U - 575
Type....................... VIIC
Laid down.............. 1st August, 1940
Shipyard................ Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
Commissioned...... 19th June, 1941
Commanders........ 19th June, 1941 – 29th July, 1943, Kptit. Gunther Heydemann
............................... 12th September, 1943 – 13th March, 1944, Oblt. Wolfgang Boehmer
Career 10 Patrols. 19th June, 1941 – 13th August, 1941, 7. Flottille (training)
............................... 1st September, 1941 – 13th March, 1944, 7. Flottille (front boat)
Displacement........ 769 tons (surfaced) 871 tons (submerged) 1070 (total)
Length.................... 67.10m (overall) 50.50m (pressure hull)
Beam..................... 6.20m (overall) 4.70m (pressure hull)
Draught.................. 4.74m
Height.................... 9.60m
Power.................... 3200 hp (surfaced) 750 hp (submerged)
Speed....................17.7 Knots (surfaced) 7.6 Knots (submerged)
Range.................... 8500/10 miles (surfaced) 80/4 (submerged)
Torpedoes............ 14, 4/1 (bow /stern tubes)
Mines..................... 26 TMA
Deck gun............... 88/45 220 rounds
Crew...................... 44 – 52 men
Maximum depth.....220m (722 feet)
5th October 1942, A man was lost overboard from U – 575. [Oberbootsmaat Herbert Bühler]