German submarine U-605 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She was laid down on 12 March 1941 by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg as yard number 581, launched on 27 November 1941 and commissioned on 15 January 1942 under Oberleutnant zur See Herbert-Viktor Schütze.
German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-605 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 Brown, Boveri & Cie GG UB 720/8 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-605 was fitted with five torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteen torpedoes, one SK C/35 naval gun, 220 rounds, and a C/30 anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of between forty-four and sixty.
The boat's career began with training at 5th U-boat Flotilla on 15 January 1942, followed by active service on 1 August 1942 as part of the 9th Flotilla. Just three months later, she transferred to the 29th Flotilla, operating out of La Spezia, for operations in the Mediterranean Sea for the remainder of her service. In three patrols she sank three merchant ships, for a total of . Wolfpacks U-605 took part in three wolfpacks, namely: Steinbrinck (7 – 11 August 1942) Lohs (11 – 26 August 1942) Tümmler (1 – 11 October 1942) Fate U-605 was sunk on 14 November 1942 in the Mediterranean Sea in position , by depth charges from a RAF Hudson bomber. All hands were lost.
Date Ship Name Nationality Tonnage(GRT) Fate 3 August 1942 Bombay 229 Sunk 25 August 1942 Katvaldis 3,163 Sunk 25 August 1942 Sheaf Mount 5,017 Sunk