German submarine U-691
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-691 |
| Ordered: | 2 April 1942 |
| Builder: | Howaldtswerke, Hamburg |
| Yard number: | 840 |
| Fate: | Contract suspended, 30 September 1943 Cancelled, 22 July 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Type VIIC/41 submarine |
German submarine U-691 was a Type VIIC/41 U-boat of the German Kriegsmarine during World War II, if she had ever been built. Her construction by Howaldtswerke of Hamburg was ordered on 2 April 1942, suspended on 30 September 1943, and cancelled on 22 July 1944.[1] The new Elektro Boat XXI design had made the Type VIIs obsolete.
[edit] In fiction
Neal Stephenson's novel Cryptonomicon includes a fictitious U-691, a Type IXD/42, launched at Wilhelmshaven on 19 September 1940 (four years before IXD/42s were actually developed) and fitted with an experimental schnorkel.
[edit] References
- Notes
- ^ "U-691 - Non-commissioned German U-boat - U-boat index - uboat.net". uboat.net. http://www.uboat.net/boats/nc_691.html. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
- Bibliography