Recognition Guide Warships of the Second World War
Kriegsmarine — Submarine

German submarine U-605

Type VIIC submarine

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)
Main gun
88 mm (3.5 in)

Service

  1. Kriegsmarine as U-60515 January 1942 — 14 November 1942303 days of the war
Type VIIC submarine Particulars
Name
U-605
Builder
Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
Ordered
22 May 1940
Laid down
12 March 1941
Launched
27 November 1941
Commissioned
15 January 1942
Fate
Sunk on 14 November 1942 in the Mediterranean Sea in position 36, by depth charges from an RAF Hudson bomber.
By aircraft (1942)
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)
Main gun
88 mm (3.5 in)

U-605 was a Type VIIC submarine in service with the Kriegsmarine. Blohm & Voss, Hamburg laid her keel on 12 March 1941. Launched on 27 November 1941, she entered service on 15 January 1942.

Her class ran to 612 ships. 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.

Her main battery was one 88 mm (3.5 in) guns.

She was in commission for 303 days of the Second World War.

She was sunk on 14 November 1942 by aircraft, at 36°20′N 1°01′W. 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 or 26 TMA mines
  • 1 × 8.8 cm deck gun (220 rounds)
  • 1 x 2 cm C/30 AA gun

Sister ships

587 more in the class

Sources