Английская Википедия:German submarine U-653

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German submarine U-653 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She was laid down on 9 April 1940 by Howaldtswerke, Hamburg as yard number 802, launched on 22 March 1941 and commissioned on 25 May 1941 under Kapitänleutnant Gerhard Feiler.

Design

German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-653 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 Siemens-Schuckert GU 343/38–8 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-653 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 1st U-boat Flotilla on 25 May 1941, followed by active service on 1 December 1941 as part of the 1st Flotilla for the remainder of her service.

In nine patrols she sank three merchant ships, for a total of Шаблон:GRT, and one warship of 840 tons.

Convoy ON 166

In a determined attack, between 22:00 on 23 February 1943 and daybreak the following morning, U-653, together with Шаблон:GS, Шаблон:GS and Шаблон:GS, came in one after the other against Convoy ON 166.

U-653 fired seven torpedoes at, and missed, the British freighter Delilian, but succeeded in striking the 9,382-GRT Dutch motor vessel Madoera. Against the odds, Madoera stayed afloat and reached St. John's seven days later, but not before some of her crew had abandoned ship and made for the lifeboats. This resulted in the Dutch ship's chief officer being captured by Шаблон:GS.

Fate

U-653 was sunk on 15 March 1944 in the North Atlantic in position Шаблон:Coord, by depth charges from Fleet Air Arm Swordfish, Шаблон:HMS and Шаблон:HMS. All hands were lost.

Wolfpacks

U-653 took part in 16 wolfpacks, namely:

• Pfadfinder (21 – 27 May 1942)
• Blücher (14 – 18 August 1942)
• Natter (2 – 8 November 1942)
• Westwall (8 November – 16 December 1942)
• Hartherz (3 – 7 February 1943)
• Ritter (11 – 26 February 1943)
• Burggraf (4 – 5 March 1943)
• Raubgraf (7 – 15 March 1943)
• Coronel (4 – 8 December 1943)
• Coronel 1 (8 – 14 December 1943)
• Coronel 2 (14 – 17 December 1943)
• Föhr (18 – 23 December 1943)
• Rügen 6 (23 – 28 December 1943)
• Rügen 7 (28 December 1943 – 2 January 1944)
• Rügen 6 (2 – 5 January 1944)
• Preussen (4 – 15 March 1944)

Summary of raiding history

Date	Ship Name	Nationality	Tonnage	Fate
28 February 1942	Leif	Шаблон:Flag	1,582	Sunk
17 May 1942	Peisander	Шаблон:Flag	6,225	Sunk
7 June 1942	Шаблон:USS	Шаблон:Navy	840	Sunk
24 February 1943	Madoera	Шаблон:Flag	9,382	Damaged
12 March 1943	Thomas Hooker	Шаблон:Flag	7,176	Sunk

Bibliography

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