German submarine U-75
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German submarine U-75 was a Type VIIB U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine that operated during World War II, conducting Atlantic patrols and commerce raiding before being sunk in 1941.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German Type VIIB submarine
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U-boat ⓘ military vessel ⓘ |
| armament |
1 x 2 cm anti-aircraft gun
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1 x 8.8 cm SK C/35 naval gun ⓘ 14 torpedoes ⓘ 220 rounds for 8.8 cm gun ⓘ 5 x 53.3 cm torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| beam_m | 6.20 ⓘ |
| casualtiesNumber | ~14 ⓘ |
| causeOfSinking | depth charges ⓘ |
| commissionDate | 1940-06-15 ⓘ |
| commissionedUnderCommandOf | Helmut Ringelmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| crewComplement_max | 60 ⓘ |
| crewComplement_min | 44 ⓘ |
| damagedShips_number | 1 ⓘ |
| dateSunk | 1941-12-28 ⓘ |
| displacementSubmerged_tons | 857 ⓘ |
| displacementSurfaced_tons | 753 ⓘ |
| draught_m | 4.74 ⓘ |
| fate | sunk ⓘ |
| height_m | 9.50 ⓘ |
| laidDownBy | Bremer Vulkan shipyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDownDate | 1939-11-28 ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1940-03-31 ⓘ |
| maximumSubmergedSpeed_kn | 8.0 ⓘ |
| maximumSurfaceSpeed_kn | 17.9 ⓘ |
| navalForceOpposed | Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Kriegsmarine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patrolArea |
Mediterranean Sea
NERFINISHED
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North Atlantic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | U-75 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeSunk | off Mersa Matruh, Egypt ⓘ |
| pressureHullLength_m | 48.80 ⓘ |
| primaryTheater | Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propellerDiameter_m | 1.23 ⓘ |
| propellerShafts | 2 ⓘ |
| propulsion |
2 AEG GU 460/8-276 electric motors
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2 Germaniawerft F46 diesel engines ⓘ |
| rangeSubmerged_nm | 90 at 4 kn ⓘ |
| rangeSurfaced_nm | 8700 at 10 kn ⓘ |
| role | commerce raiding ⓘ |
| shipyardLocation | Bremen-Vegesack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| submarineType | Type VIIB ⓘ |
| sunkBy | Royal Navy destroyer HMS Kipling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sunkShips_number | 10 ⓘ |
| sunkShips_type | merchant ships ⓘ |
| survivorsNumber | ~30 ⓘ |
| testDepth_m | 230 ⓘ |
| totalLength_m | 66.50 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
HMS Hampshire