German submarine U-608
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German submarine U-608 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. During the Battle of the Atlantic, she was commanded by Kapitänleutnant Rolf Struckmeier as a unit of Wolfpack Vorwärts.
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Name | U-608 |
Ordered | 22 May 1940 |
Builder | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg |
Yard number | 584 |
Laid down | 27 March 1941 |
Launched | 11 December 1941 |
Commissioned | 5 February 1942 |
Fate | Scuttled on 10 August 1944 |
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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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Identification codes: | M 30 340 |
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She was scuttled in the Bay of Biscay on 10 August 1944 after being attacked by a RAF Liberator aircraft with depth charges.