Editing German submarine U-691

{{Short description|German World War II submarine}}
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|Ship country=[[Nazi Germany]]
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|Ship name=''U-691''
|Ship ordered=2 April 1942
|Ship builder=[[Howaldtswerke]], [[Hamburg]]
|Ship yard number=840
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*Contract suspended on 30 September 1943
*Cancelled on 22 July 1944
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|Ship class=[[German Type VII submarine#Type VIIC/41|Type VIIC/41]] [[submarine]]
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'''German submarine ''U-691''''' was a [[German Type VII submarine#Type VIIC/41|Type VIIC/41]] [[U-boat]] of [[Nazi Germany]]'s ''[[Kriegsmarine]]'' during [[World War II]]. Her construction by [[Howaldtswerke]] of [[Hamburg]] was ordered on 2 April 1942, suspended on 30 September 1943, and cancelled on 22 July 1944.<ref>{{Cite web
 |url=http://uboat.net/boats/nc_691.html
 |title=U-691
 |last=Helgason
 |first=Guðmundur
 |website=German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net
 |access-date=17 February 2010
}}</ref> The new [[German Type XXI submarine|Elektro Boat XXI]] design had made the Type VIIs obsolete.

==In fiction==
[[Neal Stephenson]]'s novel ''[[Cryptonomicon]]'' includes a fictitious ''U-691'', a [[Type IX submarine|Type IXD/42]], [[Ceremonial ship launching|launched]] at [[Wilhelmshaven]] on 19 September 1940 (four years before IXD/42s were actually developed) and fitted with an experimental ''[[Submarine snorkel|schnorkel]]''.

==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}}
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==External links==
*{{Cite web
 |url=http://uboat.net/boats/u691.html
 |title=The Type VIIC boat U-691
 |last=Helgason
 |first=Guðmundur
 |website=German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net
 |access-date=29 December 2014
}}

{{German Type VII submarines}}

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[[Category:German Type VIIC/41 submarines]]
[[Category:World War II submarines of Germany]]