German submarine U-556
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German submarine U-556 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was laid down on 2 January 1940 at the Blohm & Voss yard in Hamburg as yard number 532, launched on 7 December 1940, and commissioned on 6 February 1941 under the command of Kapitänleutnant Herbert Wohlfarth, who commanded her for her entire career. U-556 conducted only two patrols, sinking six ships totalling 29,552 gross register tons (GRT) and damaging one other of 4,986 GRT, before she was sunk on 27 June 1941.
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Name | U-556 |
Ordered | 25 September 1939 |
Builder | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg |
Yard number | 532 |
Laid down | 2 January 1940 |
Launched | 7 December 1940 |
Commissioned | 6 February 1941 |
Fate | Sunk on 27 June 1941[1] |
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Class and type | Type VIIC submarine |
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Height | 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in) |
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Complement | 4 officers, 40–56 enlisted |
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Identification codes: | M 36 839 |
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