German submarine U-768
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-768 |
| Ordered: | 15 August 1940 |
| Builder: | Kriegsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven |
| Laid down: | 5 April 1941 |
| Launched: | 22 August 1943 |
| Commissioned: | 14 October 1943 |
| Fate: | Sunk in a collision with U-745, 20 November 1943 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Type VIIC submarine |
| Displacement: |
769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced 871 t (857 long tons) submerged 1,070 t (1,053 long tons) total |
| Length: |
67.1 m (220 ft 2 in) total 50.5 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull |
| Beam: |
6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) total 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull |
| Draft: | 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in) |
| Propulsion: |
Diesel-electric 3,200 hp (2,386 kW) surfaced 750 hp (559 kW) submerged |
| Speed: |
17.7 knots (20.4 mph; 32.8 km/h) surfaced 7.66 knots (14.19 km/h) submerged |
| Range: |
13,700 nmi (25,400 km) at 10 kn (12 mph; 19 km/h) surfaced 125 nmi (232 km) at 4 kn (4.6 mph; 7.4 km/h) submerged |
| Test depth: | 220 m (721 ft 9 in) |
| Complement: | 44-52 men |
| Armament: |
• 1 × 8.8 cm (3.5 in)/45 deck gun with 220 rounds • 5 × torpedo tubes (4 bow, 1 aft) • 14 × torpedoes |
| Service record | |
|---|---|
| Commanders: | Oblt.z.S. Johann Buttjer |
German submarine U-768 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
Under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Johann Buttjer she was commissioned on 14 October 1943, and was sunk in a collision with U-745 on 20 November 1943.
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