Английская Википедия:German submarine U-606
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German submarine U-606 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She was laid down on 12 March 1941 by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg as yard number 582, launched on 27 November 1941 and commissioned on 22 January 1942 under Oberleutnant zur See Hans Klatt.
Design
German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-606 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-606 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 career began with training at 5th U-boat Flotilla on 22 January 1942, followed by active service on 1 September 1942 as part of the 11th Flotilla. After just two months, on 1 November 1942, she transferred to 9th Flotilla.
In three patrols she sank three merchant ships, for a total of Шаблон:GRT, plus 2 merchant ships damaged for a total of 21,925 GRT.
Convoy ON 166
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Wolfpacks
U-606 took part in five wolfpacks, namely:
- Puma (26 – 29 October 1942)
- Natter (30 October – 8 November 1942)
- Kreuzotter (8 – 24 November 1942)
- Falke (8 – 19 January 1943)
- Haudegen (19 January – 15 February 1943)
Fate
U-606 was sunk on 22 February 1943 in the North Atlantic in position Шаблон:Coord. She was damaged and forced to submerge by depth charges from Polish destroyer Шаблон:ORP, then she was found by Шаблон:USCGC and attacked with depth charges and gunfire.[1] Older publications claimed, that the Campbell also rammed U-606, but apparently some U-boat had just collided with the Campbell, and it is not clear if it was U-606.[1] There were 36 dead and 12 survivors (5 by the Campbell and 7 by the Burza).[1] U-606 finally sunk on 23 February near dawn.[1]
Summary of raiding history
| Date | Ship Name | Nationality | Tonnage (GRT) |
Fate[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 October 1942 | Kosmos II | Шаблон:Flag | 16,966 | Damaged |
| 28 October 1942 | Gurney E. Newlin | Шаблон:Flag | 8,225 | Sunk |
| 22 February 1943 | Chattanooga City | Шаблон:Flag | 5,687 | Sunk |
| 22 February 1943 | Empire Redshank | Шаблон:Flag | 6,615 | Sunk |
| 22 February 1943 | Expositor | Шаблон:Flag | 4,959 | Damaged |
References
Bibliography
External links
Шаблон:German Type VII submarines Шаблон:February 1943 shipwrecks
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 1,4 Rafał Mariusz Kaczmarek. Burza, U 606 i konwój ON 166. "Morze, Statki i Okręty" Nr. 3/2013. p.56-60 Шаблон:In lang
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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