Recognition Guide Warships of the Second World War
Kriegsmarine — Submarine

German submarine U-627

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-62718 June 1942 — 27 October 1942131 days of the war
Type VIIC submarine Particulars
Name
U-627
Builder
Blohm & Voss in Hamburg
Ordered
15 August 1940
Laid down
8 August 1941
Launched
29 April 1942
Commissioned
18 June 1942
Fate
Sunk on 27 October 1942 just south of Iceland in position 59.14 by depth charges from a British B-17 Flying Fortress 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-627 was a Type VIIC submarine in service with the Kriegsmarine. Blohm & Voss in Hamburg laid her keel on 8 August 1941. She entered service on 18 June 1942, having been launched on 29 April 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.

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

She was in commission for 131 days of the Second World War.

She was sunk on 27 October 1942 by aircraft, at 59°08′N 22°29′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