Английская Википедия:German submarine U-613
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German submarine U-613 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She was laid down on 6 May 1941 by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg as yard number 589, launched on 29 January 1942 and commissioned on 12 March 1942 under Kapitänleutnant Helmut Köppe.
Design
German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-613 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-613 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 8th U-boat Flotilla on 12 March 1942, followed by active service on 1 November 1942 as part of the 3rd U-boat Flotilla for the remainder of her service.
In four patrols she sank two merchant ships, for a total of Шаблон:GRT.
Wolfpacks
U-613 took part in six wolfpacks, namely:
- Natter (2 – 8 November 1942)
- Westwall (8 – 18 November 1942)
- Habicht (10 – 19 January 1943)
- Haudegen (19 January – 9 February 1943)
- Adler (7 – 13 April 1943)
- Meise (13 – 25 April 1943)
Fate
U-613 was sunk on 23 July 1943 in the North Atlantic south of the Azores, in position Шаблон:Coord, by depth charges from Шаблон:USS. All hands were lost.
Summary of raiding history
| Date | Ship Name | Nationality | Tonnage (GRT) |
Fate[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 November 1942 | Roxby | Шаблон:Flag | 4,252 | Sunk |
| 11 April 1943 | Ingerfire | Шаблон:Flag | 3,835 | Sunk |
References
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