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    Class and typeType VIIC submarine
    Displacement769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced · 871 t (857 long tons) submerged
    Length67.23 m (220 ft 7 in) o/a · 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull
    Beam6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a · 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull
    Design

    German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-480 had a displacement of 769 tonnes (757 long tons) when at the surface and 871 tonnes (857 long tons) while subm… See more

    Anechoic coating

    Rubber foil containing air holes can be used to reduce the sound waves reflected under water by structures when foil thickness is small by comparison with the sound wavelength in water, providing a low reflectivity … See more

    Service history

    On its first patrol, the boat was attacked by a Canadian PBY Catalina flying boat of 162 Squadron RCAF, piloted by Laurance Sherman. The aircraft was shot down.
    On the second patrol, Förster departed from Brest i… See more

    Fate

    U-480 left Trondheim, Norway, on 6 January 1945 for its third and last patrol. It did not return. In 1997, the wreck of a Type VIIC U-boat was discovered by accident by divers at 50°22′4″N 1°44′10″W / 50.36778°N 1.73611°W , … See more

     
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