German submarine U-658

History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-658
Ordered	9 October 1939
Builder	Howaldtswerke, Hamburg
Yard number	807
Laid down	15 November 1940
Launched	11 September 1941
Commissioned	5 November 1941
Fate	Sunk on 30 October 1942 in the North Atlantic E of Newfoundland in position 50°32′N 46°32′W / 50.533°N 46.533°W / 50.533; -46.533, by depth charges from RCAF Hudson bomber.
General characteristics
Class and type	Type VIIC submarine
Displacement	769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced 871 t (857 long tons) submerged
Length	67.10 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull
Beam	6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Draught	4.74 m (15 ft 7 in)
Installed power	2,800–3,200 PS (2,100–2,400 kW; 2,800–3,200 bhp) (diesels) 750 PS (550 kW; 740 shp) (electric)
Propulsion	2 shafts 2 × diesel engines 2 × electric motors
Speed	17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged
Range	8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 80 nmi (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth	230 m (750 ft) Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft)
Complement	4 officers, 40–56 enlisted
Armament	5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 1 stern) 14 × torpedoes 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds) 1 x 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 AA gun
Service record[1]
Part of:	8th U-boat Flotilla 5 November 1941 – 31 July 1942 6th U-boat Flotilla 1 August – 30 October 1942
Identification codes:	M 43 405
Commanders:	Kptlt. Hans Senkel 5 November 1941 – 30 October 1942
Operations:	2 patrols: 1st patrol: 7 July – 12 September 1942 2nd patrol: 6 – 30 October 1942
Victories:	3 merchant ships sunk (12,146 GRT) 1 merchant ship damaged (6,466 GRT)

German submarine U-658 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She was laid down on 15 November 1940 by Howaldtswerke, Hamburg as yard number 807, launched on 11 September 1941 and commissioned on 5 November 1941 under Kapitänleutnant Hans Senkel.