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German submarineU-580

Coordinates:55°45′00″N20°40′00″E / 55.7500°N 20.6667°E /55.7500; 20.6667
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German World War II submarine
History
Nazi Germany
NameU-580
Ordered8 January 1940
BuilderBlohm & Voss,Hamburg
Yard number556
Laid down31 August 1940
Launched28 May 1941
Commissioned24 July 1941
FateSunk after a collision in theBaltic Sea on 11 November 1941
General characteristics
Class & typeType VIICsubmarine
Displacement
Length
Beam
  • 6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a
  • 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Height9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
Draught4.74 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
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)
Complement4 officers, 40–56 enlisted
Armament
Service record[1]
Part of:
Identification codes:M 46 323
Commanders:
  • Oblt.z.S. Hans-Günther Kuhlmann
  • 24 July – 11 November 1941
Operations:None
Victories:None

German submarineU-580 was aType VIICU-boat ofNazi Germany'sKriegsmarine duringWorld War II.

She carried out no patrols and sank no ships.

She was sunk after a collision in theBaltic Sea on 11 November 1941.

Design

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German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorterType VIIB submarines.U-580 had a displacement of 769 tonnes (757 long tons) when at the surface and 871 tonnes (857 long tons) while submerged.[2] She had a total length of 67.10 m (220 ft 2 in), apressure hull length of 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in), abeam of 6.20 m (20 ft 4 in), a height of 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in), and adraught of 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in). The submarine was powered by twoGermaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylindersuperchargeddiesel 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, twoBrown, Boveri & Cie GG UB 720/8double-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).[2]

The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) and a maximum submerged speed of 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph).[2] When submerged, the boat could operate for 80 nautical miles (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph); when surfaced, she could travel 8,500 nautical miles (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph).U-580 was fitted with five 53.3 cm (21 in)torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteentorpedoes, one8.8 cm (3.46 in) SK C/35 naval gun, 220 rounds, and a2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft gun. The boat had acomplement of between forty-four and sixty.[2]

Service history

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The submarine waslaid down on 31 August 1940 atBlohm & Voss,Hamburg as yard number 556,launched on 28 May 1941 andcommissioned on 24 July under the command ofOberleutnant zur See Hans-Günther Kuhlmann.

She served with the5th U-boat Flotilla from 24 July 1941.

Fate

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U-580 was sunk after a collision with the target shipAngelburg in the Baltic Sea on 11 November 1941.

Twelve men died and there were 32 survivors.Obermaat Walter Sagawe saved three sailors, but he sank with U-580. We have this Information in a Letter from Kommandant Kuhlmann.

U-580 was found in theBaltic Sea near Lithuanian port city ofKlaipėda on 1 July 2013[3] by a Lithuanian diving team.[4]

References

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  1. ^Helgason, Guðmundur."The Type VIIC boat U-580".German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved9 October 2012.
  2. ^abcdGröner 1991, pp. 43–46.
  3. ^"Įspūdingas radinys: ties Klaipėda rastas 800 tonų sveriantis nacių povandeninis laivas".tv.lrytas.lt. 2 July 2013.
  4. ^"U-580 submarine".Vimeo.

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Type VIIA
Type VIIB
Type VIIC
Type VIIC/41
Type VIID
Type VIIF
Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in November 1941
Shipwrecks
Other incidents

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