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词条 German submarine U-731
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  1. Design

  2. Service history

  3. References

  4. Bibliography

  5. External links

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}}{{Infobox ship career
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}}{{Infobox ship characteristics
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  • {{convert|769|t|LT|abbr=on}} surfaced
  • {{convert|871|t|LT|abbr=on}} submerged
Ship length=
  • {{convert|67.10|m|ftin|abbr=on}} (o/a)
  • {{convert|50.50|m|ftin|abbr=on}} (pressure hull)
Ship beam=
  • {{convert|6.20|m|ftin|abbr=on}} (o/a)
  • {{convert|4.70|m|ftin|abbr=on}} (pressure hull)
9.60|m|ftin|abbr=on}}4.74|m|ftin|abbr=on}}Ship power=
  • {{convert|2800|–|3200|PS|kW bhp|abbr=on}} (diesels)
  • {{convert|750|PS|kW shp|abbr=on}} (electric)
Ship propulsion=
  • 2 shafts
  • 2 × diesel engines
  • 2 × electric motors
Ship speed=
  • {{convert|17.7|kn|lk=in}} surfaced
  • {{convert|7.6|kn}} submerged
Ship range=
  • {{convert|8500|nmi|abbr=on|lk=in}} at {{convert|10|kn}} surfaced
  • {{convert|80|nmi|abbr=on}} at {{convert|4|kn}} submerged
Ship test depth=
  • {{convert|230|m|ft|abbr=on}}
  • Crush depth: {{convert|250|–|295|m|ft|abbr=on}}
Ship complement=4 officers, 40–56 enlistedShip armament=
  • 5 × torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern)
  • 14 × {{convert|53.3|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} torpedoes or 26 TMA mines
  • 1 × {{convert|8.8|cm|in|2|abbr=on}} deck gun (220 rounds)
  • 2 × twin {{convert|2|cm|in|sp=us|abbr=on}} C/30 anti-aircraft guns
Ship notes=
}}{{Infobox service record
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  • Oblt.z.S. Werner Techand
  • Oblt.z.S. Alexander Graf von Keller
operations=4 war patrolsvictories=no ships sunk
}}

German submarine U-731 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. The submarine was laid down on 1 October 1941 at the Schichau-Werke yard at Danzig, launched on 25 July 1942, and commissioned on 3 October 1942 under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Werner Techand.

Attached to 8th U-boat Flotilla based at Kiel, U-731 completed her training period on 30 April 1943 and was assigned to front-line service.

Design

German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-731 had a displacement of {{convert|769|t|LT}} when at the surface and {{convert|871|t|LT}} while submerged.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=43-46}} She had a total length of {{convert|67.10|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, a pressure hull length of {{convert|50.50|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, a beam of {{convert|6.20|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, a height of {{convert|9.60|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, and a draught of {{convert|4.74|m|ftin|abbr=on}}. The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of {{convert|2800 to 3200|PS|kW shp|-1}} for use while surfaced, two AEG GU 460/8–27 double-acting electric motors producing a total of {{convert|750|PS|kW shp}} for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two {{convert|1.23|m|ft|abbr=on|0}} propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to {{convert|230|m}}.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=43-46}}

The submarine had a maximum surface speed of {{convert|17.7|kn}} and a maximum submerged speed of {{convert|7.6|kn}}.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=43-46}} When submerged, the boat could operate for {{convert|80|nmi}} at {{convert|4|kn}}; when surfaced, she could travel {{convert|8500|nmi}} at {{convert|10|kn}}. U-731 was fitted with five {{convert|53.3|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteen torpedoes, one {{convert|8.8|cm|in|2|abbr=on}} SK C/35 naval gun, 220 rounds, and two twin {{convert|2|cm|in|sp=us|abbr=on}} C/30 anti-aircraft guns. The boat had a complement of between forty-four and sixty.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=43-46}}

Service history

On the fourth and final war patrol, U-731 was detected on 15 May 1944 by two Catalinas, P-14 and P-1, of VP-63 off Tangiers, when the U-boat tried to force the Strait of Gibraltar. Two British patrol craft, {{HMS|Kilmarnock}} and {{HMS|Blackfly|FY117|6}}, received reports of the U-boat and attacked with hedgehogs. U-731 was sunk in position {{coord|35|54|N|5|45|W|display=title, inline}}; all 54 crew members perished in the attack.{{sfn|Busch, Röll|1999|p=236}}

References

Bibliography

{{Refbegin}}
  • {{cite book | last1 = Busch | first1 = Rainer | last2 = Röll | first2 = Hans-Joachim | translator-last = Brooks | translator-first = Geoffrey | title = German U-boat commanders of World War II : a biographical dictionary | publisher = Greenhill Books, Naval Institute Press | location = London, Annapolis, Md | year = 1999 | isbn = 1-55750-186-6 | ref = harv}}
  • {{cite book

|last1=Busch
|first1=Rainer
|last2=Röll
|first2=Hans-Joachim
|title=Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945
|trans-title=German U-boat losses from September 1939 to May 1945
|work=Der U-Boot-Krieg
|volume=IV
|publisher=Mittler
|location=Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn
|year=1999
|isbn=3-8132-0514-2
|language=German
|ref=harv
}}
  • {{cite book

|last1=Gröner
|first1=Erich
|author-link1=
|author-mask1=
|last2=Jung
|first2=Dieter
|display-authors=
|last-author-amp=
|last3=Maass
|first3=Martin
|translator-last1=Thomas
|translator-first1=Keith
|translator-last2=Magowan
|translator-first2=Rachel
|year=1991
|title=U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels
|volume=2
|work=German Warships 1815–1945
|location=London
|publisher=Conway Maritime Press
|isbn=0-85177-593-4
|ref=CITEREFGr.C3.B6ner1991
}}{{Refend}}

External links

  • {{Cite web

|url=http://uboat.net/boats/u731.html
|title=The Type VIIC boat U-731
|last=Helgason
|first=Guðmundur
|website=German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net
|accessdate=23 July 2015
}}{{German Type VII submarines}}{{May 1944 shipwrecks}}{{Subject bar
| portal1=Military of Germany
| portal2=Submarine
| portal3=World War II
}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2015}}{{DEFAULTSORT:U0731}}

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