German submarine U-547
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German submarine U-547 was a Type IXC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
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Name | U-547 |
Ordered | 5 June 1941 |
Builder | Deutsche Werft, Hamburg |
Yard number | 368 |
Laid down | 30 August 1942 |
Launched | 3 April 1943 |
Commissioned | 16 June 1943 |
Fate | Mine damage in France on 11 August 1944; possibly scuttled at Stettin on 31 December 1944[1] |
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Class and type | Type IXC/40 submarine |
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Height | 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 4.67 m (15 ft 4 in) |
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Test depth | 230 m (750 ft) |
Complement | 4 officers, 44 enlisted |
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Identification codes: | M 52 404 |
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She was laid down at the Deutsche Werft (yard) in Hamburg as yard number 368 on 30 August 1942, launched on 3 April 1943 and commissioned on 16 June with Korvettenkapitän Kurt Sturm in command.
U-547 began her service career with training as part of the 4th U-boat Flotilla from 16 June 1943. She was reassigned to the 2nd flotilla for operations on 1 January 1944, then the 33rd flotilla on 1 October.
She carried out three patrols and sank three ships; two of them totalled 8,371 gross register tons (GRT). She also sank an auxiliary warship of 750 GRT. She was a member of four wolfpacks.
She was damaged by a mine in France on 11 August 1944 and possibly scuttled at Stettin (now Szczecin, Poland) on 31 December 1944.[1]