German submarine U-768
- Displacement
- 1,053 long tons (1,070 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
- as U-76814 October 1943 — 20 November 194337 days of the war
- Name
- U-768
- Builder
- Kriegsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven
- Ordered
- 15 August 1940
- Laid down
- 5 April 1941
- Launched
- 22 August 1943
- Commissioned
- 14 October 1943
- Fate
- Sunk in a collision with U-745 on 20 November 1943
By collision (1943) - Status
- Wreck
Specifications
- Displacement, standard
- 1,053 long tons (1,070 t)
- Displacement, surfaced
- 757 long tons (769 t)
- Displacement, submerged
- 857 long tons (871 t)
- Length
- 67.1 m (220.1 ft)
- 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
- 13,700 nmi (25,372 km)
- Main gun
- 88 mm (3.5 in)
U-768 was a Type VIIC submarine, operated by the Kriegsmarine. Her keel was laid at Kriegsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven on 5 April 1941. Launched on 22 August 1943, she entered service on 14 October 1943.
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 37 days of the Second World War.
She was sunk on 20 November 1943 by collision, at 54°30′N 19°15′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
- Diesel-electric
- 3200 PS surfaced
- 750 PS submerged
- Armament
- 5 × 53.3 cm torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern)
- 14 × torpedoes
- 1 × 8.8 cm deck gun (220 rounds)
- 1 × 3.7 cm Flak M42 AA gun
- 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-768 on Wikipedia. Figures only — no wording is taken from it.