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Friedrich Lutz23 February \u2013 12 May 1945Operations:3 patrols:1st patrol:a. 29 November 1944 \u2013 30 January 1945b. 1 \u2013 3 February 19452nd patrol:25 March \u2013 24 April 19453rd patrol:29 April \u2013 14 May 1945Victories:NoneGerman submarine U-485 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany’s Kriegsmarine during World War II.She carried out three patrols. She sank no ships.U-485 surrendered in Gibraltar on 12 May 1945; she was sunk as part of Operation Deadlight, north of Ireland on 8 December 1945.German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-485 had a displacement of 769 tonnes (757 long tons) when at the surface and 871 tonnes (857 long tons) while submerged. She had a total length of 67.10\u00a0m (220\u00a0ft 2\u00a0in), a pressure hull length of 50.50\u00a0m (165\u00a0ft 8\u00a0in), a beam of 6.20\u00a0m (20\u00a0ft 4\u00a0in), a height of 9.60\u00a0m (31\u00a0ft 6\u00a0in), and a draught of 4.74\u00a0m (15\u00a0ft 7\u00a0in). The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of 2,800 to 3,200 metric horsepower (2,060 to 2,350\u00a0kW; 2,760 to 3,160\u00a0shp) for use while surfaced, two Siemens-Schuckert GU 343\/38\u20138 double-acting electric motors producing a total of 750 metric horsepower (550\u00a0kW; 740\u00a0shp) for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two 1.23\u00a0m (4\u00a0ft) propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to 230 metres (750\u00a0ft).The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 17.7 knots (32.8\u00a0km\/h; 20.4\u00a0mph) and a maximum submerged speed of 7.6 knots (14.1\u00a0km\/h; 8.7\u00a0mph). When submerged, the boat could operate for 80 nautical miles (150\u00a0km; 92\u00a0mi) at 4 knots (7.4\u00a0km\/h; 4.6\u00a0mph); when surfaced, she could travel 8,500 nautical miles (15,700\u00a0km; 9,800\u00a0mi) at 10 knots (19\u00a0km\/h; 12\u00a0mph). U-485 was fitted with five 53.3\u00a0cm (21\u00a0in) torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteen torpedoes, one 8.8\u00a0cm (3.46\u00a0in) SK C\/35 naval gun, (220 rounds), one 3.7\u00a0cm (1.5\u00a0in) Flak M42 and two twin 2\u00a0cm (0.79\u00a0in) C\/30 anti-aircraft guns. The boat had a complement of between forty-four and sixty.Table of ContentsService history[edit]First patrol[edit]Second patrol[edit]Third patrol, surrender and fate[edit]References[edit]Bibliography[edit]External links[edit]Service history[edit]The submarine was laid down on 3 May 1943 at the Deutsche Werke in Kiel as yard number 320, launched on 15 January 1944 and commissioned on 23 February under the command of Kapit\u00e4nleutnant Friedrich Lutz.She served with the 5th U-boat Flotilla from 23 February 1944 for training and the 11th flotilla from 1 November for operations.First patrol[edit]U-485‘s first patrol was preceded by short journeys from Kiel in Germany to Horten Naval Base (south of Oslo) and then Bergen, both in Norway. The patrol itself began when the boat departed Bergen on 29 November 1944. She proceeded west of the Shetland Islands on 4 December and west of Ireland on the 14th. She entered the English Channel and was northwest of the Channel Islands on the 21st. The furthest east that she travelled was to a point south of Brighton, which she reached on 5 January 1945. She then retraced her route via the Scilly Isles; she returned to Bergen on 30 January.Second patrol[edit]The submarine had moved to Trondheim from where she departed on her second patrol on 25 March 1945. Her route took her through the gap between Iceland and the Faroe Islands. She docked at La Pallice in France on 24 April.Third patrol, surrender and fate[edit]Leaving La Pallice on 29 April 1945, the boat surrendered in Gibraltar on 12 May, four days after Germany’s capitulation. She was transferred to Loch Ryan in Scotland for Operation Deadlight and was sunk by unknown causes on 8 December north of Ireland.References[edit]Bibliography[edit]Busch, Rainer; R\u00f6ll, Hans-Joachim (1999). German U-boat commanders of World War II\u00a0: a biographical dictionary. Translated by Brooks, Geoffrey. London, Annapolis, Md: Greenhill Books, Naval Institute Press. ISBN\u00a01-55750-186-6.Busch, Rainer; R\u00f6ll, Hans-Joachim (1999). Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 [German U-boat losses from September 1939 to May 1945]. Der U-Boot-Krieg (in German). Vol.\u00a0IV. Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler. ISBN\u00a03-8132-0514-2.Gr\u00f6ner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. German Warships 1815\u20131945. Vol.\u00a02. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN\u00a00-85177-593-4.External links[edit]Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in December 1945Shipwrecks1 Dec: USS\u00a0Bellona, U-826, U-1004, U-1061, U-11043 Dec: U-9944 Dec: U-218, U-299, U-539, U-7775 Dec: U-10057 Dec: U-245, U-907, U-10198 Dec: U-485, U-773, U-775, U-1203, U-1271, U-12729 Dec: U-532, U-1052, U-130711 Dec: U-716, U-978, U-991, U-116313 Dec: Empire Tigaven, HMS N 86, U-255, U-293, U-295, U-760, U-997, U-100216 Dec: U-483, U-739, U-928, U-992, U-1009, U-130117 Dec: U-368, U-779, U-956, U-1198, U-123020 Dec: U-29121 Dec: U-149, U-150, U-155, U-318, U-427, U-637, U-720, U-806, U-1102, U-111022 Dec: U-143, U-145, U-1194, U-235423 Dec: Duncan L. Clinch27 Dec: Empire Tigawa, U-31328 Dec: U-68029 Dec: USS\u00a0Minivet, U-390, U-930, U-1022, U-123330 Dec: Lambridge, U-1103, U-116531 Dec: U-294, U-363, U-668, U-802, U-861, U-874, U-875, U-883, U-2341Unknown date: USS\u00a0IndustryOther incidents"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/german-submarine-u-485-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"German submarine U-485 – Wikipedia"}}]}]