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The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 18.3 knots (33.9 km/h; 21.1 mph) and a maximum submerged speed of 7.3 knots (13.5 km/h; 8.4 mph). When submerged, the boat could operate for 63 nautical miles (117 km; 72 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph); when
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caused the ship to capsize. Twelve more deck gun rounds and a 'coup de grâce' sent the ship to the bottom. Casualties were relatively light, the first assistant engineer was the only fatality, leaving 93 men to be rescued by US warships.
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on 16 March 1943. One of the passengers had already survived 51 days in a lifeboat from a previous sinking. This time he was not so lucky - nor were the other occupants of the ship; there were no survivors.
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on 10 October. She was first struck by two torpedoes, but following a third hit, a skeleton crew, gunners and volunteers from the passengers remained on board to try and save the ship. They included a
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had a displacement of 1,120 tonnes (1,100 long tons) when at the surface and 1,232 tonnes (1,213 long tons) while submerged. The U-boat had a total length of 76.76 m (251 ft 10 in), a
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on the 27th. Some survivors did not reach land until 23 June, having sailed some 1,200 nmi (2,200 km; 1,400 mi). Moving to the eastern
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producing a total of 1,000 metric horsepower (740 kW; 990 shp) for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two 1.92 m (6 ft)
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on the 14th, which assumed a 45° list to starboard on being hit. The ship was struck again in the engine room followed by fire from the U-boat's
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left Lorient for her third sortie on 19 August 1942. It would be her longest (131 days) and in terms of tonnage sunk, most successful patrol.
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and the small armada of ships and aircraft lasted for 27 hours and as many as 200 depth charges were dropped by the destroyers. Thirteen of
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was hit by six torpedoes before sinking with a broken back. Forty-five men died, but there were 1,022 survivors who were saved by
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surfaced, she could travel 13,450 nautical miles (24,910 km; 15,480 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph).
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producing a total of 4,400 metric horsepower (3,240 kW; 4,340 shp) for use while surfaced, two
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who sent a second distress call after the radio operators had abandoned their position. In all,
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in occupied France on 3 May. She would use this port as her base for the rest of her career.
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of 6.76 m (22 ft 2 in), a height of 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in), and a
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The submarine was attacked by unidentified aircraft on 11 August while rescuing the crew of
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moved into the waters of the South Atlantic, departing Lorient on 29 May 1943. Having sunk
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Four more vessels were consigned to watery graves. One of them, the Colombian sailing ship
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on 28 March, as one of eight U-boats, she was seriously damaged but still managed to sink
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left Lorient for the last time on 22 November 1943. She was sunk on 13 December, in mid-
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Carl Emmermann. She conducted six patrols, sinking 26 ships totalling (152,080 
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dropped on her, she stayed on the surface, fought it out and sustained no damage.
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Having left Lorient on 11 May 1942, the boat moved into the mid-Atlantic and sank
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was another victim sunk, on 23 November. The only survivor of this attack was
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in mid-Ocean about 320 nmi (590 km; 370 mi) northwest of the
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of 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in). The submarine was powered by two
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when the third officer climbed a lifeboat's mast and waved a shirt.
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on 31 October, the survivors were only spotted and picked up by
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of 1 Squadron, USAAF south of the Azores. Despite having 12
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The submarine did not escape unscathed; while attacking
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4,400 PS (3,200 kW; 4,300 bhp) (diesels)
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on the 29th. She was also attacked on 7 April by two
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for training and on 1 May 1942 was reassigned to the
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18.3 knots (33.9 km/h; 21.1 mph) surfaced
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Sunk, 13 December 1943, by US aircraft and warships
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DeSchiMAG
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Type IXC
submarine
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long tons
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diesel engines
electric motors
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torpedoes
10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK C/32
deck gun
3.7 cm (1.5 in) SK C/30
2 cm FlaK 30

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