German submarineU-682
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Name | U-682 |
Ordered | 25 August 1941 |
Builder | Howaldtswerke,Hamburg |
Yard number | 831 |
Laid down | 21 December 1942 |
Launched | 7 March 1944 |
Commissioned | 17 April 1944 |
Fate | Destroyed during air raid on 11 March 1945 |
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Class and type | Type VIICsubmarine |
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Height | 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in) |
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Complement | 4 officers, 40–56 enlisted |
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Identification codes: | M 50 037 |
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Operations: | None |
Victories: | None |
German submarineU-682was aType VIICU-boatofNazi Germany'sKriegsmarineduringWorld War II.The submarine waslaid downon 21 December 1942 at theHowaldtswerkeyard atHamburg,launchedon 7 March 1944, andcommissionedon 17 April 1944 under the command ofLeutnant zur Seed.R.Sven Thienemann.
Design
[edit]German Type VIIC submarineswere preceded by the shorterType VIIB submarines.U-682had 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 hulllength of 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in), abeamof 6.20 m (20 ft 4 in), a height of 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in), and adraughtof 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in). The submarine was powered by twoGermaniawerftF46 four-stroke, six-cylindersuperchargeddiesel enginesproducing 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-SchuckertGU 343/38–8double-acting electric motorsproducing 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-682was 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), one3.7 cm (1.5 in) Flak M42and two twin2 cm (0.79 in) C/30anti-aircraft guns. The boat had acomplementof between forty-four and sixty.[1]
Service history
[edit]U-682was destroyed during an air raid on the Howaldtswerke yard in Hamburg in the early hours of 11 March 1945.
Sensors
[edit]Passive sonar
[edit]U-682was one of only ten Type VIIC's to be fitted with aBalkongerät(literally 'Balcony apparatus or equipment'). TheBalkongerätwas used on U-boats (U-788,U-799,U-997,U-1021,U-1105,U-1172,U-1306,U-1307andU-1308).[2]TheBalkongerätwas standard on the Type XXI and theType XXIII.Nonetheless, it was also fitted to several Type IXs and oneType X.TheBalkongerätwas an improved version ofGruppenhorchgerät(GHG) (group listening device). The GHG had 24 hydrophones, theBalkongeräthad 48 hydrophones and improved electronics, which enabled more accurate readings to be taken.[3]
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The outside view of the German design of Balcongerät installed on Type VIIC's
References
[edit]- ^abcdGröner 1991,pp. 43–46.
- ^Base on war-time photographs.
- ^"Hydrophones".U-boats Aces - uboataces.Retrieved20 May2016.
Bibliography
[edit]- Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999).German U-boat commanders of World War II: a biographical dictionary.Translated by Brooks, Geoffrey. London, Annapolis, Md: Greenhill Books, Naval Institute Press.ISBN1-55750-186-6.
- Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999).Der U-Boot-Krieg, 1939-1945: Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945[German U-boat losses from September 1939 to May 1945] (in German). Vol. IV. Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler.ISBN3-8132-0514-2.
- Gröner, Eric; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991).German Warships 1815-1945: U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels.Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press.ISBN0-85177-593-4.
External links
[edit]- Helgason, Guðmundur."The Type VIIC boat U-682".German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net.Retrieved23 July2015.
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