U-703

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/U-703
GPTKB entity
Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:marine
gptkbp:armament 1 × 8.8 cm SK C/35 naval gun
14 torpedoes
5 × 53.3 cm torpedo tubes
1 × 2 cm C/30 anti-aircraft gun
gptkbp:beam 6.2 m
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Howaldtswerke,_Hamburg
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Heinz_Bielfeld
gptkbp:commissioned 19 February 1942
gptkbp:country gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:crewComplement 44–60
gptkbp:displacementSubmerged 871 tons
gptkbp:displacementSurfaced 769 tons
gptkbp:draught 4.74 m
gptkbp:endDate 1944
gptkbp:fate Lost in the Barents Sea
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label U-703
gptkbp:laidDown 17 April 1941
gptkbp:launched 30 December 1941
gptkbp:length 67.1 m
gptkbp:lostCause Presumed sunk in storm
gptkbp:lostDate 16 September 1944
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Kriegsmarine
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:patrols 11
gptkbp:propulsion Diesel-electric
gptkbp:rangeSubmerged 80 nmi at 4 knots
gptkbp:rangeSurfaced 8500 nmi at 10 knots
gptkbp:shipsDamaged 1
gptkbp:shipsSunk 5
gptkbp:speedSubmerged 7.6 knots
gptkbp:speedSurfaced 17.7 knots
gptkbp:startYear 1942
gptkbp:type gptkb:marine
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Operation_PQ_17
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6