German submarine U-608
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-608 |
| Ordered: | 22 May 1940 |
| Builder: | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg |
| Laid down: | 27 March 1941 |
| Launched: | 11 December 1941 |
| Commissioned: | 5 February 1942 |
| Fate: | Sunk, 10 August 1944 |
| 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 F46 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 (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) 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: |
As U-441 : 44–52 officers & ratings As U-flak 1 : 67 officers & ratings |
| Armament: |
As U-441 5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 1 stern) 14 × G7e torpedoes or 26 TMA mines 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds) Various AA guns As U-Flak 1 2 × quad Flakvierling 38 20 mm guns 1 × 3.7 cm gun Additional MG 42 machine guns |
German submarine U-608 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was sunk in the Bay of Biscay in 1944 by the HMS Wren and a liberator aircraft, both of which were British and fired depth charges. Until it was sunk, no casualties were suffered, which was uncommon of U boats.
References
- Notes
- Bibliography
- U-608 at uboat.net
- U-608 at ubootwaffe.net
- Bishop, C. Kriegsmarine U-Boats, 1939-45. Amber Books, 2006.
See also
- List of German U-boats
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