Английская Википедия:German submarine U-621
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German submarine U-621 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She was laid down on 1 July 1941 by Blohm & Voss in Hamburg as yard number 597, launched on 19 March 1942 and commissioned on 7 May 1942 under Kapitänleutnant Horst Schünemann.
Design
German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-621 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-621 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 7 May 1942 for training as part of the 8th U-boat Flotilla. After training was completed she transferred to the 9th flotilla on 1 October 1942 for active service.
In ten patrols she sank four merchant ships for a total of Шаблон:GRT, plus one auxiliary warship. She also damaged two more ships.
Wolfpacks
She took part in eleven wolfpacks, namely:
- Panther (10 – 16 October 1942)
- Puma (16 – 29 October 1942)
- Raufbold (11 – 18 December 1942)
- Hartherz (3 – 7 February 1943)
- Ritter (11 – 26 February 1943)
- Burggraf (4 – 5 March 1942)
- Raubgraf (7 – 15 March 1943)
- Amsel 1 (3 – 6 May 1943)
- Elbe (7 – 10 May 1943)
- Elbe 2 (10 – 14 May 1943)
- Mosel (19 – 24 May 1943)
Fate
She was sunk by depth charges dropped by three Royal Canadian Navy destroyers, Шаблон:HMCS, Шаблон:HMCS and Шаблон:HMCS on 18 August 1944 near La Rochelle at position Шаблон:Coord.
Summary of raiding history
| Date | Ship Name | Nationality | Tonnage[Note 1] | Fate[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 October 1942 | Empire Turnstone | Шаблон:Flag | 6,113 | Sunk |
| 18 December 1942 | Oropos | Шаблон:Flag | 4,474 | Sunk |
| 20 December 1942 | Otina | Шаблон:Flag | 6,217 | Sunk |
| 11 March 1943 | Baron Kinnaird | Шаблон:Flag | 3,355 | Sunk |
| 15 June 1944 | USS LST-133 | Шаблон:Navy | 1,625 | Damaged |
| 29 July 1944 | HMS Prince Leopold | Шаблон:Navy | 2,938 | Sunk |
| 30 July 1944 | Ascanius | Шаблон:Flag | 10,048 | Damaged |
References
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External links
Шаблон:German Type VII submarines Шаблон:August 1944 shipwrecks
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