Английская Википедия:German submarine U-657
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German submarine U-657 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She was laid down on 5 October 1940 by Howaldtswerke, Hamburg as yard number 806, launched on 12 August 1941 and commissioned on 8 October 1941 under Oberleutnant zur See Hans-Jürgen Radke.
Radke was killed in a fire while the boat was undergoing trials on 14 December 1941.[1]
Design
German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-657 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-657 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 8 October 1941, followed by active service on 1 March 1942 as part of the 3rd Flotilla in La Pallice, France. Four months later, she transferred to 11th Flotilla, in Bergen, Norway, for the remainder of her service.[2]
In seven patrols she sank one merchant ship, for a total of Шаблон:GRT.
Wolfpacks
U-657 took part in six wolfpacks, namely:
- Naseweis (31 March – 10 April 1942)
- Eisteufel (21 June – 8 July 1942)
- Nebelkönig (27 July – 14 August 1942)
- Nordwind (24 January – 4 February 1943)
- Iller (12 – 15 May 1943)
- Donau 1 (15 – 17 May 1943)
Fate
U-657 was sunk on 17 May 1943 in the North Atlantic, E of Cape Farewell, Greenland, in position Шаблон:Coord, by depth charges from Royal Navy frigate Шаблон:HMS. All hands were lost.
Summary of raiding history
| Date | Ship Name | Nationality | Tonnage (GRT) |
Fate[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May 1943 | Aymeric | Шаблон:Flag | 5,196 | Sunk |
References
Bibliography
External links
Шаблон:German Type VII submarines Шаблон:May 1943 shipwrecks
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