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U-505

Radio Call Sign: November - Quebec - Whiskey - Tango

Technical Data courtesy of uboat.net
Class: IXC, Long Range boat Built by Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg. Keel laid: 12 Jun, 1940. Commissioned U-505, 02/08/1945;
Career: 12 patrols. Fate: Captured at sea west of Africa on 4 June, 1944 by ships and Wildcat aircraft of the US Navy task force 22.3, escort carrier Guadalcanal (CVE-60), destroyer escorts Pillsbury (DE-133), Chatelain (DE-149), Flaherty (DE-135), Jenks(DE-665) and Pope (DE-134). 1 dead and 59 survivors.

Specifications: Displacement: 1,120 tons surfaced; 1,232 tons submerged Speed: 18.3 knots (21mph) surfaced; 7.3 knots (8.4mph) submerged Length: 251.8 feet (76.76m) Range: 13,450 nautical miles at 10 knots (surfaced); 63 nautical miles at 4 knots (submerged) Beam Width): 22.2 feet (6.76m) Torpedoes: 4 bow tubes; 2 stern tubes. 22 torpedoes carried in all Draft: 15.4 feet (4.7m) Crew: 48-56 men.

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
	98k	The American flag flies from the conning tower of the *U-505* after being captured off the coast of Africa on 4 June 1944.		USN Photo courtesy of wikipedia.org. Photo added 09/20/07.
	51k	*U-505* on display at the Museum of Science & Industry in Chicago.		Photo courtesy of Historic Naval Ships Association (hnsa.org.) Photo added 09/20/07.

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Museum of Science & Industry
U-Boat.net
Capture of U-505 on 4 June 1944 (USNHC)

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