Английская Википедия:German submarine U-654
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German submarine U-654 was a Type VIIC U-boat that was built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She was laid down on 1 June 1940 by Howaldtswerke, Hamburg as yard number 803, launched on 3 May 1941 and commissioned on 5 July 1941 under Korvettenkapitän Hans-Joachim Hesse.
Design
German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-654 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-654 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 5th U-boat Flotilla on 5 July 1941, followed by active service on 1 November 1941 as part of the 1st Flotilla for the remainder of her service. In four patrols she sank three merchant ships, for a total of Шаблон:GRT and one warship.
Wolfpacks
U-654 took part in one wolfpack, namely:
- Zieten (6 – 22 January 1942)
Fate
U-654 was sunk on 22 August 1942 in the Caribbean in position Шаблон:Coord, by the depth charges from a United States Army Air Forces Douglas B-18 Bolo aircraft of the 45th Bombardment Squadron. All hands were lost.
Summary of raiding history
| Date | Ship Name | Nationality | Tonnage[Note 1] | Fate[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 February 1942 | FFL Alysse | Шаблон:Navy | 900 | Sunk |
| 10 April 1942 | Empire Prairie | Шаблон:Flag | 7,010 | Sunk |
| 20 April 1942 | Steel Maker | Шаблон:Flag | 6,176 | Sunk |
| 20 April 1942 | Agra | Шаблон:Flag | 4,569 | Sunk |
References
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External links
Шаблон:German Type VII submarines Шаблон:August 1942 shipwrecks
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