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German submarineU-670

Coordinates:54°50′N19°15′E / 54.833°N 19.250°E /54.833; 19.250
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German World War II submarine
History
Nazi Germany
NameU-670
Ordered20 January 1941
BuilderHowaldtswerke,Hamburg
Yard number819
Laid down25 November 1941
Launched15 December 1942
Commissioned26 January 1943
FateSunk after collision with target ship on 20 August 1943
General characteristics
Class & typeType VIICsubmarine
Displacement
  • 769 t (757long tons) surfaced
  • 871 t (857 long tons) submerged
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
  • 17.7knots (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
Part of:
Identification codes:M 49 847
Commanders:
  • Oblt.z.S. Guido Hyronimus
  • 27 January – 20 August 1943
Operations:None
Victories:None

German submarineU-670 was aType VIICU-boat ofNazi Germany'sKriegsmarine duringWorld War II. The submarine waslaid down on 25 November 1941 at theHowaldtswerke yard atHamburg,launched on 15 December 1942, andcommissioned on 26 January 1943 under the command ofOberleutnant zur See Guido Hyronimus.

Design

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German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorterType VIIB submarines.U-670 had a displacement of 769 tonnes (757 long tons) when at the surface and 871 tonnes (857 long tons) while submerged.[1] 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, twoSiemens-Schuckert GU 343/38–8double-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).[1]

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).[1] 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-670 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 two twin2 cm (0.79 in) C/30anti-aircraft guns. The boat had acomplement of between forty-four and sixty.[1]

Service history

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Attached to5th U-boat Flotilla based atKiel,U-670 collided during training in the Baltic Sea with the target shipBolkoburg and sank on 20 August 1943. Of her crew of 43, 22 survived while 21 perished in the accident.[2]

References

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  1. ^abcdGröner 1991, pp. 43–46.
  2. ^Busch & Röll 1999b, p. 140.

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