U-74
Sunk
| Type | Submarine |
|---|---|
| Class | Type VIIB |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 1 × 3.5″ gun |
Shadowed convoy HX 112 in March 1941, and in May 1941 picked up three survivors of Bismarck. Sunk east of Cartagena on 2 May 1942 by the destroyers Wishart and Wrestler and a Catalina.
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 × 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft gun
| Builder | Bremer Vulkan of Bremen-Vegesack |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 5 November 1939 |
| Launched | 31 August 1940 |
| Commissioned | 31 October 1940 |
| Displacement | 753 t (741 long tons) surfaced 857 t (843 long tons) submerged |
| Length | 66.50 m (218 ft 2 in) o/a 48.80 m (160 ft 1 in) pressure hull |
| Speed | 17.9 knots (33.2 km/h; 20.6 mph) surfaced 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) submerged |
| Complement | 4 officers, 40 to 56 enlisted |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.