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Name | U-648 |
Ordered | 10 April 1941 |
Builder | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg |
Yard number | 624 |
Laid down | 24 December 1941 |
Launched | 16 September 1942 |
Commissioned | 12 November 1942 |
Fate | Missing since 22 November 1943 |
General characteristics | |
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 50 698 |
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Victories: | None |
German submarine U-648 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. The submarine was laid down on 24 December 1941 at the Blohm & Voss yard at Hamburg, launched on 16 September 1942, and commissioned on 12 November 1942 under the command of Leutnant zur See d.R. Peter-Arthur Stahl.
Attached to 5th U-boat Flotilla based at Kiel, U-648 completed her training period on 30 April 1943 and was assigned to front-line service.