Английская Википедия:German submarine U-636
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German submarine U-636 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She was laid down on 2 October 1941 by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg as yard number 612, launched on 25 June 1942 and commissioned on 20 August 1942 under Oberleutnant zur See Hans Hildebrandt.
Design
German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-636 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-636 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 one twin [[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 20 August 1942, followed by active service on 1 April 1943 as part of the 11th Flotilla, operating from Bergen, Norway. Just six months later, she transferred to 13th Flotilla stationed in Trondheim, Norway, for the remainder of her service.
In 15 patrols she sank one merchant ship, for a total of Шаблон:GRT.
Fate
U-636 was sunk on 21 April 1945 in the North Atlantic in position Шаблон:Coord, by depth charges from Шаблон:HMS, Шаблон:HMS and Шаблон:HMS. All hands were lost.
Wolfpacks
U-636 took part in eleven wolfpacks, namely:
- Iller (12 – 15 May 1943)
- Donau 1 (15 – 26 May 1943)
- Isegrim (1 – 7 January 1944)
- Donner (11 – 20 April 1944)
- Donner & Keil (20 April – 2 May 1944)
- Trutz (28 June – 10 July 1944)
- Dachs (1 – 5 September 1944)
- Zorn (26 September – 1 October 1944)
- Grimm (1 – 2 October 1944)
- Panther (16 October – 10 November 1944)
- Stier (4 – 15 December 1944)
Summary of raiding history
| Date | Ship Name | Nationality | Tonnage (GRT) |
Fate[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1943 | Tbilisi | Шаблон:Flag | 7,169 | Sunk |
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