Английская Википедия:German submarine U-622
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German submarine U-622 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, Hamburg, as yard number 598, launched on 19 March 1942 and commissioned on 14 May 1942 under Oberleutnant zur See Horst-Thilo Queck.
Design
German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-622 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-622 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 14 May 1942, followed by active service on 2 October 1942 as part of the 11th Flotilla until 31 May 1943, when she then transferred to 13th Flotilla on 1 June 1943 for the remainder of her service.
In four patrols she sank no ships.
Wolfpacks
U-622 took part in one wolfpack, namely:
- Nordwind (24 – 28 January 1943)
Fate
U-622 was sunk on 24 July 1943 near Trondheim in position Шаблон:Coord, by American B-17 bombers of the 95th Bomb Group. It was one of the only U-boats sunk by high-level bombing during World War II.[1]
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