Английская Википедия:German submarine U-572

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German submarine U-572 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. Her keel was laid down 15 June 1940 at the Blohm & Voss yard in Hamburg as yard number 548. She was launched on 5 April 1941 and commissioned on 29 May.

Design

German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-572 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 BBC 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-572 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-572 undertook nine patrols before it was sunk by an Allied marine aircraft in the Mid Atlantic in 1943.

The boat made an attempt to enter the Mediterranean but the commander gave up after a long period submerged in the heavy defences at Gibraltar and stated that he considered that his boat had been damaged and therefore he could not continue. However, Kapitänleutnant Heinz Hirsacker was reported by his senior watch officer for alleged cowardice. He was found guilty of "cowardice in the presence of the enemy" by courts marshall. On 24 April 1943 he committed suicide shortly before his execution. The U Boat was depth charged and sunk by a US Martin PBM Mariner from VP-205 NE of Trinidad on 3 August 1943, in position Шаблон:Coord. All 47 crew members died.

Wolfpacks

U-572 took part in eleven wolfpacks, namely:

• Brandenburg (15 September – 1 October 1941)
• Störtebecker (5 – 19 November 1941)
• Gödecke (19 – 26 November 1941)
• Hai (3 – 21 July 1942)
• Streitaxt (20 October – 2 November 1942)
• Schlagetot (9 – 16 November 1942)
• Falke (28 December 1942 – 19 January 1943)
• Landsknecht (19 – 28 January 1943)
• Hartherz (3 – 7 February 1943)
• Seeteufel (21 – 30 March 1943)
• Löwenherz (1 – 10 April 1943)

Summary of raiding history

Date	Ship Name	Nationality	Tonnage	Fate
4 April 1942	Ensis	Шаблон:Flag	6,207	Damaged
16 April 1942	Desert Light	Шаблон:Flag	2,368	Sunk
20 April 1942	Empire Dryden	Шаблон:Flag	7,164	Sunk
7 August 1942	Delfshaven	Шаблон:Flag	5,281	Sunk
22 June 1943	Lot	Шаблон:Navy	4,220	Sunk
14 July 1943	Harvard	Шаблон:Flag	114	Sunk
15 July 1943	Gilbert B. Walters	Шаблон:Flag	176	Sunk

Bibliography

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External links

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