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No explanation for her loss.[1]General characteristicsClass and typeType VIIC submarineDisplacement769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced871\u00a0t (857 long tons) submergedLengthBeam6.20\u00a0m (20\u00a0ft 4\u00a0in) o\/a4.70\u00a0m (15\u00a0ft 5\u00a0in) pressure hullHeight9.60\u00a0m (31\u00a0ft 6\u00a0in)Draught4.74\u00a0m (15\u00a0ft 7\u00a0in)Installed power2,800\u20133,200\u00a0PS (2,100\u20132,400\u00a0kW; 2,800\u20133,200\u00a0bhp) (diesels)750\u00a0PS (550\u00a0kW; 740\u00a0shp) (electric)PropulsionSpeed17.7 knots (32.8\u00a0km\/h; 20.4\u00a0mph) surfaced7.6 knots (14.1\u00a0km\/h; 8.7\u00a0mph) submergedRange8,500\u00a0nmi (15,700\u00a0km; 9,800\u00a0mi) at 10 knots (19\u00a0km\/h; 12\u00a0mph) surfaced80\u00a0nmi (150\u00a0km; 92\u00a0mi) at 4 knots (7.4\u00a0km\/h; 4.6\u00a0mph) submergedTest depth230\u00a0m (750\u00a0ft)Crush depth: 250\u2013295\u00a0m (820\u2013968\u00a0ft)Complement4 officers, 40\u201356 enlistedArmamentService record[1]Part of:Commanders:Kptlt. Kurt K\u00f6lzer2 January \u2013 12 September 1942Oblt.z.S. Hans-Joachim Bertelsmann13 September 1942 \u2013 2 May 1943Oblt.z.S. Rudolf Baltz3 May 1943 \u2013 28 January 1944Kptlt. Hans-Joachim Bertelsmann29 January \u2013 19 February 1944Operations:5 patrols:1st patrol:23 November \u2013 9 December 19422nd patrol:7 February \u2013 26 March 19433rd patrol:5 May \u2013 16 July 19434th patrol:9 September \u2013 3 November 19435th patrol:5 \u2013 19 February 1944Victories:4 merchant ships sunk (22,406\u00a0GRT)German submarine U-603  was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany’s Kriegsmarine for service during World War II.She was laid down on 27 February 1941 by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg as yard number 579, launched on 16 November 1941 and commissioned on 2 January 1942 under Kapit\u00e4nleutnant Kurt K\u00f6lzer.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-603 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 Brown, Boveri & Cie GG UB 720\/8 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-603 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, and a 2\u00a0cm (0.79\u00a0in) C\/30 anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of between forty-four and sixty.Table of Contents       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Service history[edit]Convoy ON 166[edit]Convoy HX 237[edit]Wolf packs[edit]Fate[edit]Previously recorded fate[edit]Summary of raiding history[edit]References[edit]Bibliography[edit]External links[edit]Service history[edit]The boat’s career began with training at 5th U-boat Flotilla on 2 January 1942, followed by active service on 1 December 1942 as part of the 1st Flotilla for the remainder of her service.In five patrols she sank four merchant ships, for a total of 22,406\u00a0gross register tons\u00a0(GRT).On 4 December 1942 she was returning to base when she spotted a convoy and attacked by convoy escorts, but not before reporting to base and calling in support boats.On 8 July 1943 she was attacked by a RAF Catalina with depth charges and slightly damaged.On 13 October 1943 an Avenger from USS\u00a0Card dropped a FIDO Homing Torpedo but she successfully evaded the attack.Convoy ON 166[edit]On 21 February 1943, while operating against Convoy ON 166, she jointly attacked the Norwegian motor tanker Stigstad with U-332. U-332 hit her first with one torpedo, closely followed by two further torpedoes from U-603 which broke her back; sinking her in 15 minutes.Two nights later she finished off the straggling Norwegian motor tanker Glittre with two torpedoes.Convoy HX 237[edit]Now under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Rudolf Baltz, U-603 attacked convoy HX 237 and successfully sank the Norwegian motor vessel Brand on 12 May 1943.Wolf packs[edit]U-603 took part in 13 wolfpacks, namely:Ritter (14 \u2013 26 February 1943)Burggraf (4 \u2013 5 March 1943)Raubgraf (7 \u2013 20 March 1943)Oder (17 \u2013 19 May 1943)Mosel (19 \u2013 24 May 1943)Trutz (1 \u2013 16 June 1943)Trutz 2 (16 \u2013 29 June 1943)Geier 1 (30 June \u2013 14 July 1943)Leuthen (15 \u2013 24 September 1943)Rossbach (24 September \u2013 9 October 1943)Igel 2 (15 \u2013 17 February 1944)Hai 1 (17 \u2013 22 February 1944)Preussen (22 February \u2013 1 March 1944)Fate[edit]U-603 has been missing since 19 February 1944 in the North Atlantic.[1]Previously recorded fate[edit]U-603 was sunk on 1 March 1944 in the North Atlantic in position 48\u00b055\u2032N 26\u00b010\u2032W\ufeff \/ \ufeff48.917\u00b0N 26.167\u00b0W\ufeff \/ 48.917; -26.167, by depth charges from USS\u00a0Bronstein. The attack was actually against a non-submarine target.Summary of raiding history[edit]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.Edwards, Bernard (1996). D\u00f6nitz and the Wolf Packs – The U-boats at War. pp.\u00a0129, 155, 156, 160, 208. ISBN\u00a00-304-35203-9.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.Sharpe, Peter (1998). U-Boat Fact File. Great Britain: Midland Publishing. ISBN\u00a01-85780-072-9.External links[edit]Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in March 1944Shipwrecks1 Mar: HMS\u00a0Gould, Sakito Maru, U-358, U-603, U-7094 Mar: U-4725 Mar: U-3666 Mar: U-744, U-97310 Mar: USS\u00a0Leopold, William B. Woods, U-343, U-450, U-625, U-84511 Mar: Dupleix, Fresnel, Pascal, U-380, U-410, UIT-2213 Mar: Peleus, Tatsuta, U-57515 Mar: Dupleix, Empire Ace, U-65316 Mar: Shirakumo, U-39217 Mar: U-28, U-801, U-101319 Mar: U-105920 Mar: HMS\u00a0Graph, Seydlitz22 Mar: Cattaro23 Mar: I-42, U-57524 Mar: I-32, Schwabenland, U-110225 Mar: U-97626 Mar: USS\u00a0Tullibee28 Mar: HMS\u00a0Syrtis, Tulagi29 Mar: U-96130 Mar: Akashi, HMS\u00a0Laforey, PB-31, U-223Unknown date: Gosh\u016b Maru, HMS\u00a0Stonehenge, HMS\u00a0Syrtis, U-851Other incidents     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@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-603-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"German submarine U-603 – Wikipedia"}}]}]