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German submarine U-60 (1939)

History
Nazi Germany
Name: U-60
Ordered: 21 July 1937
Builder: Deutsche Werke, Kiel
Yard number: 259
Laid down: 1 October 1938
Launched: 1 June 1939
Commissioned: 22 July 1939
Fate: Scuttled at Wilhelmshaven, 2 May 1945
General characteristics
Class and type: IIC
Type: Coastal submarine
Displacement:
  • 291 t (286 long tons) surfaced
  • 341 t (336 long tons) submerged
Length:
Beam:
  • 4.08 m (13 ft 5 in) (o/a)
  • 4.00 m (13 ft 1 in) (pressure hull)
Height: 8.40 m (27 ft 7 in)
Draught: 3.82 m (12 ft 6 in)
Installed power:
  • 700 PS (510 kW; 690 bhp) (diesels)
  • 410 PS (300 kW; 400 shp) (electric)
Propulsion:
Range:
  • 1,900 nmi (3,500 km; 2,200 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced
  • 35–42 nmi (65–78 km; 40–48 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth: 80 m (260 ft)
Complement: 3 officers, 22 men
Armament:
Service record
Part of:
Commanders:
  • Kptlt. Georg Schewe
  • Oblt.z.S. Adalbert Schnee
  • Georg Wallas
  • Kurt Pressel
  • Oblt.z.S. Hans-Dieter Mohs
  • Lt.z.S. Otto Hübschen (acting)
  • Oblt.z.S. Ludo Kreglin
  • Oblt.z.S. Herbert Giesewetter
Operations:
  • Nine
  • 1st patrol:
  • 4–21 November 1939
  • 2nd patrol:
  • 12–19 December 1939
  • 3rd patrol:
  • 9–21 January 1940
  • 4th patrol:
  • 14–29 February 1940
  • 5th patrol:
  • 4–27 April 1940
  • 6th patrol:
  • 18 May – 11 June 1940
  • 7th patrol:
  • 30 July – 18 August 1940
  • 8th patrol:
  • 21 August – 6 September 1940
  • 9th patrol:
  • 16 September – 2 October 1940
Victories:
  • Three ships sunk, for a total of 7,561 GRT
  • one ship damaged, of 15,434 GRT

German submarine U-60 was a Type IIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine that served in the Second World War. She was built by Deutsche Werke AG, Kiel. Ordered on 21 July 1937, she was laid down on 1 October that year as yard number 259. She was launched on 1 June 1939 and commissioned on 22 July under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Georg Schewe.

U-60 was initially sent to the 5th U-boat Flotilla for training, until 1 October 1939, when she was reassigned to the 1st flotilla for a front-line combat role. U-60 carried out nine war patrols, sinking three ships for a total of 7,561 gross register tons (GRT) and damaging one other of 15,434 GRT. She then became a 'school' or training boat with the 21st flotilla for the rest of her career.

She was scuttled in May 1945 at Wilhelmshaven.

German Type IIC submarines were enlarged versions of the original Type IIs. U-60 had a displacement of 291 tonnes (286 long tons) when at the surface and 341 tonnes (336 long tons) while submerged. Officially, the standard tonnage was 250 long tons (250 t), however. The U-boat had a total length of 43.90 m (144 ft 0 in), a pressure hull length of 29.60 m (97 ft 1 in), a beam of 4.08 m (13 ft 5 in), a height of 8.40 m (27 ft 7 in), and a draught of 3.82 m (12 ft 6 in). The submarine was powered by two MWM RS 127 S four-stroke, six-cylinder diesel engines of 700 metric horsepower (510 kW; 690 shp) for cruising, two Siemens-Schuckert PG VV 322/36 double-acting electric motors producing a total of 410 metric horsepower (300 kW; 400 shp) for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two 0.85 m (3 ft) propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to 80–150 metres (260–490 ft).


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