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Nazi Germany | |
Name | U-600 |
Ordered | 22 May 1940 |
Builder | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg |
Yard number | 576 |
Laid down | 25 January 1941 |
Launched | 16 October 1941 |
Commissioned | 11 December 1941 |
Fate | Sunk on 25 November 1943 in the North Atlantic in position 40°31′N 22°07′W / 40.517°N 22.117°W, by depth charges from HMS Bazely and HMS Blackwood. |
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Class and type | Type VIIC submarine |
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Height | 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in) |
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Complement | 4 officers, 40–56 enlisted |
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Identification codes: | M 47 389 |
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German submarine U-600 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She was laid down on 25 January 1941 by Blohm & Voss in Hamburg as yard number 576, launched on 16 October 1941 and commissioned on 11 December 1941 under Kapitänleutnant Bernhard Zurmühlen.