German submarine U-714
{{Short description|German World War II submarine}}
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image= |Ship caption= }} {{Infobox ship career |Ship country=Nazi Germany |Ship flag={{Shipboxflag|Nazi Germany|naval}} |Ship name=U-714 |Ship ordered=7 December 1940 |Ship yard number=780 |Ship laid down=29 December 1941 |Ship builder=HC Stülcken & Sohn, Hamburg |Ship launched=13 November 1942 |Ship commissioned=10 February 1943 |Ship fate=Sunk on 14 March 1945 near Eyemouth, Firth of Forth. 50 dead. }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship class=Type VIIC submarine |Ship displacement=
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German submarine U-714 was a Type VIIC U-boat Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine built for service during World War II. She was laid down on 29 December 1941 by H. C. Stülcken Sohn at Hamburg and commissioned on 10 February 1943. She was commanded throughout her career by Oberleutnant zur See Hans-Joachim Schwebcke.
Design
German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-714 had a displacement of {{convert|769|t|LT}} when at the surface and {{convert|871|t|LT}} while submerged.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=43-46}} She had a total length of {{convert|67.10|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, a pressure hull length of {{convert|50.50|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, a beam of {{convert|6.20|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, a height of {{convert|9.60|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, and a draught of {{convert|4.74|m|ftin|abbr=on}}. The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of {{convert|2800 to 3200|PS|kW shp|-1}} for use while surfaced, two Garbe, Lahmeyer & Co. RP 137/c double-acting electric motors producing a total of {{convert|750|PS|kW shp}} for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two {{convert|1.23|m|ft|abbr=on|0}} propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to {{convert|230|m}}.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=43-46}}
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of {{convert|17.7|kn}} and a maximum submerged speed of {{convert|7.6|kn}}.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=43-46}} When submerged, the boat could operate for {{convert|80|nmi}} at {{convert|4|kn}}; when surfaced, she could travel {{convert|8500|nmi}} at {{convert|10|kn}}. U-714 was fitted with five {{convert|53.3|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteen torpedoes, one 8.8 cm SK C/35 naval gun, 220 rounds, and two twin 2 cm FlaK 30 anti-aircraft guns. The boat had a complement of between forty-four and sixty.{{sfn|Gröner|1991|pp=43-46}}
Fate
She was sunk on 14 March 1945 near Eyemouth in the Firth of Forth at position {{coord|55|57|N|01|57|W|type:landmark_region:GB|display=title}} by depth charges from the South African frigate HMSAS Natal. {{HMS|Wivern|D66|6}} was granted a share of the credit for this kill as well. She had a complement of 50 crew, and when she sank, all of her crew died. She was designated as a protected place under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986 in 2008.
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Summary of raiding history
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| align="right"|10 March 1945
|align="left" |HNoMS Nordhav II |align="left" |{{navy|Norway}} |align="right"|425 |align="left" |Sunk |
| align="right"|14 March 1945
|align="left" |Magne |align="left" |{{flag|Sweden}} |align="right"|1,226 |align="left" |Sunk |
References
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Bibliography
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- {{cite book | last1 = Busch | first1 = Rainer | last2 = Röll | first2 = Hans-Joachim | translator-last = Brooks | translator-first = Geoffrey | title = German U-boat commanders of World War II : a biographical dictionary | publisher = Greenhill Books, Naval Institute Press | location = London, Annapolis, Md | year = 1999 | isbn = 1-55750-186-6 }}
- {{cite book |last1=Busch |first1=Rainer |last2=Röll |first2=Hans-Joachim |title=Der U-Boot-Krieg, 1939-1945: Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945|trans-title=German U-boat losses from September 1939 to May 1945 |date=1999|volume=IV |publisher=Mittler|location=Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn |isbn=3-8132-0514-2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vXKwAAAAIAAJ |language=de}}
- {{cite book |last1=Gröner |first1=Eric |last2=Jung |first2=Dieter |last3=Maass |first3=Martin |translator-last1=Thomas|translator-first1=Keith|translator-last2=Magowan|translator-first2=Rachel |title=German Warships 1815-1945: U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels |date=1991 |publisher=Conway Maritime Press |location=London |volume=2 |isbn=0-85177-593-4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Udg-0AEACAAJ|ref=CITEREFGröner1991}}
- {{cite book |last1=McCartney |first1=Innes |title=Lost patrols : submarine wrecks of the English Channel |date=2002 |publisher=Periscope |location=Penzance |isbn=978-1-90438-104-4}}
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080908070149/http://www.periscopepublishing.com/U714%20exhibition.htm Images of U714 on Periscope Publishing website]
- {{Cite web
|url=http://uboat.net/boats/u714.html
|title=The Type VIIC boat U-714
|last=Helgason
|first=Guðmundur
|website=German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net
|access-date=29 December 2014
}}
- {{cite web
|url=http://www.u-boot-archiv.de/dieboote/u0714.html
|title=U 714
|last=Hofmann
|first=Markus
|website=Deutsche U-Boote 1935-1945 - u-boot-archiv.de
|language=de
|access-date=29 December 2014
}}
- [http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2008/uksi_20080950_en_1 SI 2008/0950] Designation under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986
{{German Type VII submarines}}
{{March 1945 shipwrecks}}
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Category:German Type VIIC submarines
Category:U-boats commissioned in 1943
Category:World War II submarines of Germany
Category:World War II shipwrecks in the English Channel
Category:Protected wrecks of Scotland
Category:Ships built in Hamburg
Category:U-boats sunk by depth charges
Category:U-boats sunk by British warships
Category:U-boats sunk by South African warships
Category:Submarines lost with all hands