German submarine U-958
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German submarine U-958 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. The U-boat was mainly used for training purposes until losses in other theatres prompted her relocation to operate from Norway and then against Soviet shipping in the Northern Baltic Sea.
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Name | U-958 |
Ordered | 10 April 1941 |
Builder | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg |
Yard number | 158 |
Laid down | 10 March 1942 |
Launched | 21 November 1942 |
Commissioned | 14 January 1943 |
Fate | Scuttled on 3 May 1945 |
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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 50 044 |
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Built in Hamburg and completed in January 1943, U-958 was given to Oberleutnant zur See Gerhard Groth, who remained with the boat for her whole operational lifespan. Earmarked for training duties in the Baltic, U-958 was based in Kiel and helped prepare other boats for operational service, as well as training up potential commanders and officers and honing tactical and operational techniques. She fulfilled this duty for the whole of 1943, before huge losses in the Battle of the Atlantic forced her to be deployed from Bergen, Norway.