Английская Википедия:German submarine U-764
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German submarine U-764 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She was laid down on 1 February 1941 by Kriegsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven as yard number 147, launched on 13 March 1943 and commissioned on 6 May 1943 under Oberleutnant zur See Hanskurt von Bremen.
Design
German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-764 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 Garbe, Lahmeyer & Co. RP 137/c 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-764 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 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
The boat's career began with training at 8th U-boat Flotilla on 6 May 1943, followed by active service on 1 November 1943 as part of the 9th Flotilla in Brest, France. On 1 October 1944, she transferred to 11th Flotilla in Bergen, Norway; as the situation worsened in France following the invasion. She remained with 11th Flotilla until her surrender at the end of the war.
In eight patrols she sank one merchant ship, for a total of Шаблон:GRT, and 2 warships sunk (1,696 tons).
Wolfpacks
U-764 took part in eight wolfpacks, namely:
- Eisenhart 3 (9 – 15 November 1943)
- Schill 3 (18 – 22 November 1943)
- Weddigen (22 – 29 November 1943)
- Hinein (26 January – 3 February 1944)
- Igel 1 (3 – 17 February 1944)
- Hai 1 (17 – 22 February 1944)
- Preussen (22 February – 13 March 1944)
- Dragoner (21 – 28 May 1944)
Fate
U-764 surrendered on 14 May 1945 at Loch Eriboll, Scotland. She was sunk as a target in position Шаблон:Coord as part of Operation Deadlight on 2 February 1946.
Summary of raiding history
| Date | Ship Name | Nationality | Tonnage[Note 1] | Fate[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 June 1944 | Шаблон:HMS | Шаблон:Navy | 1,085 | Sunk |
| 20 August 1944 | Coral | Шаблон:Flag | 638 | Sunk |
| 25 August 1944 | HMS LCT-1074 | Шаблон:Navy | 611 | Sunk |
See also
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External links
Шаблон:German Type VII submarines Шаблон:1946 shipwrecks
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