Английская Википедия:German submarine U-711
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German submarine U-711 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
Ordered 7 December 1940, laid down, 31 July 1941 and launched 25 June 1942. She was commanded by Oberleutnant zur See Hans-Günther Lange (who was awarded the Knights Cross).
Design
German Type VIIC submarines had a displacement of Шаблон:Convert when at the surface and Шаблон:Convert while submerged.Шаблон:Sfn U-711 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 AEG GU 460/8–27 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-711 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, removed in the summer of 1944, when she was fitted with the schnorkeland and two, twin [[2 cm FlaK 30|Шаблон:Convert C/30]] anti-aircraft guns. The boat had a complement of between forty-four and sixty.Шаблон:Sfn
Service history
During her active service career, U-711 sank 2 ships and damaged a third.
U-711 attacked and sank the British corvette Шаблон:HMS on 17 February 1945 with an acoustic homing torpedo, which caused her depth charges to explode. Bluebell sank in less than 30 seconds and from her crew of 86 there was only one survivor.[1]
Fate
On 4 May 1945, U-711 was sunk by aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm during Operation Judgement, an attack on the depot ships Шаблон:Ship and Senja anchored at Kilbotn, south of Harstad, Norway. This was the last air-raid of the war in Europe.
Avenger and Wildcat aircraft, from FAA Squadrons 846, 853 and 882, operating from the British escort carriers Шаблон:HMS, Шаблон:HMS and Шаблон:HMS sank the Black Watch with 7 direct hits and 4 near misses. U-711, was moored alongside and was damaged but managed to sail away. The U-Boat had a harbour crew of eight on board, including the captain, who all survived although forty of her crew who were berthed on the depot ship were killed. The submarine later sank.
A few hours earlier Lange had received the signal from Germany ordering all U-boats to cease attacks on allied shipping.[2]
Wolfpacks
U-711 took part in nine wolfpacks, namely:
- Wiking (1 August – 20 September 1943)
- Blitz (24 March – 5 April 1944)
- Keil (11 – 14 April 1944)
- Donner & Keil (24 April – 3 May 1944)
- Grimm (31 May – 6 June 1944)
- Trutz (8 June – 7 July 1944)
- Greif (3 – 18 August 1944)
- Rasmus (9 – 13 February 1945)
- Hagen (15 – 21 March 1945)
Summary of raiding history
| Date | Ship Name | Nationality | Tonnage[Note 1] | Fate[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 April 1944 | Solvoll | Шаблон:Flag | 10 | Sunk |
| 17 February 1945 | Шаблон:HMS | Шаблон:Navy | 925 | Sunk |
| 22 March 1945 | VPS-5 | Шаблон:Navy | 20 | Damaged |
Dive site
As no-one was killed during her sinking, U-711's location is not classed as a war grave and is a well-documented dive-site, lying at approximately 50 meters depth and only having minor damage.[4]
References
Notes
Citations
Bibliography
External links
Шаблон:German Type VII submarines Шаблон:May 1945 shipwrecks
- ↑ Naval History HMS Bluebell.
- ↑ Harald Isachsen (2009), Operation Judgement: Angrepet på <<Black Watch>>, Kilbotn 4 Mai 1945, Шаблон:ISBN
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Wreck site - U-711
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