German submarine U-568

History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-568
Ordered	24 October 1939
Builder	Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
Yard number	544
Laid down	27 April 1940
Launched	6 March 1941
Commissioned	1 May 1941
Fate	Sunk on 28 May 1942 in the Mediterranean Sea NE of Tobruk in position 32°42′N 24°53′E, by RN ships Hero, Eridge and Hurworth.
General characteristics
Class and type	Type VIIC submarine
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;
Beam	6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a; 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull;
Height	9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
Draught	4.74 m (15 ft 7 in)
Installed power	2,800–3,200 PS (2,100–2,400 kW; 2,800–3,200 bhp) (diesels); 750 PS (550 kW; 740 shp) (electric);
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 × diesel engines; 2 × electric motors;
Speed	17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced; 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged;
Range	8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced; 80 nmi (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged;
Test depth	230 m (750 ft); Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft);
Complement	4 officers, 40–56 enlisted
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;
Service record
Part of:	3rd U-boat Flotilla; 1 May – 31 December 1941; 29th U-boat Flotilla; 1 January – 28 May 1942;
Identification codes:	M 42 161
Commanders:	Kptlt. Joachim Preuss; 1 May 1941 – 28 May 1942;
Operations:	5 patrols:; 1st patrol:; 3 August 1941 – 10 September 1941; 2nd patrol:; 9 October – 7 November 1941; 3rd patrol:; 4 December 1941 – 17 January 1942; 4th patrol:; 2 – 30 March 1942; 5th patrol:; 21 – 28 May 1942;
Victories:	1 merchant ship sunk ; (6,023 GRT); 2 warships sunk ; (1,850 tons); 1 warship damaged ; (1,630 tons);

German submarine U-568 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She conducted five patrols, sinking one merchant ship, two warships, and severely damaging another warship. On 28 May 1942, she was depth charged and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea; all hands survived.

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