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U-625 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's ''Kriegsmarine'' during World War II. The submarine was laid down on 28 July 1941 at the Blohm & Voss yard in Hamburg, launched on 15 April 1942, and commissioned on 4 June 1942 under the command of ''Oberleutnant zur See'' Hans Benker. After training with ''8th U-boat Flotilla'', ''U-625'' was transferred to ''3rd U-boat Flotilla'' for front-line service on 1 October 1942. She was soon transferred again, to ''11th U-boat Flotilla'' on 1 November 1942, then again to ''13th U-boat Flotilla'' on 1 June 1943, and finally to ''1st U-boat Flotilla'' on 1 November 1943. ''U-625'' completed nine patrols, torpedoed three merchant ships, and sank two auxiliary warships with mines. The boat was sunk on 10 March 1944 off the west coast of Ireland by depth charges from a Canadian Sunderland patrol bomber EK591 "2U" from No. 422 Squadron RCAF. ==Design== German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. ''U-625'' had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. She 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 Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of for use while surfaced, two Brown, Boveri & Cie GG UB 720/8 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, the boat could operate for at ; when surfaced, she could travel at . ''U-625'' was fitted with five torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteen torpedoes, one , 220 rounds, and an anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of between forty-four and sixty. 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-625」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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