German submarine U-601

History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-601
Ordered	22 May 1940
Builder	Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
Yard number	577
Laid down	10 February 1941
Launched	29 October 1941
Commissioned	18 December 1941
Fate	Sunk by depth charges on 25 February 1944
General characteristics
Class & 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;
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:	5th U-boat Flotilla; 18 December 1941 – 30 June 1942; 11th U-boat Flotilla; 1 July 1942 – 31 May 1943; 13th U-boat Flotilla; 1 June 1943 – 25 February 1944;
Identification codes:	M 47 254
Commanders:	Kptlt. Peter-Ottmar Grau; 18 December 1941 – 28 November 1943; Oblt.z.S. Otto Hansen; 29 November 1943 – 25 February 1944;
Operations:	10 patrols:; 1st patrol:; 14 July – 3 August 1942; 2nd patrol:; a. 9 August – 20 September 1942; b. 22 – 24 September 1942; c. 31 October – 3 November 1942; 3rd patrol:; a. 5 November – 7 December 1942; b. 8 December 1942; c. 15 – 24 December 1942; d. 3 – 5 April 1943; e. 6 – 7 April 1943; 4th patrol:; a. 15 April – 14 May 1943; b. 15 May 1943; c. 7 – 10 July 1943; 5th patrol:; a. 14 – 25 July 1943; b. 26 – 27 July 1943; c. 29 July 1943; 6th patrol:; a. 30 July – 28 August 1943; b. 13 – 14 September 1943; c. 15 – 16 September 1943; 7th patrol:; a. 16 September – 7 October 1943; b. 8 October 1943; c. 9 October 1943; d. 10 October 1943; e. 12 – 14 October 1943; f. 17 – 19 October 1943; g. 10 – 12 December 1943; 8th patrol:; 18 December 1943 – 7 January 1944; 9th patrol:; a. 10 January – 2 February 1944; b. 4 – 5 February 1944 ; 10th patrol:; 17 – 25 February 1944;
Victories:	4 merchant ships sunk ; (8,869 GRT)

German submarine U-601 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service in World War II. She was commissioned on 18 December 1941 and sunk on 25 February 1944, having sunk four ships. Her commanders were Peter-Ottmar Grau and Otto Hansen.

History

Nazi Germany
Name	U-601
Ordered	22 May 1940
Builder	Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
Yard number	577
Laid down	10 February 1941
Launched	29 October 1941
Commissioned	18 December 1941
Fate	Sunk by depth charges on 25 February 1944
General characteristics
Class & 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
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:	5th U-boat Flotilla 18 December 1941 – 30 June 1942 11th U-boat Flotilla 1 July 1942 – 31 May 1943 13th U-boat Flotilla 1 June 1943 – 25 February 1944
Identification codes:	M 47 254
Commanders:	Kptlt. Peter-Ottmar Grau 18 December 1941 – 28 November 1943 Oblt.z.S. Otto Hansen 29 November 1943 – 25 February 1944
Operations:	10 patrols: 1st patrol: 14 July – 3 August 1942 2nd patrol: a. 9 August – 20 September 1942 b. 22 – 24 September 1942 c. 31 October – 3 November 1942 3rd patrol: a. 5 November – 7 December 1942 b. 8 December 1942 c. 15 – 24 December 1942 d. 3 – 5 April 1943 e. 6 – 7 April 1943 4th patrol: a. 15 April – 14 May 1943 b. 15 May 1943 c. 7 – 10 July 1943 5th patrol: a. 14 – 25 July 1943 b. 26 – 27 July 1943 c. 29 July 1943 6th patrol: a. 30 July – 28 August 1943 b. 13 – 14 September 1943 c. 15 – 16 September 1943 7th patrol: a. 16 September – 7 October 1943 b. 8 October 1943 c. 9 October 1943 d. 10 October 1943 e. 12 – 14 October 1943 f. 17 – 19 October 1943 g. 10 – 12 December 1943 8th patrol: 18 December 1943 – 7 January 1944 9th patrol: a. 10 January – 2 February 1944 b. 4 – 5 February 1944 10th patrol: 17 – 25 February 1944
Victories:	4 merchant ships sunk (8,869 GRT)