German submarine U-750
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Career (Nazi Germany) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-750 |
| Ordered: | 25 August 1941[1] |
| Builder: | F Schichau GmbH, Danzig |
| Laid down: | 29 September 1942[1] |
| Launched: | 10 June 1943[1] |
| Commissioned: | 26 August 1943[1] |
| Status: | Scuttled on 5 May 1945[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: |
769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced 871 t (857 long tons) submerged |
| Length: |
Overall: 67.10 m (220.1 ft) Pressure hull: 50.50 m (165.7 ft) |
| Beam: |
Overall: 6.20 m (20.3 ft) Pressure hull: 4.70 m (15.4 ft) |
| Draught: | 4.74 m (15.6 ft) |
| Propulsion: |
Surfaced: 3,200 hp Submerged: 750 hp |
| Speed: |
Surfaced: 17.7 kn (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) Submerged: 7.6 kn (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) |
| Range: |
Surfaced: 8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) Submerged: 80 nmi (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) |
| Test depth: | Calculated crush depth: 220 m (720 ft) |
| Armament: |
|
| Service record | |
|---|---|
| Part of: |
Kriegsmarine 1 Apr - 1 May 1945 |
| Commanders: |
Oblt.z.S. Georg von Bitter[1] Sep 1943 - 31 Aug 1944 Oblt.z.S. Justus Grawert [1] 1 Sep 1944 - 1 May 1945 |
| Operations: | 0 patrols[1] |
German submarine U-750 was a German Type VIIC submarine U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II.[1]
Record
Work on U-750 began on 29 September 1942 at werk 1560 of the F Schichau GmbH in the former Free City of Danzig. She was commissioned on 26 August 1943, under the command of Oblt.z.S. Georg von Bitter and trained with the 24th U-boat Flotilla until 1 April 1945. By 31 August 1944 however, Oblt.z.S. Bitter was replaced by Oblt.z.S. Justus Grawert, who would command her for the rest of her service career.
On 1 April 1945, U-750 was moved to the 5th Uboat Flotilla, but remained as a training boat until her surrender to the Allies in May.
Sources
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.