| Career (Nazi Germany) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-627 |
| Ordered: | 15 August 1940 |
| Builder: | Blohm & Voss in Hamburg |
| Laid down: | August 8, 1941 |
| Launched: | 29 April 1942 |
| Commissioned: | 18 June 1942 |
| Fate: | Sunk on October 27, 1942 just south of Iceland in position 59.14N, 22.49W by depth charges from a British B-17 Flying Fortress bomber from 206 Squadron RAF. This resulted in the loss of all hands. |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Type VIIC submarine |
| Displacement: | 769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced 871 t (857 long tons) submerged |
| Length: | 67.1 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a 50.5 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull |
| Beam: | 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull |
| Draft: | 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × supercharged Germaniawerft 6-cylinder 4-stroke M6V 40/46 diesel engines, totalling 2,800–3,200 bhp (2,100–2,400 kW). Max rpm: 470-490 2 × electric motors, totalling 750 shp (560 kW) and max rpm: 296 |
| Speed: | 17.7 knots (20.4 mph; 32.8 km/h) surfaced 7.6 knots (8.7 mph; 14.1 km/h) submerged |
| Range: | 15,170 km (8,190 nmi) at 10 kn (19 km/h) surfaced 150 km (81 nmi) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h) submerged |
| Test depth: | 230 m (750 ft) Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft) |
| Complement: | 44–52 officers & ratings |
| Armament: | • 5 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 1 stern) • 14 × torpedoes or 26 TMA mines • 1 × C35 88mm gun/L45 deck gun (220 rounds) • Various AA guns |
German submarine U-627 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for the German Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. Its hull was laid down on August 8, 1941 at the yards of Blohm & Voss in Hamburg and it was Commissioned on June 18, 1942 under the command of Kptlt. Robert Kindelbacher.
U 627 was sunk on October 27, 1942 just south of Iceland in position 59.14N, 22.49W by depth charges from a British B-17 Flying Fortress bomber from 206 Squadron RAF. This resulted in the loss of all (44) hands.