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The
U-458 German VII-C class submarine
L' U-458 era un sommergibile Tedesco della diffusa e versatile Classe VII-C: fu costruito a Kiel nei cantieri Deutsche Werke nel corso del 1940, e varato nel 1941.. . The submarines of the VII-C class were 67.10m long; displacement 769 tons (surfaced) 871 tons (submerged); max speed 17.7kn (surfaced) 7.5kn (submerged); five 533mm torpedo launchers; one 88mm gun, plus one or two 20mm or one 37mm machine gun. They were designed to dive down to -220m. I sommergibili della Classe VII-C erano lunghi 67.10m; dislocamento 769 tonnellate (in emersione) e 871 tonnellate (in immersione); velocità massima 17.7 nodi (in emersione) e 7.5 nodi (in immersione); erano armati con cinque tubi lanciasiluri da 533mm e di un cannone da 88mm, più una o due mitragliere da 12.7mm o un cannone da 37mm; erano progettati per potersi immergere fino a -220m The U-458 operated seven missions, sinking two enemy ships. L' U-458 effettuò sette missioni, affondando due navi nemiche. On August 22,
1943, she was spotted South-East of Pantelleria by the Greek destroyer Pindos
that was patrolling the Straits of Sicily together with the British
destroyer HMS Easton. Il 22 Agosto
1943, fu localizzato a Sud-Est di Pantelleria dal cacciatorpediniere Greco
Pindos, che stava pattugliando lo Stretto di Sicilia insieme al
pari-classe Britannico HMS Easton. Position: 36°25'N, 12°39'E. |
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The U-458
was one of the successiful VII-C class German submarines: she was
built in Kiel by Deutsche Werke during 1940 and launched during 1941.
