German submarine U-612
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| Nazi Germany | |
| Name | U-612 |
| Ordered | 15 August 1940 |
| Builder | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg |
| Yard number | 588 |
| Laid down | 21 April 1941 |
| Launched | 9 January 1942 |
| Commissioned | 5 March 1942 |
| Recommissioned | 31 May 1943 |
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| Class & type | Type VIIC submarine |
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| Height | 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in) |
| Draught | 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in) |
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| Complement | 4 officers, 40–56 enlisted |
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| Identification codes: | M 42 940 |
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| Operations: | None |
| Victories: | None |
German submarine U-612 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She was ordered on 15 August 1940 and laid down at Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, on 21 April 1941. She was launched on 9 January 1942 and commissioned 5 March 1942 Oberleutnant zur See Paul Siegmann was her first commanding officer. He was joined in May 1942 by Herbert Werner, author of the book Iron Coffins, as First Officer.
While still on trials in the Baltic U-612 was sunk in collision with U-444 on 6 August 1942. She was later salvaged and served as a training boat until the end of the war, when she was scuttled on 1 May 1945.