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Name | U-635 |
Ordered | 20 January 1941 |
Builder | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg |
Yard number | 611 |
Laid down | 3 October 1941 |
Launched | 24 June 1942 |
Commissioned | 13 August 1942 |
Fate | Sunk on 5 April 1943 in the North Atlantic in position 58°20′N 31°52′W / 58.333°N 31.867°W, by depth charges from a RAF Liberator. |
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Class and type | Type VIIC submarine |
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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 51 783 |
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Victories: |
2 merchant ships damaged (14,894 GRT) |
German submarine U-635 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She was laid down on 3 October 1941 by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg as yard number 611, launched on 24 June 1942 and commissioned on 13 August 1942 under Oberleutnant zur See Heinz Eckelmann.