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German submarine U-617 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She was laid down on 31 May 1941 by Blohm & Voss in Hamburg as yard number 593, launched on 14 February 1942 and commissioned on 9 April under Kapitänleutnant Albrecht Brandi.

The boat's service began on 9 April 1942 with training as part of the 5th U-boat Flotilla. She was transferred to the 7th flotilla on 1 September 1942 and moved on to the 29th flotilla on 1 December 1942.

Design

German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-617 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-617 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

In seven patrols she sank eight ships for a total of Шаблон:GRT, plus two warships and one auxiliary warship.

Wolfpacks

In addition she took part in five wolfpacks, namely:

  • Pfeil (12 – 22 September 1942)
  • Blitz (22 – 26 September 1942)
  • Tiger (26 – 30 September 1942)
  • Delphin (4 – 10 November 1942)
  • Wal (10 – 15 November 1942)

Fate

She ran aground on 12 September 1943 at position Шаблон:Coord near Melilla after a sustained air attack by Leigh light-equipped RAF Wellington bombers from 179 Squadron.

All crew members were able to evacuate the stricken sub and subsequently interned by the Spanish authorities. They were later repatriated to Germany.

The abandoned submarine was then finished off with combined RAF Hudson and FAA Swordfish aircraft from Gibraltar and gunfire from Шаблон:HMS and Шаблон:HMAS.

Summary of raiding history

Date Ship Name Nationality Tonnage[Note 1] Fate[1]Шаблон:Sfn
7 September 1942 Tor II Шаблон:Flag 292 Sunk
23 September 1942 Athelsultan Шаблон:Flag 8,882 Sunk
23 September 1942 Tennessee Шаблон:Flag 2,342 Sunk
24 September 1942 Roumanie Шаблон:Flag 3,563 Sunk
28 December 1942 HMS St Issey Шаблон:Navy 810 Sunk
15 January 1943 Annitsa Шаблон:Flag 4,324 Sunk
15 January 1943 Harboe Jensen Шаблон:Flag 1,862 Sunk
1 February 1943 Шаблон:HMS Шаблон:Navy 2,650 Sunk
5 February 1943 Corona Шаблон:Flag 3,264 Sunk
5 February 1943 Henrik Шаблон:Flag 1,350 Sunk
6 September 1943 Шаблон:HMS Шаблон:Navy 1,050 Sunk

References

Notes

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Citations

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Bibliography

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External links

Шаблон:German Type VII submarines Шаблон:September 1943 shipwrecks

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