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Hans-G\u00fcnther Brosin6 August 1942 \u2013 2 February 1943Oblt.z.S. Eberhard Dahlhaus28 January \u2013 30 August 1943Operations:3 patrols:1st patrol:18 February \u2013 23 March 19432nd patrol:15 April \u2013 23 May 19433rd patrol:12 June \u2013 30 August 1943Victories:1 merchant ship sunk (7,176\u00a0GRT)German submarine U-634 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany’s Kriegsmarine for service during World War II.She was laid down on 23 September 1941 by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg as yard number 610, launched on 10 June 1942 and commissioned on 6 August 1942 under Oberleutnant zur See Hans-G\u00fcnther Brosin.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-634 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 BBC 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-634 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 one twin 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]Fate[edit]Wolfpacks[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 6 August 1942, followed by active service on 1 February 1943 as part of the 9th Flotilla for the remainder of her service. In three patrols she sank one merchant ship, for a total of 7,176\u00a0gross register tons\u00a0(GRT).Fate[edit]U-634 was sunk on 30 August 1943 in the North Atlantic in position 40\u00b013\u2032N 19\u00b024\u2032W\ufeff \/ \ufeff40.217\u00b0N 19.400\u00b0W\ufeff \/ 40.217; -19.400, by depth charges from HMS\u00a0Stork and HMS\u00a0Stonecrop. All crew members died.Wolfpacks[edit]U-634 took part in five wolfpacks, namely:Westmark (6 \u2013 11 March 1943)Amsel (22 April \u2013 3 May 1943)Amsel 2 (3 \u2013 6 May 1943)Elbe (7 \u2013 10 May 1943)Elbe 1 (10 \u2013 14 May 1943)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.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 August 1943Shipwrecks1 Aug: U-383, U-4542 Aug: USS PT-109, U-106, V 420 Alcyon3 Aug: U-335, U-572, U-7064 Aug: Catania, Fort La Montee, Lombardia, U-4895 Aug: USS\u00a0Plymouth, U-346 Aug: Arashi, Hagikaze, Kawakaze7 Aug: U-84, U-117, U-6159 Aug: U-66411 Aug: U-468, U-525, U-60412 Aug: Clan Macarthur13 Aug: USS\u00a0John Penn14 Aug: HMS\u00a0Saracen15 Aug: LST-41416 Aug: Empire Kestrel18 Aug: Cha-5, Cha-12, U-40319 August: I-1720 Aug: U-197, U-67023 Aug: USS\u00a0Crow, Riilahti, USS\u00a0SC-69424 Aug: Erg, U-134, U-18525 Aug: Ro-35, U-52327 Aug: HMS\u00a0Egret, U-84728 Aug: U-63929 Aug: Niels Juel30 Aug: U-634Unknown date: HMS\u00a0Parthian, SA 7Other 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-634-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"German submarine U-634 – Wikipedia"}}]}]