German submarine U-427

	U-995, a Type VIIC U-boat at the German naval memorial at Laboe which was almost identical to U-427
History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-427
Ordered	5 June 1941
Builder	Danziger Werft, Danzig
Yard number	128
Laid down	27 July 1942
Launched	6 February 1943
Commissioned	2 June 1943
Fate	Surrendered on 9 May 1945; Scuttled on 21 December 1945;
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;
Height	9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
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); Calculated crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft);
Complement	44-52 officers and ratings
Armament	5 × torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern); 14 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedoes; 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) SK C/35 naval gun; various anti-aircraft guns;
Service record
Part of:	8th U-boat Flotilla; 2 June 1943 – 1 June 1944; 7th U-boat Flotilla; 1 June – 31 July 1944; 11th U-boat Flotilla; 1 August – 4 November 1944; 13th U-boat Flotilla; 5 November 1944 – 28 February 1945; 14th U-boat Flotilla; 1 March – 8 May 1945;
Identification codes:	M 52 216
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. Carl-Gabriel Graf von Gudenus; 2 June 1943 – 9 May 1945;
Operations:	5 patrols:; 1st patrol:; 25 September – 1 October 1944; 2nd patrol:; a. 30 October – 8 November 1944; b. 11 – 14 November 1944; 3rd patrol:; a. 4 December 1944 – 23 February 1945; b. 23 – 24 February 1945; 4th patrol:; 9 – 20 April 1945; 5th patrol:; a. 21 April – 2 May 1945; b. 5 May 1945; c. 15 – 19 May 1945;
Victories:	None

German submarine U-427 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-427". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "War Patrols by German U-boat U-427". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 5 December 2009.

[1] Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-427". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 5 December 2009.

[2] Helgason, Guðmundur. "War Patrols by German U-boat U-427". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 5 December 2009.

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History
U-995, a Type VIIC U-boat at the German naval memorial at Laboe which was almost identical to U-427
Nazi Germany
Name	U-427
Ordered	5 June 1941
Builder	Danziger Werft, Danzig
Yard number	128
Laid down	27 July 1942
Launched	6 February 1943
Commissioned	2 June 1943
Fate	Surrendered on 9 May 1945 Scuttled on 21 December 1945
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
Height	9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
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) Calculated crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft)
Complement	44-52 officers and ratings
Armament	5 × torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern) 14 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedoes 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) SK C/35 naval gun various anti-aircraft guns
Service record^[1]^[2]
Part of:	8th U-boat Flotilla 2 June 1943 – 1 June 1944 7th U-boat Flotilla 1 June – 31 July 1944 11th U-boat Flotilla 1 August – 4 November 1944 13th U-boat Flotilla 5 November 1944 – 28 February 1945 14th U-boat Flotilla 1 March – 8 May 1945
Identification codes:	M 52 216
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. Carl-Gabriel Graf von Gudenus 2 June 1943 – 9 May 1945
Operations:	5 patrols: 1st patrol: 25 September – 1 October 1944 2nd patrol: a. 30 October – 8 November 1944 b. 11 – 14 November 1944 3rd patrol: a. 4 December 1944 – 23 February 1945 b. 23 – 24 February 1945 4th patrol: 9 – 20 April 1945 5th patrol: a. 21 April – 2 May 1945 b. 5 May 1945 c. 15 – 19 May 1945
Victories:	None

German submarine U-427

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