U-557
Sunk
| Type | Submarine |
|---|---|
| Class | Type VIIC |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern) |
Sank the cruiser Galatea off Alexandria in December 1941. Rammed by mistake by an Italian torpedo boat off Crete two days later and lost with all hands.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern)
- 14 × torpedoes or 26 TMA mines
- 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds)
- 1 x 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 AA gun
| Builder | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 6 January 1940 |
| Launched | 22 December 1940 |
| Commissioned | 13 February 1941 |
| Displacement | 769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced 871 t (857 long tons) submerged |
| Length | 67.10 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull |
| Speed | 17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged |
| Complement | 4 officers, 40–56 enlisted |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
22 December 1940
Sinking of Galatea
Survived
14–15 December 1941
Ottokar Paulssen
Fate
Sunk
Sunk on 16 December 1941