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U-592
German submarine ''U-592'' was a German Type VII submarine#Type VIIC, Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's ''Kriegsmarine'' during World War II. She carried out ten patrols, was a member of 16 Wolfpack (naval tactic), wolfpacks and sank one ship of . The boat was sunk by depth charges from British warships on 31 January 1944. Design German Type VII submarine#Type VIIC, German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter German Type VII submarine#Type VIIB, Type VIIB submarines. ''U-592'' had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. She had a total length of , a pressure hull length of , a beam (nautical), beam of , a height of , and a draught (ship), draught of . The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of for use while surfaced, two Brown, Boveri & Cie GG UB 720/8 Motor–generator, double-acting electric motors producing a total of for use while submerged. She had two s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
6th U-boat Flotilla
The 6th U-boat Flotilla (German ''6. Unterseebootsflottille''), also known as Hundius Flotilla, was a front-line unit of Nazi Germany's ''Kriegsmarine'' before and during World War II. Formed on 1 October 1938 in Kiel under the command of ''Korvettenkapitän'' Werner Hartmann, it was named in honour of ''Kapitänleutnant'' Paul Hundius, a U-boat commander during World War I, that died on 16 September 1918 after his U-boat was sunk by depth charges from British steamer ''Young Crow''. The flotilla was disbanded in December 1939. The flotilla was re-formed as "6th U-boat Flotilla" in July 1941 under the command of ''Korvettenkapitän'' Georg-Wilhelm Schulz with her base in Danzig. During the first months it was a training flotilla, but when it moved to St. Nazaire in February 1942 it became a combat flotilla. It was disbanded in August 1944, when the last boats left the base for Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |