U-703

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U-703 was a German Type VIIC U-boat that served with the Kriegsmarine during World War II, conducting combat patrols in the Arctic and North Atlantic.

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U-703 canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German Type VIIC submarine
Kriegsmarine U-boat
armament 1 × 2 cm C/30 anti-aircraft gun
1 × 8.8 cm SK C/35 naval gun
14 torpedoes
220 rounds (deck gun ammunition)
5 × 53.3 cm torpedo tubes
beam 6.20 m
builtBy Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft
casualties all hands lost
causeOfLoss unknown
commander Heinz Bielfeld
commissionedOn 1942-02-05
conflict World War II
country Nazi Germany
crewComplement 44–60
dateLost 1944-09-16
displacementSubmerged 871 t
displacementSurfaced 769 t
draught 4.74 m
fate missing
flag war ensign of Nazi Germany
hullType single-hull with saddle tanks
laidDownOn 1941-04-17
launchedOn 1941-12-16
length 67.10 m
maximumSpeedSubmerged 7.6 kn
maximumSpeedSurfaced 17.7 kn
numberOfPropellers 2
numberOfShafts 2
operatedAgainst Arctic convoys to the Soviet Union
participatedIn Battle of the Atlantic
patrolArea Arctic Ocean
Barents Sea
North Atlantic Ocean
linked to: North Atlantic
placeLost Barents Sea
powerOutputSubmerged 750 shp
powerOutputSurfaced 2800–3200 bhp
propulsion 2 AEG GU 460/8-276 electric motors
2 Germaniawerft F46 diesel engines
rangeSubmerged 80 nmi at 4 kn
rangeSurfaced 8500 nmi at 10 kn
role commerce raiding
serviceBranch Kriegsmarine
shipyardLocation Hamburg
submarineClass Type VIIC
linked to: Type VII U-boat
sunkShips multiple Allied merchant vessels
testDepth 230 m
typeDesignation U-703

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HMS Somali damagedBy U-703
U-703 typeDesignation U-703