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German submarine U-375 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She was laid down on 14 March 1940 by Howaldtswerke in Kiel as yard number 6, launched on 7 June 1941 and commissioned on 19 July 1941 under Kapitänleutnant Jürgen Koenenkamp.

Design

German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-375 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 Garbe, Lahmeyer & Co. RP 137/c 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-375 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 19 July 1941 with training as part of the 5th U-boat Flotilla. She was transferred to the 3rd Flotilla on 1 November 1941 for active service, followed by a transfer to 29th Flotilla on 1 January 1942 in the Mediterranean.

In 10 patrols she sank 8 merchant ships, for a total of Шаблон:GRT, plus 1 warship damaged and another merchant ship written off as a total loss.

Fate

U-375 has been missing since 25 July 1943 in the Mediterranean Sea south of Sicily. All hands were lost.[1]

Previously recorded fate

U-375 was thought to have been sunk after being depth charged by USN submarine chaser PC-624 on 30 July 1943 at position Шаблон:Coord in the Mediterranean NW of Malta. All hands were lost. This attack was actually against Italian submarine Velella, inflicting no damage.

Summary of raiding history

Date Ship Name Nationality Tonnage[Note 1] Fate[2]
6 July 1942 Hero Шаблон:Flag 1,376 Sunk
30 July 1942 Amina Шаблон:Flag 87 Sunk
30 July 1942 Ikbal Шаблон:Flag 176 Sunk
26 August 1942 Empire Kumari Шаблон:Flag 6,288 Total loss
3 September 1942 Miriam Шаблон:Flag 38 Sunk
3 September 1942 Arnon Шаблон:Flag 558 Sunk
3 September 1942 Salina Шаблон:Flag 108 Sunk
6 September 1942 Turkian Шаблон:Flag 113 Sunk
1 December 1942 Шаблон:HMS Шаблон:Navy 2,650 Damaged
4 July 1943 St.Essylt Шаблон:Flag 5,634 Sunk

See also

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External links

Шаблон:German Type VII submarines Шаблон:July 1943 shipwrecks

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