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German submarine ''U-629'' was a Type VIIC
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built for
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's '' Kriegsmarine'' for service during
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. She was
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on 23 August 1941 by Blohm & Voss,
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as yard number 605, launched on 12 May 1942 and commissioned on 2 July 1942 under ''
Oberleutnant zur See ''Oberleutnant zur See'' (''OLt zS'' or ''OLZS'' in the German Navy, ''Oblt.z.S.'' in the '' Kriegsmarine'') is traditionally the highest rank of Lieutenant in the German Navy. It is grouped as OF-1 in NATO. The rank was introduced in the Imp ...
'' Hans-Helmuth Bugs.


Design

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were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. ''U-629'' had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. She had a total length of , a
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length of , a beam of , a height of , and a draught of . The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged
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s producing a total of for use while surfaced, two
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GG UB 720/8 double-acting electric motors producing a total of for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to . The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and a maximum submerged speed of . When submerged, the boat could operate for at ; when surfaced, she could travel at . ''U-629'' was fitted with five
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s (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteen
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es, one SK C/35 naval gun, 220 rounds, and one twin C/30 anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a
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of between forty-four and sixty.


Service history

The boat's career began with training at
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on 2 July 1942, followed by active service on 1 December 1942 as part of the 11th Flotilla. After eleven months she transferred to
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and stayed for the remainder of her service. In 11 patrols she sank no ships. During the eight patrol, on 4 January 1944 she was strafed and damaged in the Bay of Biscay by Wellington bomber from
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, but managed to return to Brest.Helgason, Guðmundur
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Wolfpacks

''U-629'' took part in seven wolfpacks, namely: * Nordwind (24 – 28 January 1943) * Nordwind (31 January – 2 February 1943) * Taifun (2 – 4 April 1943) * Coronel (4 – 8 December 1943) * Coronel 1 (8 – 14 December 1943) * Coronel 2 (14 – 17 December 1943) * Amrum (18 – 23 December 1943)


Fate

''U-629'' was sunk on 7 June 1944 in the
English Channel The English Channel, "The Sleeve"; nrf, la Maunche, "The Sleeve" (Cotentinais) or ( Jèrriais), (Guernésiais), "The Channel"; br, Mor Breizh, "Sea of Brittany"; cy, Môr Udd, "Lord's Sea"; kw, Mor Bretannek, "British Sea"; nl, Het Kana ...
in position , by depth charges from a RAF Liberator of 53 Squadron. All hands were lost.


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