German submarine U-557
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German submarine U-557 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine that operated during World War II, conducting Atlantic patrols and engaging Allied naval vessels.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German Type VIIC submarine
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U-boat ⓘ military vessel ⓘ |
| armament |
1 × 2 cm anti-aircraft gun
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1 × 8.8 cm SK C/35 naval gun ⓘ 14 torpedoes ⓘ 5 × 53.3 cm torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| attacked | Allied naval vessels ⓘ |
| beam | 6.20 m ⓘ |
| builder | Blohm & Voss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtAt | Hamburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfSinking | rammed by Italian torpedo boat Orione ⓘ |
| commander | Ottokar Paulshen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedOn | 1941-02-13 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| crewComplement | 44–60 ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 1941-12-16 ⓘ |
| displacementSubmerged | 871 t ⓘ |
| displacementSurfaced | 769 t ⓘ |
| draught | 4.74 m ⓘ |
| fate | sunk ⓘ |
| launchedOn | 1940-09-05 ⓘ |
| length | 67.10 m ⓘ |
| lostWithAllHands | true ⓘ |
| navalEnsign | Kriegsmarine war ensign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfPropellers | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfShafts | 2 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Kriegsmarine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Battle of the Atlantic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patrolArea |
Mediterranean Sea
NERFINISHED
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North Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfSinking | Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerplant |
2 AEG GU 460/8–27 electric motors
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2 Germaniawerft F46 diesel engines ⓘ |
| precededByClass | Type VIIB ⓘ |
| propellerDiameter | 1.23 m ⓘ |
| propulsion | diesel-electric ⓘ |
| rangeSubmerged | 80 nmi at 4 knots ⓘ |
| rangeSurfaced | 8500 nmi at 10 knots ⓘ |
| serviceEndYear | 1941 ⓘ |
| serviceEntryYear | 1941 ⓘ |
| submarineClass | Type VIIC ⓘ |
| submergedSpeed | 7.6 knots ⓘ |
| sunkShips | several Allied merchant ships ⓘ |
| surfaceSpeed | 17.7 knots ⓘ |
| testDepth | 230 m ⓘ |
| victimOfFriendlyFire | true ⓘ |
| yardNumber | 533 ⓘ |
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