German submarine U-622
| Career (Nazi Germany) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-622 |
| Ordered: | 15 August 1940 |
| Builder: | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg |
| Yard number: | 598 |
| Laid down: | 1 July 1941 |
| Launched: | 19 March 1942 |
| Commissioned: | 14 May 1942 |
| Fate: | Sunk 24 July 1943 near Trondheim in position 63°27′N 10°23′E / 63.450°N 10.383°E, by bombs in a US air raid. |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and 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 × BBC GG UB 720/8 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: | 8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 80 nmi (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged |
| Test depth: | 230 m (750 ft) Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft) |
| Complement: | 44–52 officers & ratings |
| Armament: | 5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 1 stern) 14 × torpedoes or 26 TMA mines 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds) Various AA guns |
| Service record[2] | |
|---|---|
| Part of: |
8th U-boat Flotilla (14 May 1942 - 1 October 1942) - Training 11th U-boat Flotilla (2 October 1942 - 31 May 1943) 13th U-boat Flotilla (1 June 1943 - 24 July 1943) |
| Commanders: |
Oblt.z.S. Horst-Thilo Queck (14 May 1942 - 24 July 1943) |
| Operations: |
1st patrol: 12 October - 12 November 1942 2nd patrol: 28 December 1942 - 29 January 1943 3rd patrol: 9 February - 15 March 1943 4th patrol: 29 May - 5 June 1943 |
| Victories: | None |
German submarine U-622 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She was laid down on 1 July 1941 by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg as yard number 598, launched on 19 March 1942 and commissioned on 14 May 1942 under Oberleutnant zur See Horst-Thilo Queck.
Service History
The boat's career began with training at 8th U-boat Flotilla on 14 May 1942, followed by active service on 1 October 1942 as part of the 11th Flotilla until 31 May 1943, when she then transferred to 13th Flotilla on 1 June 1943 for the remainder of her service.
In four patrols she sank no ships.
Wolfpacks
U-622 took part in one wolfpack, namely
- Nordwind (24–28 January 1943)
Fate
U-622 was sunk on 24 July 1943 near Trondheim in position 63°27′N 10°23′E / 63.450°N 10.383°ECoordinates: 63°27′N 10°23′E / 63.450°N 10.383°E, by American B-17 bombers of the 95th Bomb Group. It was one of the only U-boats sunk by high-level bombing during World War II.[3]
References
- ↑ Gröner 1985, pp. 72-74.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-622". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ↑ Morris, Rob with Ian Hawkins (2012). The wild blue yonder and beyond the 95th Bomb Group in war and peace. Washington, D.C.: Potomac Books. pp. 103–104. ISBN 978-1-59797-717-3. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
Bibliography
- Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945. Der U-Boot-Krieg (in German) IV (Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler). ISBN 3-8132-0514-2.
- Gröner, Erich (1985). U-Boote, Hilfskreuzer, Minenschiffe, Netzleger, Sperrbrecher. Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815–1945 (in German) III (Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe). ISBN 3-7637-4802-4.
- Sharpe, Peter (1998). U-Boat Fact File. Great Britain: Midland Publishing. ISBN 1-85780-072-9.
External links
- Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-622". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 29 December 2014.