U-570
Captured
Kriegsmarine (Germany), then Royal Navy
| Type | Submarine |
|---|---|
| Class | Type VIIC |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern) |
Service
| to 1941 | U-570 | |
| from 1941 | Graph Captured |
Surrendered to an RAF Hudson south of Iceland on her first patrol in August 1941. Commissioned into the Royal Navy as HMS Graph.
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)
- various AA guns
| Builder | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 21 May 1940 |
| Launched | 20 March 1941 |
| Commissioned | 15 May 1941 |
| Displacement | 769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced 871 t (857 long tons) submerged |
| Length | 67.10 m (220 ft 2 in) |
| Speed | 17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
20 March 1941
Capture of U-570
Captured
27–28 August 1941
Hans-Joachim Rahmlow
Fate
Captured
Ran aground on 20 March 1944
Scrapped in 1961