German submarine U-250
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German submarine U-250 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's navy (Kriegsmarine) during World War II. The submarine was laid down on 9 January 1943 at the Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft yard at Kiel as yard number 684. She was launched on 11 November 1943 and commissioned on 12 December under the command of Kapitänleutnant Werner-Karl Schmidt.[1]
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U-250 being commissioned, 12 December 1943 | |
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Nazi Germany | |
Name | U-250 |
Ordered | 5 June 1941 |
Builder | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
Yard number | 684 |
Laid down | 9 January 1943 |
Launched | 11 November 1943 |
Commissioned | 12 December 1943 |
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Notes | 60°27′54″N 28°24′54″E |
Soviet Union | |
Name | TS-14 |
Acquired | 14 September 1944 |
Fate | Scrapped |
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Class and type | Type VIIC submarine |
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Height | 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in) |
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Complement | 4 officers, 40–56 enlisted |
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Identification codes: | M 54 453 |
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1 warship sunk (56 tons) |
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In one patrol, she sank one ship.
The boat was sunk by the Soviet submarine chaser MO-103 in the Gulf of Finland (Baltic) on 30 July 1944.