German submarine U-639
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German submarine U-639 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She was laid down on 31 October 1941 at Blohm & Voss in Hamburg as yard number 615, launched on 22 July 1942 and went into service on 10 September 1942. U-639 spent her entire career operating out of Norway. Over the course of four patrols she neither sank nor damaged any ships, and was sunk by the Soviet submarine S-101 in the Kara Sea while on a minelaying mission.[1][2]
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Name | U-639 |
Ordered | 20 January 1941 |
Builder | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg |
Yard number | 615 |
Laid down | 31 October 1941 |
Launched | 22 July 1942 |
Commissioned | 10 September 1942 |
Fate | Torpedoed and sunk by the Soviet submarine S-101 in the Kara Sea on 28 August 1943 |
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Class and type | Type VIIC U-boat |
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Draught | 4.74 m (15.6 ft) |
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Test depth | Calculated crush depth: 220 m (720 ft) |
Complement | 4 officers, 40–56 enlisted |
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Identification codes: | M 50 196 |
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Victories: | None |
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