July 1944.
Third patrol and loss
Having departed Bogenbucht on 3 August 1944, she sank the British sloop Шаблон:HMS in the Barents Sea on the 21st. Of 226 crew, nine men survived the icy water. The next day, a British Fairey Swordfish of 825 Naval Air Squadron from Шаблон:HMS, dropped a pattern of depth charges on the U-boat, sinking her. Fifty men died in the sinking; there were no survivors.[1]
Previously recorded fate
U-344 was thought to have been sunk on 24 August 1944 in the Barents Sea off the North Cape by British warships: i.e. the sloops Шаблон:HMS and Шаблон:HMS, the frigate Шаблон:HMS and the destroyer Keppel. Шаблон:GS was the victim.
Wolfpacks
U-344 took part in two wolfpacks, namely:
- Trutz (2 June – 6 July 1944)
- Trutz (17 – 22 August 1944)
Summary of raiding history
| Date | Ship Name | Tonnage[Note 1] | Nationality | Fate[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 August 1944 | Шаблон:HMS | 1,350 | Шаблон:Navy | Sunk |
References
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External links
Шаблон:German Type VII submarines Шаблон:August 1944 shipwrecks
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