| German submarine U-672 | |
|---|---|
| Career (Nazi Germany) |  |
| Name: | U-672 |
| Ordered: | 20 January 1941 |
| Builder: | Howaldtswerke, Hamburg |
| Yard number: | 821 |
| Laid down: | 24 December 1941 |
| Launched: | 27 February 1943 |
| Commissioned: | 6 April 1943 |
| Fate: | Scuttled in the English Channel north of Guernsey on 18 July 1944 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class & type: | Type VIIC submarine |
| Displacement: |
769 t (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) |
| Height: | 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in) |
| Draft: | 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in) |
| Propulsion: |
2 × supercharged Germaniawerft 6-cylinder 4-stroke F46 diesel engines, totalling 2,800–3,200 PS (2,800–3,200 bhp; 2,100–2,400 kW). Max rpm: 470-490 2 × SSW double-acting electric motors, totaling 750 PS (740 shp; 550 kW) and max rpm: 296. |
| 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: | 44–52 officers & ratings |
| Armament: |
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| Service record | |
|---|---|
| Identification codes: | M 51 135 |
| Commanders: | Oblt.z.S. Ulf Lawaetz |
| Operations: | 4 war patrols |
| Victories: | no ships sunk |
German submarine U-672 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. The submarine was laid down on 24 December 1941 at the Howaldtswerke yard at Hamburg, launched on 27 February 1943, and commissioned on 6 April 1943 under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Ulf Lawaetz.
Attached to 5th U-boat Flotilla based at Kiel, U-672 completed her training period on 30 September 1943 and was assigned to front-line service.
Service history[]
On the fourth and final war patrol, U-672 was attacked by the British frigate Balfour north of Guernsey and heavily damaged on 18 July 1944. Forced to surface, the crew abandoned ship and scuttled the U-boat. All 52 crew members survived and were picked up the next day by British life-boats.[2]
References[]
- ↑ Gröner 1985, pp. 72-74.
- ↑ Busch, Röll 1999, pp. 268-269.
Bibliography[]
- Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999) (in German). Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945. IV. Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler. ISBN 3-8132-0514-2.
- Gröner, Erich (1985) (in German). U-Boote, Hilfskreuzer, Minenschiffe, Netzleger, Sperrbrecher. III. Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN 3-7637-4802-4.
External links[]
- Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-672". http://www.uboat.net/boats/u672.html. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
Coordinates: 50°3′N 2°30′W / 50.05°N 2.5°W
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