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German submarine U-707
Career (Nazi Germany) War Ensign of Germany 1938-1945
Name: U-706
Operator: Kriegsmarine
Ordered: 9 October 1939
Builder: H. C. Stülcken Sohn, Hamburg
Yard number: 771
Launched: 18 December 1941
Commissioned: 1 July 1942
Fate: Sunk on 9 November 1943 off the Azores at 40°31′N 20°17′W / 40.517°N 20.283°W / 40.517; -20.283Coordinates: 40°31′N 20°17′W / 40.517°N 20.283°W / 40.517; -20.283
General characteristics
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)
Installed power: 2 × supercharged Germania-Werft 6 cylinder, four-stroke F46 diesel engines
2 × GL RP 137/c electric motors
Propulsion: 2 × shafts
2 × 1.23 m (4 ft 0 in) propellers
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 nautical miles (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Test depth: 230 m (750 ft)
Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft)
Complement: 44–60 officers & ratings
Armament: 5 × torpedo tubes (four bow, one aft) with 14 torpedoes
8.8 cm (3.5 in) deck gun
various AA guns

German submarine U-707 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

Ordered 6 August 1940, she was laid down 2 January 1941 and launched 18 December 1941. She had a relatively brief career from 1 July 1942 to 9 November 1943, and during this time she was commanded by Oberleutnant zur See Günther Gretschel.

Patrol History[]

During her career, U-707 sunk two ships, for a total tonnage of 11,811 GRT. While on patrol east of the Azores, she was sunk on 9 November 1943 by depth charges from a British Fortress aircraft, from Sqdn. 220/J R.A.F. Lost with all hands, 51 dead.

Sources[]

Uboat.net - http://uboat.net/boats/u707.htm

References[]


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