German submarine U-905 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was ordered on 6 August 1942, and was laid down on 26 January 1943 at H. C. Stülcken Sohn, Hamburg, as yard number 802. She was launched on 20 November 1943 and commissioned under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Heinz-Ehler Brüllau on 8 March 1944. Design German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-905 had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. She had a total length of , a pressure hull length of , a beam of , a height of , and a draught of . The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of for use while surfaced, two SSW GU 343/38-8 double-acting electric motors producing a total of for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to . The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and a maximum submerged speed of . When submerged, the boat could operate for at ; when surfaced, she could travel at . U-905 was fitted with five torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteen torpedoes or 26 TMA mines, one SK C/35 naval gun, (220 rounds), one Flak M42 and two twin C/30 anti-aircraft guns. The boat had a complement of between 44 — 52 men. Service history On 27 March 1945, U-905 was sunk by depth charges in the North Minch in the North Atlantic, by the British frigate . Oberleutnant zur See Bernhard Schwarting and 44 other crewmen were all lost. The wreck is located at . References Bibliography External links German Type VIIC submarines U-boats commissioned in 1944 World War II submarines of Germany Ships built in Hamburg 1943 ships Maritime incidents in March 1945 World War II shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean