German submarine U-601

History
Nazi Germany
Name:	U-601
Ordered:	22 May 1940
Builder:	Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
Yard number:	577
Laid down:	10 February 1941
Launched:	29 October 1941
Commissioned:	18 December 1941
Fate:	Sunk by depth charges, 24 February 1944
General characteristics
Class and type:	Type VIIC submarine
Displacement:	769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced 871 t (857 long tons) submerged
Length:	67.10 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull
Beam:	6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Draught:	4.74 m (15 ft 7 in)
Installed power:	2,800–3,200 PS (2,100–2,400 kW; 2,800–3,200 bhp) (diesels) 750 PS (550 kW; 740 shp) (electric)
Propulsion:	2 shafts 2 × diesel engines 2 × electric motors
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:	4 officers, 40–56 enlisted
Armament:	5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern) 14 × torpedoes or 26 TMA mines 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds) various AA guns
Service record
Part of:	Kriegsmarine
Identification codes:	M 47 254
Commanders:	Peter-Ottmar Grau 18 December 1941 – 28 November 1943 Otto Hansen 29 November 1943 – 25 February 1944
Operations:	1st patrol: 14 July – 3 August 1942 2nd patrol: 9 August – 20 September 1942 3rd patrol: 5 November – 7 December 1942 4th patrol: 15 April – 14 May 1943 5th patrol: 14–25 July 1943 6th patrol: 30 July – 28 August 1943 7th patrol: 16 September – 7 October 1943 8th patrol: 18 December 1943 – 7 January 1944 9th patrol: 10 January – 2 February 1944 10th patrol: 17–25 February 1944
Victories:	4 ships sunk for a total of 8,869 GRT

German submarine U-601 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service the World War II. She was commissioned in December 1941 and sunk in February 1944, having sunk four ships. Her commanders were Peter-Ottmar Grau and Otto Hansen.

U-601 was built by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg as yard number 577. She was ordered on 22 May 1940 and the keel was laid down on 10 February 1941. U-601 was launched on 29 October 1941.

German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-601 had a displacement of 769 tonnes (757 long tons) when at the surface and 871 tonnes (857 long tons) while submerged. She had a total length of 67.10 m (220 ft 2 in), a pressure hull length of 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in), a beam of 6.20 m (20 ft 4 in), a height of 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in), and a draught of 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in). The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of 2,800 to 3,200 metric horsepower (2,060 to 2,350 kW; 2,760 to 3,160 shp) for use while surfaced, two Brown, Boveri & Cie GG UB 720/8 double-acting electric motors producing a total of 750 metric horsepower (550 kW; 740 shp) for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two 1.23 m (4 ft) propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to 230 metres (750 ft).

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