German submarine U-711
- Displacement
- 757 long tons (769 t)
- Length
- 67.1 m (220.1 ft)
- Beam
- 6.2 m (20.3 ft)
- Speed
- 17.7 knots (32.8 km/h, 20.4 mph)
- Complement
- 44
- Main gun
- 88 mm (3.5 in)
Service
- as U-71126 September 1942 — 4 May 1945951 days of the war
- Name
- U-711
- Builder
- H. C. Stülcken Sohn, Hamburg
- Ordered
- 7 December 1940
- Laid down
- 31 July 1941
- Launched
- 25 June 1942
- Commissioned
- 26 September 1942
- Fate
- Sunk on 4 May 1945 (1945)
- Status
- Wreck
Specifications
- Displacement, surfaced
- 757 long tons (769 t)
- Displacement, submerged
- 857 long tons (871 t)
- Length
- 67.1 m (220.1 ft) OA
- Beam
- 6.2 m (20.3 ft)
- Draught
- 4.74 m (15.6 ft)
- Speed
- 17.7 knots (32.8 km/h, 20.4 mph)
- Range
- 8,500 nmi (15,742 km)
- Complement
- 44
- Main gun
- 88 mm (3.5 in)
U-711 was a Type VIIC submarine in service with the Kriegsmarine. H. C. Stülcken Sohn, Hamburg laid her keel on 31 July 1941. She entered service on 26 September 1942, having been launched on 25 June 1942.
612 ships of the class were built. The class followed the Type UB III, Vetehinen class and was succeeded by the Type XXI (Late-war replacement).
The boat displaced 757 long tons surfaced and 857 long tons submerged. She measured 67.1 m (220 ft) long with a beam of 6.2 m (20 ft). Her designed speed was 17.7 knots, and she carried a complement of 44.
Her main battery was one 88 mm (3.5 in) guns.
She was in commission for 951 days of the Second World War.
She was sunk on 4 May 1945, at 68°48′N 16°38′E. The wreck survives.
Written from the harvested record. Every figure above is sourced; the wording is this site's own.
Armament and machinery
Armament and machinery
- Propulsion
- 2 shafts
- 2 × diesel engines
- 2 × electric motors
- Power
- 2800 - 3200 PS (diesels)
- 750 PS (electric)
- Armament
- 5 × 53.3 cm torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern)
- 14 × torpedoes
- 1 × 8.8 cm deck gun (220 rounds)
- 2 × twin 2 cm C/30 anti-aircraft guns
Sister ships
- French submarine Laubie
- German submarine U-1000
- German submarine U-1004
- German submarine U-1017
- German submarine U-1018
- German submarine U-1021
- German submarine U-1022
- German submarine U-1023
- German submarine U-1024
- German submarine U-1051
- German submarine U-1052
- German submarine U-1053
- German submarine U-1054
- German submarine U-1055
- German submarine U-1056
- German submarine U-1057
- German submarine U-1058
- German submarine U-1063
- German submarine U-1064
- German submarine U-1065
- German submarine U-1101
- German submarine U-1102
- German submarine U-1131
- German submarine U-1132
Sources
- Facts harvested from German submarine U-711 on Wikipedia. Figures only — no wording is taken from it.