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German submarine ''U-506'' was a Type IXC U-boat of Nazi Germany's ''Kriegsmarine'' during World War II. The submarine was laid down on 11 July 1940 at the Deutsche Werft yard in Hamburg as yard number 296, launched on 20 June 1941 and commissioned on 15 September 1941 under the command of ''Kapitänleutnant'' Erich Würdemann. After completing her training with the ''4th U-boat Flotilla'' based at Stettin, ''U-506'' was transferred to the ''10th U-boat Flotilla'' for front-line service on 1 February 1942.〔 She sank 14 ships, three were classified as 'damaged' another vessel was declared a 'total loss'. She was sunk in the Atlantic on 12 July 1943 by depth charges dropped by a US B-24 Liberator. ==Design== German Type IXC submariness were slightly larger than the original Type IXBs. ''U-506'' had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. The U-boat had a total length of , a pressure hull length of , a beam of , a height of , and a draught of . The submarine was powered by two MAN M 9 V 40/46 supercharged four-stroke, nine-cylinder diesel engines producing a total of for use while surfaced, two Siemens-Schuckert 2 GU 345/34 double-acting electric motors producing a total of for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to . The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and a maximum submerged speed of . When submerged, it could operate for at ; when surfaced, she could travel at . ''U-506'' was fitted with six torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and two at the stern), 22 torpedoes, one , 180 rounds, and a as well as a anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of forty-eight. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「German submarine U-506」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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