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All U-boats

  
  
   U-1 Type IIA
   Laid down 11 Feb, 1935 Deutsche Werke, Kiel
   Commissioned 29 Jun, 1935 Kptlt. Klaus Ewerth
   Commanders 29 Jun, 1935 - 30 Sep, 1936 Klaus Ewerth
   1 Oct, 1936 - 2 Feb, 1938 Kptlt. Alexander Gelhaar
   29 Oct, 1938 - 6 Apr, 1940 KrvKpt. Jurgen Deecke
  
   Career 2 patrols 1 Jul, 1935 - 1 Sep, 1939 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 1 Feb, 1940 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   1 Mar, 1940 - 6 Apr, 1940 U-Bootschulflottille (front boat)
   Successes No ships sunk or damaged
   Fate The boat was lost around 6 April, 1940 in the North Sea, probably to a British mine in the mine barrage Field No 7. 24 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
   Mine barrage Field No 7 was laid by the destroyers HMS Express, HMS Esk, HMS Icarus and HMS Impulsive in the North Sea on 3 March, 1940. It probably accounted for several U-boats on their inbound or return journey.
  
   Another explanation is that she was sunk by a mine laid by the British submarine HMS Narwhal in position 54.37N, 03.35E.
  
   Previously recorded fate (Last revised by FDS/NHB during December 1993)
   It was believed that U-1 was sunk on 16 April, 1940 in the North Sea southwest of Stavanger, Norway, in position 58.18N, 05.47E, by a torpedo from the British submarine HMS Porpoise. But this attack was against U-3, which escaped unharmed.
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-1 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   German Submarines, Lenton, H.T., 1965
  
  
  
   Der U-Bootkrieg 1939-1945 (Band 1), Busch, Rainer and Roll, Hans Joachim, 1996 (transl.)
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-1 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 4 Aug, 1909 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 14 Dec, 1906. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 1 during WWI.
  
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   U-2 Type IIA
   Laid down 11 Feb, 1935 Deutsche Werke, Kiel
   Commissioned 25 Jul, 1935 Oblt. Hermann Michahelles
   Commanders 25 Jul, 1935 - 30 Sep, 1936 Hermann Michahelles
   1 Oct, 1936 - 31 Jan, 1938 Kptlt. Heinrich Liebe (Knights Cross)
   31 Jan, 1938 - 16 Mar, 1939 Oblt. Herbert Schultze (Knights Cross)
   17 Mar, 1939 - 5 Aug, 1940 Kptlt. Helmut Rosenbaum (Knights Cross)
   7 Jul, 1940 - 5 Aug, 1940 Oblt. Hans Heidtmann (in deputize) (Knights Cross) -- acting
   6 Aug, 1940 - Oct, 1941 Georg von Wilamowitz-Mollendorf
   Oct, 1941 - 15 May, 1942 Karl Kolzer
   16 May, 1942 - 19 Nov, 1942 Oblt. Werner Schwaff
   20 Nov, 1942 - 12 Dec, 1943 Oblt. Helmut Herglotz
   13 Dec, 1943 - 8 Apr, 1944 Oblt. Wolfgang Schwarzkopf
  
   Career 2 patrols 1 Jul, 1935 - 1 Aug, 1939 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 1 Feb, 1940 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   1 Mar, 1940 - 1 Apr, 1940 U-Bootschulflottille (front boat)
   1 May, 1940 - 30 Jun, 1940 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   1 Jul, 1940 - 8 Apr, 1944 21. Flottille (school boat)
   Successes No ships sunk or damaged
   Fate Sank 8 April, 1944 west of Pillau, in position 54.48N, 19.55E, after a collision with the German steam trawler Helmi Sohle.
  
   Raised on 9 April, 1944 and stricken. 17 dead and 18 survivors.
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-2 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
   U-Boats of World War Two Volume 1
   Stern, Robert C.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   U-Boats of World War Two Volume 1, Stern, Robert C., 1988
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-2 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 18 Jun, 1908 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 18 Jul, 1908. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 2 during WWI.
  
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   U-3 Type IIA
   Laid down 11 Feb, 1935 Deutsche Werke, Kiel
   Commissioned 6 Aug, 1935 Oblt. Hans Meckel
   Commanders 6 Aug, 1935 - 29 Sep, 1937 Hans Meckel
   30 Sep, 1937 - Jul, 1938 Ernst-Gunter Heinicke
   29 Oct, 1938 - 2 Jan, 1940 Kptlt. Joachim Schepke (Knights Cross)
   3 Jan, 1940 - 28 Jul, 1940 Gerd Schreiber
   29 Jul, 1940 - 10 Nov, 1940 Kptlt. Helmut Franzke
   11 Nov, 1940 - 2 Jul, 1941 Kptlt. Otto von Bulow (Knights Cross)
   3 Jul, 1941 - 2 Mar, 1942 Oblt. Hans-Hartwig Trojer (Knights Cross)
   3 Mar, 1942 - 30 Sep, 1942 Joachim Zander
   1 Oct, 1942 - 18 May, 1943 Oblt. Herbert Zoller
   19 May, 1943 - 9 Jun, 1944 Oblt. Ernst Hartmann
   10 Jun, 1944 - 16 Jul, 1944 Hermann Neumeister
  
   Career 5 patrols 1 Aug, 1935 - 1 Sep, 1939 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 1 Oct, 1939 U-Bootschulflottille (front boat)
   1 Oct, 1939 - 1 Feb, 1940 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   1 Mar, 1940 - 1 Apr, 1940 U-Bootschulflottille (front boat)
   1 May, 1940 - 30 Jun, 1940 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   1 Jul, 1940 - 31 Jul, 1944 21. Flottille (school boat)
   Successes 2 ships sunk for a total of 2.348 GRT
   Fate Stricken 1 Aug, 1944 at Gotenhafen (Gdynia, Poland). Scrapped in 1945.
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-3 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-3 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 27 Mar, 1909 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 29 May, 1909. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 3 during WWI.
  
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   U-4 Type IIA
   Laid down 11 Feb, 1935 Deutsche Werke, Kiel
   Commissioned 17 Aug, 1935 Oblt. Hannes Weingartner
   Commanders 17 Aug, 1935 - 29 Sep, 1937 Hannes Weingartner
   30 Sep, 1937 - 28 Oct, 1938 Kptlt. Hans-Wilhelm von Dresky
   29 Oct, 1938 - 16 Jan, 1940 Kptlt. Harro von Klot-Heydenfeldt
   17 Jan, 1940 - 7 Jun, 1940 Hans-Peter Hinsch
   8 Jun, 1940 - 28 Jul, 1940 Oblt. Heinz-Otto Schultze (Knights Cross)
   29 Jul, 1940 - 2 Feb, 1941 Hans-Jurgen Zetzsche
   3 Feb, 1941 - 8 Dec, 1941 Hinrich-Oscar Bernbeck
   9 Dec, 1941 - 15 Jun, 1942 Oblt. Wolfgang Leimkuhler
   16 Jun, 1942 - 23 Jan, 1943 Friedrich-Wilhelm Marienfeld
   24 Jan, 1943 - 31 May, 1943 Joachim Duppe
   1 Jun, 1943 - 22 Aug, 1943 Oblt. Paul Sander
   23 Aug, 1943 - May, 1944 Oblt. Herbert Mumm
   May, 1944 - 9 Jul, 1944 Oblt. Hubert Rieger
  
   Career 4 patrols 1 Aug, 1935 - 1 Sep, 1939 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 1 Oct, 1939 U-Bootschulflottille (front boat)
   1 Oct, 1939 - 1 Feb, 1940 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   1 Mar, 1940 - 1 Apr, 1940 U-Bootschulflottille (front boat)
   1 May, 1940 - 30 Jun, 1940 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   1 Jul, 1940 - 31 Jul, 1944 21. Flottille (school boat)
   Successes 3 ships sunk for a total of 5.133 GRT
   1 warship sunk for a total of 1.090 tons
   Fate Stricken 1 Aug, 1944 at Gotenhafen (Gdynia, Poland).
  
   Scrapped in 1945.
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-4 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-4 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 18 May, 1909 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 1 Jul, 1909. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 4 during WWI.
  
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   U-5 Type IIA
   Laid down 11 Feb, 1935 Deutsche Werke, Kiel
   Commissioned 31 Aug, 1935 Oblt. Rolf Dau
   Commanders 31 Aug, 1935 - 27 Sep, 1936 Rolf Dau
   1 Oct, 1936 - 2 Feb, 1938 Gerhard Glattes
   3 Feb, 1938 - 4 Dec, 1939 Kptlt. Gunter Kutschmann
   5 Dec, 1939 - 11 Aug, 1940 Kptlt. Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock (Knights Cross)
   12 Aug, 1940 - 27 Mar, 1941 Herbert Opitz
   28 Mar, 1941 - 6 Jan, 1942 Friedrich Bothe
   7 Jan, 1942 - 23 Mar, 1942 Oblt. Karl Friederich
   26 Mar, 1942 - May, 1942 Hans-Dieter Mohs
   May, 1942 - 9 Nov, 1942 Kurt Pressel
   10 Nov, 1942 - 19 Mar, 1943 Ltn. Hermann Rahn
   Mar, 1943 - Mar, 1943 Alfred Radermacher
  
   Career 2 patrols 1 Sep, 1935 - 1 Sep, 1939 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   1 Oct, 1939 - 1 Feb, 1940 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   1 Mar, 1940 - 1 Apr, 1940 U-Bootschulflottille (front boat)
   1 May, 1940 - 30 Jun, 1940 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   1 Jul, 1940 - 19 Mar, 1943 21. Flottille (school boat)
   Successes No ships sunk or damaged
   Fate Sank 19 March, 1943 west of Pillau, in position 54.40N, 19.45E, in a diving accident. 21 dead and 16 survivors.
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-5 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-5 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 8 Jan, 1910 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 2 Jul, 1910. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 5 during WWI.
  
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   U-6 Type IIA
   Laid down 11 Feb, 1935 Deutsche Werke, Kiel
   Commissioned 7 Sep, 1935 Oblt. Ludwig Mathes
   Commanders 7 Sep, 1935 - 30 Sep, 1937 Kptlt. Ludwig Mathes
   1 Oct, 1937 - 17 Dec, 1938 Werner Heidel
   17 Dec, 1938 - 26 Nov, 1939 Joachim Matz
   Nov, 1939 - Dec, 1939 Hans-Bernhard Michalowski -- Kdt i.V.
   27 Nov, 1939 - 17 Jan, 1940 Otto Harms
   31 Jan, 1940 - 10 Jul, 1940 Oblt. Adalbert Schnee (Knights Cross)
   Jun, 1940 - Jul, 1940 Georg Peters
   11 Jul, 1940 - Mar, 1941 Johannes Liebe
   Mar, 1941 - Sep, 1941 Kptlt. Eberhard Bopst
   Oct, 1941 - Aug, 1942 Herbert Bruninghaus
   Aug, 1942 - Sep, 1942 Paul Just
   Sep, 1942 - 19 Oct, 1942 Herbert Bruninghaus
   20 Oct, 1942 - Jun, 1943 Oblt. Otto Niethmann
   Jun, 1943 - 16 Apr, 1944 Oblt. Alois Konig
   Aug, 1943 - Oct, 1943 Horst Heitz
   17 Apr, 1944 - 9 Jul, 1944 Erwin Jestel
  
   Career 2 patrols 1 Sep, 1935 - 1 Sep, 1939 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   1 Oct, 1939 - 1 Feb, 1940 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   1 Mar, 1940 - 1 Apr, 1940 U-Bootschulflottille (front boat)
   1 May, 1940 - 30 Jun, 1940 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   1 Jul, 1940 - 7 Aug, 1944 21. Flottille (school boat)
   Successes No ships sunk or damaged
   Fate Stricken 7 Aug, 1944 at Gotenhafen (Gdynia, Poland).
  
  
  
   * Georg Peters sailed on the following U-boats during WWI: SM U-25, SM U-52 and SM U-96.
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-6 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-6 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 18 May, 1910 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 12 Aug, 1910. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 6 during WWI.
  
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   U-7 Type IIB
   Laid down 11 Mar, 1935 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 18 Jul, 1935 Kptlt. Kurt Freiwald
   Commanders 18 Jul, 1935 - 3 Oct, 1937 Kurt Freiwald
   10 Feb, 1938 - 5 Feb, 1939 Oblt. Otto Salman
   18 Dec, 1938 - 13 Oct, 1939 Werner Heidel
   31 May, 1939 - 2 Jul, 1939 Oblt. Otto Salman
   2 Aug, 1939 - 1 Oct, 1939 Oblt. Otto Salman
   14 Oct, 1939 - Oct, 1940 Kptlt. Karl Schrott
   25 Oct, 1939 - 13 Nov, 1939 Kptlt. Otto Salman
   Oct, 1940 - Jan, 1941 Gunther Reeder
   Jan, 1941 - Feb, 1941 Ernst-Ulrich Bruller
   Feb, 1941 - 29 Mar, 1941 Gunther Reeder
   30 Mar, 1941 - 16 Jun, 1941 Oblt. Hans-Gunther Kuhlmann
   17 Jun, 1941 - 15 Jan, 1942 Heinrich Schmid
   16 Jan, 1942 - 7 Oct, 1942 Oblt. Siegfried Koitschka (Knights Cross)
   Sep, 1942 - Dec, 1942 Otto Hubschen (in deputize) -- acting
   8 Oct, 1942 - Jan, 1944 Hans Schrenk
   Jan, 1944 - 18 Feb, 1944 Oblt. Gunther Loeschcke
  
   Career 6 patrols 1 Sep, 1935 - 1 Sep, 1939 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 1 Oct, 1939 U-Bootschulflottille (front boat)
   1 Oct, 1939 - 1 Feb, 1940 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   1 Mar, 1940 - 1 May, 1940 U-Bootschulflottille (front boat)
   1 May, 1940 - 30 Jun, 1940 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   1 Jul, 1943 - 18 Feb, 1944 21. Flottille (school boat)
   Successes 1 ship sunk for a total of 2.694 GRT
   1 ship a total loss for a total of 1.830 GRT
   Fate Sank 18 Feb, 1944 west of Pillau, in position 54.52N, 19.30E in a diving accident. 29 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-7 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-7 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 28 Jul, 1910 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 18 Jul, 1911. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 7 during WWI.
  
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   U-8 Type IIB
   Laid down 25 Mar, 1935 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 5 Aug, 1935 Kptlt. Harald Grosse
   Commanders 13 Aug, 1935 - 3 Nov, 1936 Harald Grosse
   24 Jun, 1938 - 5 Sep, 1939 Georg Peters
   2 Sep, 1938 - 29 Oct, 1938 Kptlt. Otto Schuhart (Knights Cross)
   6 Sep, 1939 - 13 Oct, 1939 Wolf-Harro Stiebler
   14 Oct, 1939 - 30 Nov, 1939 Kptlt. Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock (Knights Cross)
   1 Dec, 1939 - 4 May, 1940 Georg-Heinz Michel
   5 May, 1940 - 4 Jun, 1940 Kptlt. Eitel-Friedrich Kentrat (Knights Cross)
   5 Jun, 1940 - 9 Jun, 1940 Heinz Stein
   10 Jun, 1940 - 6 Jul, 1940 Walter Kell
   7 Jul, 1940 - 28 Jul, 1940 Hans-Jurgen Zetzsche
   13 Sep, 1940 - 17 Dec, 1940 Walter Kell
   18 Dec, 1940 - 25 Apr, 1941 Kptlt. Heinrich Heinsohn
   26 Apr, 1941 - 22 May, 1941 Kptlt. Ulrich Borcherdt
   23 May, 1941 - 31 Jul, 1941 Rolf Steinhaus
   1 Aug, 1941 - 16 May, 1942 Horst Deckert
   17 May, 1942 - 15 Mar, 1943 Rudolf Hoffmann
   16 Mar, 1943 - 12 May, 1944 Oblt. Alfred Werner
   13 May, 1944 - 24 Nov, 1944 Oblt. Jurgen Iversen
   25 Nov, 1944 - 31 Mar, 1945 Oblt. Jurgen Kriegshammer
  
   Career 1 patrol 1 Sep, 1935 - 1 Aug, 1939 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 3 Jan, 1940 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   4 Jan, 1940 - 12 Apr, 1940 U-Abwehrschule (school boat)
   13 Apr, 1940 - 30 Jun, 1940 1. Flottille (school boat)
   1 Jul, 1940 - 17 Dec, 1940 24. Flottille (training)
   18 Dec, 1940 - 8 May, 1945 22. Flottille (school boat)
   Successes No ships sunk or damaged
   Fate Scuttled on 2 May 1945 in the Raederschleuse at Wilhelmshaven.
  
  
  
   * Kentrat spent time heavily wounded in hospital in Esbjerg, Denmark
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-8 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-8 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 14 Mar, 1911 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 18 Jun, 1911. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 8 during WWI.
  
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   U-9 Type IIB
   Laid down 8 Apr, 1935 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 21 Aug, 1935 Kptlt. Hans-Gunther Looff
   Commanders 21 Aug, 1935 - 1936/37 KrvKpt. Hans-Gunther Looff
   30 Sep, 1935 - 1 Oct, 1937 Werner von Schmidt
   1 Oct, 1937 - 18 Sep, 1939 Kptlt. Ludwig Mathes
   19 Sep, 1939 - 29 Dec, 1939 Max-Martin Schulte
   30 Dec, 1939 - 10 Jun, 1940 Oblt. Wolfgang Luth (Knights Cross)
   11 Jun, 1940 - 20 Oct, 1940 Wolfgang Kaufmann
   21 Oct, 1940 - 8 Jun, 1941 Kptlt. Joachim Deecke
   2 Jul, 1941 - 30 Apr, 1942 Hans-Joachim Schmidt-Weichert
   28 Oct, 1942 - 15 Sep, 1943 Kptlt. Hans-Joachim Schmidt-Weichert
   16 Sep, 1943 - 20 Aug, 1944 Oblt. Heinrich Klapdor
   5 Apr, 1944 - 6 Apr, 1944 Oblt. Martin Landt-Hayen (boat in transit)
   7 Apr, 1944 - Jun, 1944 Kptlt. Klaus Petersen
  
   Career 19 patrols 1 Sep, 1935 - 1 Aug, 1939 1. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Oct, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 1. Flottille (school boat)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 30 Jun, 1940 1. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jul, 1940 - 31 Oct, 1940 24. Flottille (training)
   1 Nov, 1940 - 1 May, 1942 21. Flottille (school boat)
   1 Oct, 1942 - 20 Aug, 1944 30. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 7 ships sunk for a total of 16.669 GRT
   1 warship sunk for a total of 552 tons
   1 warship damaged for a total of 412 tons
   Fate Sunk at 1030hrs on the 20 Aug, 1944 at Konstanza, Black Sea in position 44.12N, 28.41E, by bombs from Soviet aircraft.
  
  
  
   In 1945 the Soviets raised the boat and brought it in the Russian harbour Nikolaev. She became in 1945 the USSR TS-16, but due to extensive damages she was broken up sometime after 12 Dec, 1946.
  
   On 20 April, 1940 the boat fired torpedoes at the Polish destroyer ORP Blyskawica but missed.
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-9 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Battle Beneath the Waves, Stern, Robert C., 1999
  
   Okrety plyna po ladzie, Piwowonski, Jan, 1959
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-9 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 22 Feb, 1910 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 18 Apr, 1910. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 9 during WWI.
  
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   U-10 Type IIB
   Laid down 22 Apr, 1935 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 9 Sep, 1935 Oblt. Heinz Scheringer
   Commanders 11 Sep, 1935 - 21 Dec, 1935 Heinz Scheringer
   21 Dec, 1935 - 1 May, 1936 Werner Scheer
   1 May, 1936 - 29 Sep, 1937 Kptlt. Heinz Beduhn
   30 Sep, 1937 - 3 Apr, 1938 Hannes Weingartner
   Oct, 1937 - Aug, 1938 Kptlt. Hans Rudolf Rosing (Knights Cross)
   4 Apr, 1938 - 31 Jul, 1938 Herbert Sohler
   1 Aug, 1938 - 4 Jan, 1939 Kurt von Gossler
   5 Jan, 1939 - 15 Oct, 1939 Kptlt. Georg-Wilhelm Schulz (Knights Cross)
   10 Oct, 1939 - 2 Jan, 1940 Gunther Lorentz
   Jan, 1940 - 9 Jun, 1940 Joachim Preuss
   10 Jun, 1940 - 29 Nov, 1940 Kptlt. Rolf Mutzelburg (Knights Cross)
   30 Nov, 1940 - 9 Jun, 1941 Kptlt. Wolf-Rudiger von Rabenau
   10 Jun, 1941 - 29 Nov, 1941 Oblt. Kurt Ruwiedel
   30 Nov, 1941 - 22 Jun, 1942 Hans Karpf
   23 Jun, 1942 - Feb, 1943 Oblt. Christian-Brandt Coester
   Feb, 1943 - Feb, 1944 Oblt. Wolfgang Strenger
   Feb, 1944 - 1 Jul, 1944 Oblt. Kurt Ahlers
  
   Career 5 patrols 11 Sep, 1935 - 26 Sep, 1935 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   27 Sep, 1935 - 3 Oct, 1937 1. Flottille (front boat)
   4 Oct, 1937 - 14 Apr, 1939 3. Flottille (front boat)
   15 Apr, 1939 - 30 Jun, 1940 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 1 Oct, 1939 U-Bootschulflottille (front boat)
   1 Oct, 1939 - 1 Dec, 1939 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 1 Apr, 1940 U-Bootschulflottille (front boat)
   1 May, 1940 - 30 Jun, 1940 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   1 Jul, 1940 - 31 Jul, 1944 21. Flottille (school boat)
   Successes 2 ships sunk for a total of 6.356 GRT
   Fate Stricken 1 Aug, 1944 at Danzig and broken up.
  
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-10 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-10 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 24 Jan, 1911 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 31 Aug, 1911. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 10 during WWI.
  
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   U-11 Type IIB
   Laid down 6 May, 1935 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 21 Sep, 1935 Kptlt. Hans-Rudolf Rosing (Knights Cross)
   Commanders 21 Sep, 1935 - 1 Oct, 1937 Kptlt. Hans Rudolf Rosing (Knights Cross)
   13 Aug, 1938 - 4 Sep, 1939 Kptlt. Viktor Schutze (Knights Cross)
   5 Sep, 1939 - 22 Mar, 1943 Georg Peters
   23 Mar, 1943 - 13 Jul, 1944 Oblt. Gottfried Stolzenburg
   14 Jul, 1944 - 15 Dec, 1944 Oblt. Gunter Dobenecker
  
   Career No patrols 1 Sep, 1935 - 1 Aug, 1939 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 30 Jun, 1940 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   1 Jul, 1940 - 30 Nov, 1940 1. Flottille (school boat)
   1 Dec, 1940 - 1 May, 1941 21. Flottille (school boat)
   1 Oct, 1941 - 28 Feb, 1943 5. Flottille (trial boat)(eb)
   1 Mar, 1943 - 1 Dec, 1944 22. Flottille (school boat)
   Successes No ships sunk or damaged
   Fate Stricken 5 Jan, 1945 at Kiel. Scuttled on 3 May, 1945 in the Kiel Arsenal. Wreck broken up.
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-11 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-11 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 2 Apr, 1910 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 21 Sep, 1910. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 11 during WWI.
  
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   U-12 Type IIB
   Laid down 20 May, 1935 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 30 Sep, 1935 Oblt. Werner von Schmidt
   Commanders 30 Sep, 1935 - 1 Oct, 1937 Werner von Schmidt
   Dec, 1936 - 1 Oct, 1937 Hans Pauckstadt
   1 Oct, 1937 - 8 Oct, 1939 Kptlt. Dietrich von der Ropp
  
   Career 1 patrol 1 Sep, 1935 - 1 Aug, 1939 3. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 8 Oct, 1939 3. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes No ships sunk or damaged
   Fate Sunk 8 Oct, 1939 in the English Channel near Dover, position not known, by a mine. 27 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
   The body of U-12's commanding officer, Kptlt. Dietrich von der Ropp, was washed ashore on the French coast near Dunkirk on 29 Oct, 1939.
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-12 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-12 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 6 May, 1910 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 13 Aug, 1911. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 12 during WWI.
  
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   U-13 Type IIB
   Laid down 20 Jun, 1935 Deutsche Werke, Kiel
   Commissioned 30 Nov, 1935 Oblt. Hans-Gerrit von Stockhausen (Knights Cross)
   Commanders 30 Nov, 1935 - 30 Sep, 1937 Kptlt. Hans-Gerrit von Stockhausen (Knights Cross)
   1 Oct, 1937 - 5 Nov, 1939 Karl Daublebsky von Eichhain
   6 Nov, 1939 - 2 Jan, 1940 Heinz Scheringer
   16 Dec, 1939 - 28 Dec, 1939 Oblt. Wolfgang Luth (Knights Cross)
   3 Jan, 1940 - 31 May, 1940 Max-Martin Schulte
  
   Career 9 patrols 1 Nov, 1935 - 1 Aug, 1939 1. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 1. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 31 May, 1940 1. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 9 ships sunk for a total of 28.056 GRT
   3 ships damaged for a total of 26.218 GRT
   Fate Sunk 31 May, 1940 in the North Sea 11 miles south-east of Lowestoft, in position 52.26N, 02.02E, by depth charges from the British sloop HMS Weston. 26 survivors (No casualties).
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-13 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Running the Gauntlet, Pearce, Frank, 1989
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-13 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 16 Feb, 1910 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 25 Apr, 1911. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 13 during WWI.
  
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   U-14 Type IIB
   Laid down 6 Jul, 1935 Deutsche Werke, Kiel
   Commissioned 18 Jan, 1936 Oblt. Viktor Oehrn (Knights Cross)
   Commanders 18 Jan, 1936 - 4 Oct, 1937 Kptlt. Victor Oehrn (Knights Cross)
   5 Oct, 1937 - 11 Oct, 1939 Kptlt. Horst Wellner
   19 Oct, 1939 - 1 Jun, 1940 Oblt. Herbert Wohlfarth (Knights Cross)
   2 Jun, 1940 - Aug, 1940 Kptlt. Gerhard Bigalk (Knights Cross)
   Aug, 1940 - 29 Sep, 1940 Oblt. Hans Heidtmann (in deputize) (Knights Cross) -- acting
   30 Sep, 1940 - 19 May, 1941 Kptlt. Jurgen Konenkamp
   20 May, 1941 - 9 Feb, 1942 Hubertus Purkhold
   10 Feb, 1942 - 30 Jun, 1942 Klaus Petersen
   1 Jul, 1942 - 20 Jul, 1943 Walter Kohntopp
   21 Jul, 1943 - 1 Jul, 1944 Oblt. Karl-Hermann Bortfeldt
   2 Jul, 1944 - 6 Mar, 1945 Oblt. Hans-Joachim Dierks
  
   Career 6 patrols 1 Jan, 1936 - 1 Aug, 1939 3. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 31 Oct, 1939 3. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Nov, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 U-Ausbildungsflottille (training)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 1 Apr, 1940 U-Ausbildungsflottille (front boat)
   1 May, 1940 - 30 Jun, 1940 1. U-Ausbildungsflottille (training)
   1 Jul, 1940 - 31 Dec, 1940 24. Flottille (training)
   1 Jan, 1941 - 1 Mar, 1945 22. Flottille (school boat)
   Successes 9 ships sunk for a total of 12.344 GRT
   Fate Scuttled on 2 May, 1945 at Wilhelmshaven.
  
  
  
   U-14 probably attacked the first warship in World War Two when she attacked the Polish submarine Sep (Cdr. Wladyslaw Salamon) on 3 Sept, 1939 at 2022hrs. The torpedo exploded prematurely about 200m from the Polish sub. The German commander (Kptlt. Horst Wellner) found wreckage (from the torpedo) and some oil from Sep's damaged oil tank. Believing he had sunk the boat, he radioed his claim in.
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-14 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-14 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 11 Jul, 1911 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 25 Apr, 1912. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 14 during WWI.
  
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   U-15 Type IIB
   Laid down 24 Sep, 1935 Deutsche Werke, Kiel
   Commissioned 7 Mar, 1936 Kptlt. Werner von Schmidt
   Commanders 30 Sep, 1935 - 1 Oct, 1937 Werner von Schmidt
   16 May, 1936 - 2 Aug, 1936 Hans Cohausz
   1 Oct, 1937 - 26 Oct, 1939 Heinz Buchholz
   27 Oct, 1939 - 30 Jan, 1940 Kptlt. Peter Frahm
  
   Career 5 patrols 1 Mar, 1936 - 1 Aug, 1939 1. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 1. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 30 Jan, 1940 1. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 3 ships sunk for a total of 4.532 GRT
   Fate Sank 30 Jan, 1940 in the North Sea at Hoofden, after being rammed in error by the German torpedo boat Iltis. 25 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-15 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-15 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 18 Sep, 1911 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 7 Jul, 1912. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 15 during WWI.
  
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   U-16 Type IIB
   Laid down 5 Aug, 1935 Deutsche Werke, Kiel
   Commissioned 16 May, 1936 Kptlt. Heinz Beduhn
   Commanders 1 May, 1936 - 29 Sep, 1937 Kptlt. Heinz Beduhn
   30 Sep, 1937 - 11 Oct, 1939 Hannes Weingartner
   8 Oct, 1937 - 17 Oct, 1939 Udo Behrens
   12 Oct, 1939 - 25 Oct, 1939 Kptlt. Horst Wellner
  
   Career 3 patrols 1 May, 1936 - 1 Aug, 1939 3. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 25 Oct, 1939 3. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 1 ship sunk for a total of 3.378 GRT
   1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 57 GRT
   Fate Sunk 25 Oct, 1939 in the English Channel near Dover, in position 51.09N, 01.28E, by depth charges from the British ASW trawler HMS Cayton Wyke and the British patrol vessel HMS Puffin. 28 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-16 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-16 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 23 Aug, 1911 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 28 Dec, 1911. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 16 during WWI.
  
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   U-17 Type IIB
   Laid down 1 Jul, 1935 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 3 Dec, 1935 Oblt. Werner Fresdorf
   Commanders 3 Dec, 1935 - 1 Nov, 1937 Kptlt. Werner Fresdorf
   2 Nov, 1937 - 11 Sep, 1939 Heinz von Reiche
   11 Sep, 1939 - 17 Oct, 1939 Harald Jeppener-Haltenhoff
   18 Oct, 1939 - 5 Jan, 1940 Udo Behrens
   18 Oct, 1939 - 5 Jan, 1940 Wolf-Harro Stiebler
   6 Jan, 1940 - 7 Jul, 1940 Udo Behrens
   8 Jul, 1940 - 4 Jan, 1941 Herwig Collmann
   5 Jan, 1941 - 15 Oct, 1941 Kptlt. Wolfgang Schultze
   2 Oct, 1941 - 14 Oct, 1941 Otto Wollschlager
   16 Oct, 1941 - 31 May, 1942 Oblt. Ernst Heydemann
   1 Jun, 1942 - 22 Feb, 1943 Walter Sitek
   23 Feb, 1943 - 25 May, 1944 Oblt. Karl-Heinz Schmidt
   26 May, 1944 - 21 Dec, 1944 Oblt. Hans-Jurgen Bartsch
  
   Career 4 patrols 1 Dec, 1935 - 1 Aug, 1939 1. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 31 Oct, 1939 1. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Nov, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 U-Ausbildungsflottille (training)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 30 Apr, 1940 U-Ausbildungsflottille (front boat)
   1 May, 1940 - 28 Feb, 1943 U-Abwehrschule (school boat)
   1 Mar, 1943 - 8 May, 1945 22. Flottille (school boat)
   Successes 3 ships sunk for a total of 1.825 GRT
   Fate Scuttled on 5 May, 1945 at Wilhelmshaven at the western entrance to the Raeder lock.
  
  
  
   On 4 February, 1940 U-17 had to break off her patrol due to serious engine trouble in the North Sea.
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-17 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-17 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 16 Apr, 1912 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 3 Nov, 1912. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 17 during WWI.
  
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   U-18 Type IIB
   Laid down 10 Jul, 1935 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 4 Jan, 1936 Kptlt. Hans Pauckstadt
   Commanders 4 Jan, 1936 - 20 Nov, 1936 Hans Pauckstadt
   30 Sep, 1937 - 31 Oct, 1937 Kptlt. Heinz Beduhn
   1 Nov, 1937 - 24 Nov, 1939 Kptlt. Max-Hermann Bauer
   24 Nov, 1939 - 2 Sep, 1940 Oblt. Ernst Mengersen (Knights Cross)
   3 Sep, 1940 - 17 Dec, 1940 Kptlt. Hans-Heinz Linder
   18 Dec, 1940 - 6 May, 1941 Kptlt. Ernst Vogelsang
   7 May, 1941 - 31 May, 1942 Oblt. Hans-Achim von Rosenberg-Gruszcynski
   1 Jun, 1942 - 18 Aug, 1942 Friedrich-Wilhelm Wissmann
   3 Dec, 1942 - 25 Aug, 1944 Oblt. Karl Fleige (Knights Cross)
   2 May, 1944 - 25 May, 1944 Oblt. Hans-Jurgen Bartsch
   25 May, 1944 - 7 Jun, 1944 Oblt. Rudolf Arendt
   22 Dec, 1944 - 6 Feb, 1945 Oblt. Friedrich Baumgartel
  
   Career 14 patrols 4 Jan, 1936 - 20 Nov, 1936 1. Flottille (front boat)
   30 Sep, 1937 - 1 Aug, 1939 3. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 1 Nov, 1939 3. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Nov, 1939 - 1 Mar, 1940 U-Ausbildungsflottille (front boat)
   1 Apr, 1940 - 1 Jun, 1940 1. U-Ausbildungsflottille (training)
   1 Jul, 1940 - 17 Dec, 1940 24. Flottille (training)
   6 May, 1943 - 25 Aug, 1944 30. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 2 ships sunk for a total of 1.500 GRT
   1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 400 GRT
   1 ship damaged for a total of 7.745 GRT
   1 warship damaged for a total of 56 tons
   Fate
   Scuttled on 25 Aug, 1944 at Konstanza, Black Sea, in position 44.12N, 28.41E.
  
  
   Sank at 0954hrs on 20 Nov, 1936 in Lubeck Bay in position 54.07N, 11.07E, after a collision with T 156. 8 died but 12 survived. Raised on 28 Nov, 1936. In service again on 30 Sept 1937.
  
   The boat was raised by the USSR in late 1944. Sunk by the Soviet submarine M-120 on 26 May, 1947 off Sevastopol (also sunk that day was the former U-24).
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-18 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
   Vom U-Boot-Offizier zum passionierten Jager
   Deutschmann, Fritz
  
  
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   Okrety plyna po ladzie, Piwowonski, Jan, 1959
  
  
   Vom U-Boot-Offizier zum passionierten Jager, Deutschmann, Fritz, 1996
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-18 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 25 Apr, 1912 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 17 Nov, 1912. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 18 during WWI.
  
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   U-19 Type IIB
   Laid down 20 Jul, 1935 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 16 Jan, 1936 Kptlt. Viktor Schutze (Oak Leaves)
   Commanders 16 Jan, 1936 - 30 Sep, 1937 Kptlt. Viktor Schutze (Knights Cross)
   30 Sep, 1937 - 1 Nov, 1939 Hans Meckel
   2 Nov, 1939 - 2 Jan, 1940 Wilhelm Muller-Arnecke
   3 Jan, 1940 - 30 Apr, 1940 Kptlt. Joachim Schepke (Knights Cross)
   1 May, 1940 - 19 Jun, 1940 Wilfried Prellberg
   20 Jun, 1940 - 20 Oct, 1940 Peter Lohmeyer
   21 Oct, 1940 - 8 Nov, 1940 Wolfgang Kaufmann
   8 Nov, 1940 - 31 May, 1941 Rudolf Schendel
   1 Jun, 1941 - Feb, 1942 Gerhard Litterscheid
   16 Dec, 1941 - Feb, 1942 Hans-Ludwig Gaude
   Feb, 1942 - 30 Apr, 1942 Hans-Ludwig Gaude
   1 Oct, 1942 - 2 Dec, 1943 Kptlt. Hans-Ludwig Gaude
   3 Dec, 1943 - 6 Sep, 1944 Oblt. Willy Ohlenburg
   7 Sep, 1944 - 10 Sep, 1944 Hubert Verpoorten
  
   Career 20 patrols 1 Jan, 1936 - 1 Aug, 1939 1. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 1. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 30 Apr, 1940 1. Flottille (front boat)
   1 May, 1940 - 30 Jun, 1940 1. U-Ausbildungsflottille (training)
   1 Jul, 1940 - 18 Dec, 1940 24. Flottille (training)
   19 Dec, 1940 - 1 May, 1942 22. Flottille (school boat)
   1 Oct, 1942 - 10 Sep, 1944 30. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 14 ships sunk for a total of 35.430 GRT
   1 warship sunk for a total of 441 tons
   Fate Scuttled at 2230hrs on 11 Sept, 1944 off the coast of Turkey, Black Sea in position 41.34N, 31.50E.
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-19 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Okrety plyna po ladzie, Piwowonski, Jan, 1959
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-19 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 10 Oct, 1912 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 6 Jul, 1913. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 19 during WWI.
  
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   U-20 Type IIB
   Laid down 1 Aug, 1935 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 1 Feb, 1936 Kptlt. Hans Eckermann
   Commanders 1 Feb, 1936 - 30 Sep, 1937 Hans Eckermann
   1 Oct, 1937 - 17 Jan, 1940 Kptlt. Karl-Heinz Moehle (Knights Cross)
   17 Jan, 1940 - 15 Apr, 1940 Kptlt. Harro von Klot-Heydenfeldt
   2 Apr, 1940 - 15 Apr, 1940 Heinrich Driver
   16 Apr, 1940 - 7 Jun, 1940 Hans-Jurgen Zetzsche
   8 Jun, 1940 - 5 Jan, 1941 Ottokar Arnold Paulshen
   6 Jan, 1941 - 19 May, 1941 Kptlt. Herbert Schauenburg
   20 May, 1941 - 4 Dec, 1941 Wolfgang Strater
   5 Dec, 1941 - 27 Mar, 1942 Kurt Nolke
   7 May, 1942 - 26 Sep, 1942 Clemens Scholer
   27 May, 1943 - 31 Oct, 1943 Kptlt. Clemens Scholer
   1 Nov, 1943 - 10 Sep, 1944 Oblt. Karl Grafen
  
   Career 17 patrols 1 Feb, 1936 - 1 Aug, 1939 3. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 3. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 30 Apr, 1940 1. Flottille (front boat)
   1 May, 1940 - 30 Jun, 1940 1. U-Ausbildungsflottille (school boat)
   1 Jul, 1940 - 30 Sep, 1942 21. Flottille (school boat)
   1 Oct, 1942 - 10 Sep, 1944 30. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 13 ships sunk for a total of 30.067 GRT
   1 ship damaged for a total of 1.846 GRT
   2 ships a total loss for a total of 8.446 GRT
   Fate Scuttled at 2130hrs on 10 Sept, 1944 off the coast of Turkey in the Black Sea in position 41.10N, 30.47E.
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-20 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Okrety plyna po ladzie, Piwowonski, Jan, 1959
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-20 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 18 Dec, 1912 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 5 Aug, 1913. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 20 during WWI.
  
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   U-21 Type IIB
   Laid down 4 Mar, 1936 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 3 Aug, 1936
   Commanders 18 Jul, 1935 - 3 Oct, 1937 Kurt Freiwald
   Sep, 1936 - 31 Mar, 1937 Werner Lott
   1937 - 1937 Kptlt. Wilhelm Ambrosius
   1937 - 1937 Kpt. Erwin Sachs
   1 Oct, 1937 - 6 Jan, 1940 Kptlt. Fritz Frauenheim (Knights Cross)
   6 Jan, 1940 - 28 Jul, 1940 Wolf-Harro Stiebler
   1 Aug, 1940 - 20 Dec, 1940 Oblt. Hans Heidtmann (Knights Cross)
   21 Dec, 1940 - 18 May, 1941 Kptlt. Ernst-Bernward Lohse
   19 May, 1941 - 3 Jan, 1942 Karl-Heinz Herbschleb
   4 Jan, 1942 - 24 Sep, 1942 Oblt. Hans-Heinrich Dohler
   25 Sep, 1942 - 28 Jan, 1943 Hans-Ferdinand Geisler
   29 Jan, 1943 - 11 May, 1944 Oblt. Rudolf Kugelberg
   12 May, 1944 - 5 Aug, 1944 Oblt. Wolfgang Schwarzkopf
  
   Career 7 patrols 1 Aug, 1936 - 1 Aug, 1939 1. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 1. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 30 Jun, 1940 1. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jul, 1940 - 5 Aug, 1944 21. Flottille (school boat)
   Successes 5 ships sunk for a total of 10.706 GRT
   1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 605 GRT
   1 warship damaged for a total of 11.500 tons
   Fate Stranded on 27 March, 1940 south-east of Mandal, in position 58.01N, 07.29E, after running aground off Oldknuppen Island following a navigational error.
  
   Interned in Norway at Kristiansand-Sud. Released to Germany on 9 April, 1940.
  
   Stricken 5 Aug, 1944 at Pillau. Scrapped in February, 1945.
  
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-21 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-21 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 8 Feb, 1913 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 22 Oct, 1913. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 21 during WWI.
  
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   U-22 Type IIB
   Laid down 4 Mar, 1936 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 20 Aug, 1936
   Commanders 23 Dec, 1936 - 4 Oct, 1937 Harald Grosse
   1 Oct, 1937 - 3 Oct, 1939 Kptlt. Werner Winter (Knights Cross)
   4 Oct, 1939 - 27 Mar, 1940 Kptlt. Karl-Heinrich Jenisch
  
   Career 7 patrols 1 Aug, 1936 - 1 Aug, 1939 3. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 3. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 27 Mar, 1940 1. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 6 ships sunk for a total of 7.344 GRT
   2 auxiliary warships sunk for a total of 3.633 GRT
   1 warship sunk for a total of 1.475 tons
   Fate Missing since 27 March, 1940 in in the North Sea / Skagerak, exact position unknown, possibly lost by a mine. 27 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-22 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-22 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 6 Mar, 1913 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 25 Nov, 1913. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 22 during WWI.
  
  
  
  
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   U-23 Type IIB
   Laid down 11 Apr, 1936 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 24 Sep, 1936
   Commanders 1 Sep, 1936 - 3 Jan, 1938 KrvKpt. Eberhard Godt
   1936/37 - 30 Sep, 1937 Hans-Gunther Looff
   1 Oct, 1937 - 1 Apr, 1940 Kptlt. Otto Kretschmer (Knights Cross)
   8 Apr, 1940 - 19 May, 1940 Kptlt. Heinz Beduhn
   20 May, 1940 - 30 Sep, 1940 Heinrich Driver
   1 Oct, 1940 - 20 Mar, 1941 Kurt Reichenbach-Klinke
   21 Mar, 1941 - 23 Sep, 1941 Ernst-Ulrich Bruller
   24 Sep, 1941 - 26 Mar, 1942 Ulrich Graf
   27 Mar, 1942 - 19 Jun, 1944 Kptlt. Rolf-Birger Wahlen
   20 Jun, 1944 - 10 Sep, 1944 Oblt. Rudolf Arendt
  
   Career 16 patrols 1 Sep, 1936 - 1 Aug, 1939 1. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 1. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 30 Jun, 1940 1. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jul, 1940 - 30 Sep, 1942 21. Flottille (school boat)
   1 Oct, 1942 - 10 Sep, 1944 30. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 7 ships sunk for a total of 11.179 GRT
   2 warships sunk for a total of 1.410 tons
   1 auxiliary warship damaged for a total of 1.005 GRT
   1 warship damaged for a total of 56 tons
   3 ships a total loss for a total of 18.199 GRT
   Fate Scuttled at 2210hrs on 10 Sept, 1944 off the coast of Turkey in the Black Sea in position 41.11N, 30.00E.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-23 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Letzter Befehl: Versenken, Arendt, Rudolf, 1998
   Okrety plyna po ladzie, Piwowonski, Jan, 1959
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-23 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 12 Apr, 1913 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 11 Sep, 1913. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 23 during WWI.
  
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   U-24 Type IIB
   Laid down 21 Apr, 1936 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 10 Oct, 1936
   Commanders 3 Jul, 1937 - 30 Sep, 1937 Heinz Buchholz
   8 Oct, 1937 - 17 Oct, 1939 Udo Behrens
   18 Oct, 1939 - 29 Nov, 1939 Harald Jeppener-Haltenhoff
   30 Nov, 1939 - 21 Aug, 1940 Udo Heilmann
   22 Aug, 1940 - 10 Mar, 1941 Dietrich Borchert
   11 Mar, 1941 - 31 Jul, 1941 Helmut Hennig
   1 Aug, 1941 - 5 May, 1942 Hardo Rodler von Roithberg
   14 Oct, 1942 - 17 Nov, 1942 Klaus Petersen
   18 Nov, 1942 - 15 Apr, 1943 Clemens Scholer
   16 Apr, 1943 - 7 Apr, 1944 Kptlt. Klaus Petersen
   Jul, 1944 - 25 Aug, 1944 Dieter Lenzmann
   7 Apr, 1944 - Jul, 1944 Oblt. Martin Landt-Hayen
  
   Career 20 patrols 1 Oct, 1936 - 1 Aug, 1939 3. Flottille (rb)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 17 Oct, 1939 3. Flottille (front boat)
   18 Oct, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 1. Flottille (school boat)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 30 Apr, 1940 1. Flottille (front boat)
   1 May, 1940 - 30 Jun, 1940 1. U-Ausbildungsflottille (school boat)
   1 Jul, 1940 - 30 Apr, 1942 21. Flottille (school boat)
   1 Oct, 1942 - 25 Aug, 1944 30. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 1 ship sunk for a total of 961 GRT
   5 warships sunk for a total of 571 tons
   1 ship damaged for a total of 7.661 GRT
   1 ship a total loss for a total of 7.886 GRT
   Fate Scuttled on 25 Aug, 1944 at Konstanza, Black Sea, in position 44.12N, 28.41E.
  
  
   Raised by the USSR in early 1945. Sunk by the Soviet submarine M-120 on 26 May, 1947 off Sevastopol (also sunk that same day was the former U-18).
  
  
  
  
   Men lost from the boat
  
   27 May, 1944
   The boat fought a surface battle with 2 Soviet patrol boats. The U-boat lost 1 man dead and 2 wounded. [Matrosenobergefreiter Johann Wolbitsch]
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Okrety plyna po ladzie, Piwowonski, Jan, 1959
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-24 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 24 May, 1913 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 6 Dec, 1913. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 24 during WWI.
  
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   U-25 Type IA
   Laid down 28 Jun, 1935 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 6 Apr, 1936 Kptlt. Eberhardt Godt
   Commanders 6 Apr, 1936 - 3 Jan, 1938 KrvKpt. Eberhard Godt
   3 Jan, 1938 - 12 Dec, 1938 Werner von Schmidt
   10 Dec, 1938 - 3 Apr, 1939 Kptlt. Otto Schuhart (Knights Cross)
   4 Apr, 1939 - 4 Sep, 1939 Georg-Heinz Michel
   5 Sep, 1939 - 19 May, 1940 KrvKpt. Viktor Schutze (Knights Cross)
   20 May, 1940 - 1 Aug, 1940 Kptlt. Heinz Beduhn
  
   Career 5 patrols 1 Apr, 1936 - 31 Dec, 1939 2. Flottille (school boat)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 1 Aug, 1940 2. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 7 ships sunk for a total of 33.209 GRT
   1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 17.046 GRT
   1 ship damaged for a total of 7.638 GRT
   Fate The boat was lost around 1 August, 1940 in the North Sea north of Terchelling in position 54.14N, 05.07E to British mines, probably in the mine barrage Field No 7. 49 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
   Mine barrage Field No 7, was laid by the destroyers HMS Express, HMS Esk, HMS Icarus and HMS Impulsive in the North Sea on 3 March, 1940. It probably accounted for several U-boats on their inbound or return journey.
  
  
   Men lost from the boat
  
   5 Nov, 1939
   The boat lost a man overboard in the Bay of Biscay. [Bootsmaat Wilhelm Lutzeler]
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Huelva en la II Guerra Mundial, Ramirez Copeiro del Villar, Jesus, 1996
   Narvik, Dickens, Peter and Grove, Eric J., 1996
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-25 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 12 Jul, 1913 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 9 May, 1914. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 25 during WWI.
  
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   U-26 Type IA
   Laid down 1 Aug, 1935 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 6 May, 1936 Kptlt. Werner Hartmann (Knights Cross)
   Commanders 11 May, 1936 - 30 Sep, 1938 KrvKpt. Werner Hartmann (Knights Cross)
   1 Oct, 1938 - Aug, 1939 Oskar Schomburg
   Aug, 1939 - 3 Jan, 1940 Klaus Ewerth
   4 Jan, 1940 - 11 May, 1940 Heinz Scheringer
   12 May, 1940 - 8 Jun, 1940 Heinz Fischer
   9 Jun, 1940 - 1 Jul, 1940 Heinz Scheringer
  
   Career 6 patrols 1 May, 1936 - 1 Aug, 1939 2. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 2. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 1 Jul, 1940 2. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 11 ships sunk for a total of 48.645 GRT
   1 ship damaged for a total of 4.871 GRT
   1 warship damaged for a total of 530 tons
   Fate Scuttled 1 Jul, 1940 southwest of Ireland, in position 48.03N, 11.30W, after heavy damages suffered by depth charges from the British corvette HMS Gladiolus and bombs from an Australian Sunderland aircraft (Sqdn 10/H). 48 survivors (No casualties).
  
  
   The Sunderland Mk.I (RAAF Sqdn 10/H), piloted by F/L W.N. Gibson, found U-26 on the surface and dropped two sticks of four 250-pound (113 kg) bombs. The U-boat was already severely damaged by eight depth charges from HMS Gladiolus (LtCdr H.M.C. Sanders) the previous day. The damage from the bombs was not fatal but it prevented the boat from diving, so the crew had to scuttle their boat to prevent capture by the enemy. The 48 survivors (entire crew survived) were picked up by HMS Rochester and taken prisoner.
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-26 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Maritime Is Number Ten - The Sunderland Era 1939-45, Baff, K.C. (Flight Lieutenant), 1983
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-26 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 16 Oct, 1913 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 20 May, 1914. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 26 during WWI.
  
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   U-27 Type VIIA
   Laid down 11 Nov, 1935 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 12 Aug, 1936 Korvkpt. Hans Ibbeken
   Commanders 12 Aug, 1936 - 4 Oct, 1937 Hans Ibbeken
   5 Oct, 1937 - 5 Jun, 1939 Johannes Franz
   6 Jun, 1939 - 8 Jul, 1939 Hans-Georg von Friedeburg
   8 Jul, 1939 - 20 Sep, 1939 Johannes Franz
  
   Career 1 patrol 12 Aug, 1936 - 31 Aug, 1939 2. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 20 Sep, 1939 2. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 2 ships sunk for a total of 624 GRT
   Fate Sunk 20 Sept, 1939 west of Scotland, in position 58.35N, 09.02W, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Fortune and HMS Forester. 38 survivors (No casualties).
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-27 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-27 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 14 Jul, 1913 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 8 May, 1914. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 27 during WWI.
  
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   U-28 Type VIIA
   Laid down 2 Dec, 1935 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 12 Sep, 1936 Kptlt. Wilhelm Ambrosius
   Commanders 12 Sep, 1936 - 1 Nov, 1938 Kptlt. Wilhelm Ambrosius
   1936/37 - 30 Sep, 1937 Hans-Gunther Looff
   28 Oct, 1938 - Nov, 1938 Oblt. Fritz-Julius Lemp (Knights Cross)
   28 Oct, 1938 - 16 Nov, 1940 Kptlt. Gunter Kuhnke (Knights Cross)
   16 Nov, 1940 - 11 Feb, 1941 Oblt. Friedrich Guggenberger (Knights Cross)
   12 Feb, 1941 - 21 Jun, 1941 Heinrich Ratsch
   22 Jun, 1941 - 20 Mar, 1942 Hermann Eckhardt
   1 Jul, 1942 - 30 Nov, 1942 Oblt. Karl-Heinz Marbach (Knights Cross)
   1 Dec, 1942 - Jul, 1943 Oblt. Uwe Christiansen
   Jul, 1943 - 1 Dec, 1943 Oblt. Erich Krempl
   2 Dec, 1943 - 17 Mar, 1944 Oblt. Dietrich Sachse
  
   Career 6 patrols 12 Sep, 1936 - 31 Aug, 1939 2. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 2. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 9 Nov, 1940 2. Flottille (front boat)
   10 Nov, 1940 - 30 Nov, 1943 24. Flottille (training)
   1 Dec, 1943 - 17 Mar, 1944 22. Flottille (school boat)
   Successes 11 ships sunk for a total of 42.252 GRT
   1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 4.443 GRT
   2 ships damaged for a total of 10.067 GRT
   1 ship a total loss for a total of 9.577 GRT
   Fate Sunk 17 March, 1944 at Neustadt U-boat pier, in position 54.07N, 10.50E in an operational accident. Raised in March 1944. Stricken on 4 August, 1944.
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-28 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
   In Peril on the Sea
   Kane, James S.
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Huelva en la II Guerra Mundial, Ramirez Copeiro del Villar, Jesus, 1996
   In Peril on the Sea, Kane, James S., 1994
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-28 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 30 Aug, 1913 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 26 Jun, 1914. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 28 during WWI.
  
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   U-29 Type VIIA
   Laid down 2 Jan, 1936 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 16 Nov, 1936 Kptlt. Heinz Fischer
   Commanders 16 Nov, 1936 - 31 Oct, 1938 Heinz Fischer
   1 Nov, 1938 - 3 Apr, 1939 Georg-Heinz Michel
   4 Apr, 1939 - 2 Jan, 1941 Kptlt. Otto Schuhart (Knights Cross)
   3 Jan, 1941 - 14 Sep, 1941 Oblt. Georg Lassen (Knights Cross)
   15 Sep, 1941 - 5 May, 1942 Heinrich Hasenschar
   6 May, 1942 - 30 Jun, 1942 Oblt. Karl-Heinz Marbach (Knights Cross)
   15 Nov, 1942 - 20 Aug, 1943 Oblt. Rudolf Zorn
   21 Aug, 1943 - 2 Nov, 1943 Oblt. Eduard Aust
   3 Nov, 1943 - 17 Apr, 1944 Oblt. Graf Ulrich-Philipp von und zu Arco-Zinneberg
  
   Career 7 patrols 16 Nov, 1936 - 31 Aug, 1939 2. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 2. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 1 Jan, 1941 2. Flottille (front boat)
   2 Jan, 1941 - 30 Jun, 1942 24. Flottille (training)
   1 Nov, 1942 - 31 Aug, 1943 24. Flottille (training)
   1 Sep, 1943 - 30 Nov, 1943 23. Flottille (training)
   1 Dec, 1943 - 17 Apr, 1944 21. Flottille (school boat)
   Successes 11 ships sunk for a total of 62.765 GRT
   1 warship sunk for a total of 22.500 tons
   Fate Used in the last months as range boat. Scuttled on 4 May, 1945 in Kupfermuhlen Bay, wreck broken up in 1948.
  
  
  
   U-29 (Kptlt. Schuhart) sank the British aircraft carrier HMS Courageous (22,500 tons) on 17 Sept, 1939 while returning to port after its patrol. 518 men perished on the carrier. After this loss the Royal Navy withdraws fleet carriers from U-boat search. The entire crew of U-29 was decorated for this victory.
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-29 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-29 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 11 Oct, 1913 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 1 Aug, 1914. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 29 during WWI.
  
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   U-30 Type VIIA
   Laid down 24 Jan, 1936 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 8 Oct, 1936 Kptlt. Hans Cohausz
   Commanders 8 Oct, 1936 - 31 Oct, 1938 Hans Cohausz
   15 Feb, 1938 - 17 Aug, 1938 Hans Pauckstadt
   Nov, 1938 - Sep, 1940 Kptlt. Fritz-Julius Lemp (Knights Cross)
   Sep, 1940 - 31 Mar, 1941 Robert Prutzmann
   1 Apr, 1941 - Apr, 1941 Paul-Karl Loeser
   Apr, 1941 - 22 Apr, 1941 Hubertus Purkhold
   23 Apr, 1941 - 9 Mar, 1942 Oblt. Kurt Baberg
   10 Mar, 1942 - 4 Oct, 1942 Oblt. Hermann Bauer
   5 Oct, 1942 - 16 Dec, 1942 Franz Saar
   May, 1943 - 1 Dec, 1943 Oblt. Ernst Fischer
   2 Dec, 1943 - 14 Dec, 1944 Oblt. Ludwig Fabricius
   17 Jan, 1945 - 23 Jan, 1945 Oblt. Gunther Schimmel
  
   Career 8 patrols 8 Oct, 1936 - 31 Aug, 1939 2. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 2. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 30 Nov, 1940 2. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Dec, 1940 - 30 Nov, 1943 24. Flottille (training)
   1 Dec, 1943 - 12 Jan, 1945 22. Flottille (school boat)
   Successes 16 ships sunk for a total of 86.165 GRT
   1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 325 GRT
   1 ship damaged for a total of 5.642 GRT
   1 warship damaged for a total of 31.100 tons
   Fate Used in the last months as a range boat. Scuttled on 4 May, 1945 in Kupfermuhlen Bay, wreck broken up in 1948.
  
  
  
   On 3 Sept, 1939 this boat sank the first ship in the war when she sank the 13,581 ton passenger ship Athenia by mistake (taking her to be an Armed Merchant Cruiser, AMC).
  
  
  
   On 29 April 1940 in the North Sea the boat rescued four crew members from a crashed German Dornier Do 18 airplane of 2nd Staffel Kustenfliegergruppe 906. The boat was already inbound to port and reached Wilhelmshaven the next day.
  
  
   This boat was the first U-boat to make use of the newly captured French bases when she landed in Lorient on 7 July, 1940.
   Men lost from the boat
  
   19 Sep, 1939
   The boat put a wounded man ashore in Reykjavik, Iceland. [Maschinenobergefreiter Schmidt]
  
  
   Successes against aircraft
  
   14 Sep, 1939
   (British Blackburn Skua aircraft, Squadron 803)
   The aircraft was lost to its own bombs while attacking the boat
  
   14 Sep, 1939
   (British Blackburn Skua aircraft, Squadron 803)
   The aircraft was lost to its own bombs while attacking the boat
  
   Related: For more information see U-boat-successes against Aircraft.
  
  
   Fatal Decisions
   Blandford, Edmund
  
  
  
  
  
   Fatal Decisions, Blandford, Edmund, 1999
  
   Tomorrow Never Came, Caulfield, Max, 1958
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-30 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 15 Nov, 1913 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 26 Aug, 1914. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 30 during WWI.
  
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   U-31 Type VIIA
   Laid down 1 Mar, 1936 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 28 Dec, 1936 Kptlt. Rolf Dau
   Commanders 28 Dec, 1936 - 8 Nov, 1938 Rolf Dau
   8 Nov, 1938 - 11 Mar, 1940 Kptlt. Johannes Habekost
   8 Jul, 1940 - 2 Nov, 1940 Wilfried Prellberg
  
   Career 7 patrols 28 Dec, 1936 - 31 Aug, 1939 2. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 2. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 12 Mar, 1940 2. Flottille (front boat)
   8 Jul, 1940 - 2 Nov, 1940 2. Flottille (Fb)
   Successes 11 ships sunk for a total of 27.751 GRT
   2 auxiliary warships sunk for a total of 160 GRT
   1 warship damaged for a total of 33.950 tons
   Fate Sunk on March 11, 1940 in Jadebusen by British Bristol Blenheim aircraft (RAF Bomber Command). 58 dead (all hands lost).
  
   She was raised in March 1940, repaired and returned to service.
  
   Sunk again on November 2, 1940 NW of Ireland by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Antelope. 2 dead and 44 survivors.
  
  
  
   This boat, under Kptlt. Habekost, attacked the first convoy in the war on 16 Sept, 1939 when she sank the British steamer Aviemore from convoy OB-4.
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-31 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-31 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 7 Jan, 1914 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 18 Sep, 1914. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 31 during WWI.
  
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   U-32 Type VIIA
   Laid down 15 Mar, 1936 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 15 Apr, 1937 Kptlt. Werner Lott
   Commanders 15 Apr, 1937 - 15 Aug, 1937 Werner Lott
   16 Aug, 1937 - 11 Feb, 1940 Paul Buchel
   12 Feb, 1940 - 30 Oct, 1940 Oblt. Hans Jenisch (Knights Cross)
  
   Career 9 patrols 15 Apr, 1937 - 31 Aug, 1939 2. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 2. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 30 Oct, 1940 2. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 20 ships sunk for a total of 116.836 GRT
   4 ships damaged for a total of 32.274 GRT
   1 warship damaged for a total of 8.000 tons
   Fate Sunk 30 Oct, 1940 north-west of Ireland, in position 55.37N, 12.19W, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Harvester and HMS Highlander. 9 dead and 33 survivors.
  
  
  
  
  
   U-32 sank the largest ship sunk in the U-boat war when she sank the 42,350-ton liner Empress of Britain on 28 Oct, 1940 only 2 days before she herself was sunk.
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-32 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   The Floating Inferno, Seamer, Robert, 1990
  
   Single or Return?, Wentzel, Fritz, 1954 (transl.)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-32 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 28 Jan, 1914 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 3 Sep, 1914. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 32 during WWI.
  
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   U-33 Type VIIA
   Laid down 1 Sep, 1935 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 25 Jul, 1936 Kptlt. Ottoheinrich Junker
   Commanders 25 Jul, 1936 - 28 Oct, 1938 Ottoheinrich Junker
   22 Nov, 1936 - 20 Dec, 1936 Kurt Freiwald
   3 Jun, 1937 - 25 Jul, 1937 Kurt Freiwald
   29 Oct, 1938 - 12 Feb, 1940 Kptlt. Hans-Wilhelm von Dresky
  
   Career 3 patrols 25 Jul, 1936 - 31 Aug, 1939 2. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 2. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 12 Feb, 1940 2. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 10 ships sunk for a total of 19.261 GRT
   1 ship a total loss for a total of 3.670 GRT
   Fate Sunk 12 Feb, 1940 in the Firth of Clyde, in position 55.25N, 05.07W, by depth charges from the British minesweeper HMS Gleaner. 25 dead and 17 survivors.
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-33 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Enigma, Sebag-Montefiore, Hugh, 2001
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-33 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 19 May, 1914 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 27 Sep, 1914. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 33 during WWI.
  
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   U-34 Type VIIA
   Laid down 15 Sep, 1935 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 12 Sep, 1936 Kptlt. Ernst Sobe
   Commanders 12 Sep, 1936 - 14 Feb, 1938 Ernst Sobe
   4 Nov, 1936 - 22 Dec, 1936 Harald Grosse
   15 Feb, 1938 - 17 Aug, 1938 Hans Pauckstadt
   5 Sep, 1938 - 28 Oct, 1938 Hans Pauckstadt
   26 Oct, 1938 - 28 Sep, 1940 Kptlt. Wilhelm Rollmann (Knights Cross)
   29 Sep, 1940 - 22 May, 1941 Oblt. Fritz Meyer
   23 May, 1941 - 19 Nov, 1941 Karl-Otto Schultz
   20 Nov, 1941 - 15 Jun, 1942 Gerhard Remus
   16 Jun, 1942 - 1 Feb, 1943 Oblt. Horst-Arno Fenski (Knights Cross)
   2 Feb, 1943 - 11 Jun, 1943 Karl-Heinz Hagenau
   12 Jun, 1943 - 5 Aug, 1943 Ltn. Eduard Aust
  
   Career 7 patrols 12 Sep, 1936 - 31 Aug, 1939 2. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 2. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 30 Sep, 1940 2. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Oct, 1940 - 1 Nov, 1940 21. Flottille (school boat)
   2 Nov, 1940 - 5 Aug, 1943 24. Flottille (training)
   Successes 19 ships sunk for a total of 91.989 GRT
   3 warships sunk for a total of 2.365 tons
   2 ships captured for a total of 4.957 GRT
   Fate Sank at 2155hrs on 5 August, 1943 at Memel in position 55.42N, 21.09E after a collision with the U-boat submarine tender Lech. 4 dead and 39 survivors.
  
  
   The boat was raised again on 24 Aug, 1943 and stricken on 8 Sept, 1943.
  
   U-34, in 1936, took a supervisory part in the German Operation Ursula in Spanish waters during the Civil War there. The boat, then under the command of Kptlt. Harald Grosse, sank the Spanish submarine C-3 on 12 Dec, 1936. Read our article on the incident.
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-34 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-34 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 9 May, 1914 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 5 Oct, 1914. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 34 during WWI.
  
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   U-35 Type VIIA
   Laid down 2 Mar, 1936 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 3 Nov, 1936 Kptlt. Klaus Ewerth
   Commanders 3 Nov, 1936 - 5 Dec, 1936 Klaus Ewerth
   6 Dec, 1936 - Feb, 1937 Kptlt. Hans Rudolf Rosing (in deputize) (Knights Cross) -- acting
   Feb, 1937 - 30 Jul, 1937 Kptlt. Hermann Michahelles
   31 Jul, 1937 - 15 Aug, 1937 Oblt. Otto Kretschmer (Knights Cross)
   15 Aug, 1937 - 29 Nov, 1939 Werner Lott
  
   Career 3 patrols 3 Nov, 1936 - 31 Aug, 1939 2. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 29 Nov, 1939 2. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 4 ships sunk for a total of 7.850 GRT
   1 ship damaged for a total of 6.014 GRT
   Fate Sunk 29 Nov, 1939 in North Sea, in position 60.53N, 02.47E, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Kingston, HMS Icarus and HMS Kashmir. 43 survivors (No casualties).
  
  
  
   During early 1937 Kptlt. Rosing made a patrol with U-35 to Ponta Delgada in the Azores.
  
   External page
   For a very thorough page on this boat please visit the U 35 page operated by Mr. Hans Mair.
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-35 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-35 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 18 Apr, 1914 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 4 Nov, 1914. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 35 during WWI.
  
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   U-36 Type VIIA
   Laid down 2 Mar, 1936 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 16 Dec, 1936 Kptlt. Klaus Ewerth
   Commanders 16 Dec, 1936 - 31 Oct, 1938 Klaus Ewerth
   1 Feb, 1939 - 4 Dec, 1939 KrvKpt. Wilhelm Frohlich
  
   Career 2 patrols 16 Dec, 1936 - 1 Aug, 1939 U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 4 Dec, 1939 2. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 2 ships sunk for a total of 2.813 GRT
   1 ship captured for a total of 1.617 GRT
   Fate Sunk 4 Dec, 1939 in the North Sea south-west of Kristiansand, in position 57.00N, 05.20E, by a torpedo from the British submarine HMS Salmon. 40 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-36 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-36 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 4 Jun, 1914 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 14 Nov, 1914. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 36 during WWI.
  
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   U-37 Type IX
   Laid down 15 Mar, 1937 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 4 Aug, 1938 Kptlt. Heinrich Schuch
   Commanders 4 Aug, 1938 - 24 Sep, 1939 Heinrich Schuch
   25 Sep, 1939 - 6 May, 1940 KrvKpt. Werner Hartmann (Knights Cross)
   6 May, 1940 - 26 Oct, 1940 Kptlt. Victor Oehrn (Knights Cross)
   26 Oct, 1940 - 2 May, 1941 Kptlt. Asmus Nicolai Clausen (Knights Cross)
   3 May, 1941 - 15 Nov, 1941 Kptlt. Ulrich Folkers (Knights Cross)
   16 Nov, 1941 - 30 Jun, 1942 Gustav-Adolf Janssen
   1 Jul, 1942 - 3 Jan, 1943 Albert Lauzemis
   4 Jan, 1943 - 19 Nov, 1943 Hinrich Kelling
   20 Nov, 1943 - 8 Jan, 1944 Oblt. Peter Gerlach
   9 Jan, 1944 - 21 Dec, 1944 Oblt. Wolfgang Seiler
   22 Dec, 1944 - 8 May, 1945 Kptlt. Eberhard von Wenden
  
   Career 11 patrols 1 Apr, 1938 - 31 Aug, 1939 6. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 6. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 30 Apr, 1941 2. Flottille (front boat)
   1 May, 1941 - 31 Mar, 1942 26. Flottille (school boat)
   1 Apr, 1942 - 30 Jun, 1944 22. Flottille (school boat)
   1 Jul, 1944 - 3 May, 1945 4. Flottille (trial boat)(eb)
   Successes 53 ships sunk for a total of 200.124 GRT
   2 warships sunk for a total of 2.404 tons
   1 ship damaged for a total of 9.494 GRT
   Fate Scuttled on 8 May, 1945 in Sonderburg Bay, in position 54.55N, 09.47E, later broken up.
  
  
  
  
  
   The boat spotted the convoy HG 53 late on Feb 8, 1941. She attacked on the 9th and sank 3 ships during the next 2 days but she also brought in Condor aircraft from 2/KG 40 which attacked on the 9th that sank 5 more ships. The heavy cruiser Hipper is also vectored in to the scene but only finds a straggler on the 11th, sinking her.
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-37 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Feind im Fadenkreuz, Hartmann, Werner, 1942
  
  
  
   U-Boats at War, Showell, Jak P. Mallmann, 2001
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-37 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 25 Aug, 1914 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 9 Dec, 1914. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 37 during WWI.
  
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   U-38 Type IX
   Laid down 15 Apr, 1937 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 24 Oct, 1938 Kptlt. Heinrich Liebe (Knights Cross/Oak Leaves)
   Commanders 24 Oct, 1938 - 22 Jul, 1941 Kptlt. Heinrich Liebe (Knights Cross)
   15 Jul, 1941 - 6 Jan, 1942 Heinrich Schuch
   1943 - 1943 Oblt. Ludo Kregelin (in deputize) -- acting
   5 Jan, 1943 - 22 Aug, 1943 Helmut Laubert
   23 Aug, 1943 - 14 Dec, 1943 Oblt. Paul Sander
   16 Dec, 1943 - Dec, 1943 Goske von Mollendorff
   Jan, 1944 - 14 Apr, 1944 Oblt. Herbert Kuhn
   15 Apr, 1944 - 5 May, 1945 KrvKpt. Georg Peters
  
   Career 11 patrols 24 Oct, 1938 - 31 Aug, 1939 6. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 6. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 30 Nov, 1941 2. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Dec, 1941 - 31 Mar, 1942 24. Flottille (training)
   1 Apr, 1942 - 30 Nov, 1943 21. Flottille (school boat)
   1 Dec, 1943 - 28 Feb, 1945 4. Flottille (trial boat)(eb)
   1 Mar, 1945 - 5 May, 1945 5. Flottille (trial boat)(eb)
   Successes 35 ships sunk for a total of 188.967 GRT
   1 ship damaged for a total of 3.670 GRT
   Fate Scuttled 5 May, 1945 west of Wesermunde in position 53.34N, 08.32E, broken up in 1948.
  
  
  
   * Georg Peters sailed on the following U-boats during WWI: SM U 25, SM U 52 and SM U 96.
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-38 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-38 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 9 Sep, 1914 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 15 Dec, 1914. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 38 during WWI.
  
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   U-39 Type IX
   Laid down 2 Jun, 1937 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 10 Dec, 1938 Kptlt. Gerhard Glattes
   Commanders 10 Dec, 1938 - 14 Sep, 1939 Gerhard Glattes
  
   Career 1 patrol 10 Dec, 1938 - 31 Aug, 1939 6. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 14 Sep, 1939 6. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes No ships sunk or damaged
   Fate Sunk 14 Sept, 1939 north-west of Ireland, in position 58.32N, 11.49W, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Faulknor, HMS Foxhound and HMS Firedrake. 44 survivors (No casualties).
  
  
  
   U-39 was the first U-boat sunk in the war, after an unsuccessful attack against the British aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal (premature magnetic-pistol torpedo explosions).
  
   KTB/SKL * reported on 22 Sept, 1939: n
  
   c) U-Bootskrieg Atlantik: U 53, U 32 Ruckmarsch angetreten. Es stehen daher nur noch 2 U-Boote (U 31, U 35) im Operationsgebiet. Von U 39 liegen keine Nachrichten vor. Boot musste planmassig bereits in die Heimat zuruckgekehrt sein: das Fehlen jeglicher Nachricht von U 39 (Kommandant Kapitanleutnant- Glattes ) trotz mehrfacher Standortnachfrage gibt zu ernsten Besorgnissen Anlass. Im Zusammenhang mit dem Schicksal des Bootes verdient eine englische Rundfunknachricht uber Eintreffen der ersten gefangenen deutschen Mari- neangehorigen auf einem Londoner Bahnhof Beachtung.
  
   U-boat-war Atlantic: U-53, U-32 heading back. Only two U-boats (U 31, U 35) remain in the operational area. There has been no word from U-39. According to plan, this U-boat should have returned home by now; the lack of response from U-39 (Commander Kapitanleutnant Glattes) in spite of multiple requests to transmit location is cause for grave concern. The fate of the U-boat may well be linked to a British radio transmission regarding the arrival of the first German Navy prisoner at a London railway station.
  
   * SKL = Seekriegsleitung = German Supreme Naval Command
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-39 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-39 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 29 Sep, 1914 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 13 Jan, 1915. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 39 during WWI.
  
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   U-40 Type IX
   Laid down 1 Jul, 1937 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 11 Feb, 1939 Kptlt. Werner von Schmidt
   Commanders 11 Feb, 1939 - 20 Sep, 1939 Werner von Schmidt
   21 Sep, 1939 - 13 Oct, 1939 Kptlt. Wolfgang Barten
  
   Career 2 patrols 11 Feb, 1939 - 31 Aug, 1939 6. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 13 Oct, 1939 6. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes No ships sunk or damaged
   Fate Sunk 13 Oct, 1939 in the English Channel, in position 50.41,6N, 00.15,1E, by mines. 45 dead and 3 survivors.
  
  
   Her wreck might have been located by divers in 1994 in position 50.22,08N, 01.44,17W but this seems a bit too distant from the official location of loss.
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-40 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-40 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 22 Oct, 1914 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 14 Feb, 1915. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 40 during WWI.
  
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   U-41 Type IX
   Laid down 27 Nov, 1937 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 22 Apr, 1939 Oblt. Gustav-Adolf Mugler
   Commanders 22 Apr, 1939 - 5 Feb, 1940 Kptlt. Gustav-Adolf Mugler
  
   Career 3 patrols 22 Apr, 1939 - 31 Aug, 1939 6. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 6. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 5 Feb, 1940 2. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 5 ships sunk for a total of 22.815 GRT
   2 ships captured for a total of 2.073 GRT
   1 ship damaged for a total of 8.096 GRT
   Fate Sunk 5 Feb, 1940 south of Ireland, in position 49.20N, 10.04W, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Antelope. 49 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-41 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-41 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 10 Oct, 1914 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 1 Feb, 1915. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 41 during WWI.
  
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   U-42 Type IX
   Laid down 21 Dec, 1937 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 15 Jul, 1939 Kptlt. Rolf Dau
   Commanders 15 Jul, 1939 - 13 Oct, 1939 Rolf Dau
  
   Career 1 patrol 15 Jul, 1939 - 1 Oct, 1939 6. Flottille (training)
   2 Oct, 1939 - 13 Oct, 1939 6. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 1 ship damaged for a total of 4.803 GRT
   Fate Sunk 13 Oct, 1939 south-west of Ireland, in position 49.12N, 16.00W, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Imogen and HMS Ilex. 26 dead and 20 survivors.
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-42 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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   U-43 Type IX
   Laid down 15 Aug, 1938 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 26 Aug, 1939 Kptlt. Wilhelm Ambrosius
   Commanders 26 Aug, 1939 - 20 Oct, 1940 Kptlt. Wilhelm Ambrosius
   21 Oct, 1940 - 11 Apr, 1942 Kptlt. Wolfgang Luth (Knights Cross)
   19 Mar, 1942 - 30 Jul, 1943 Oblt. Hans-Joachim Schwantke
  
   Career 14 patrols 26 Aug, 1939 - 31 Oct, 1939 6. Flottille (training)
   1 Nov, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 6. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 30 Jul, 1943 2. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 21 ships sunk for a total of 117.036 GRT
   1 ship damaged for a total of 10.350 GRT
   1 ship a total loss for a total of 9.131 GRT
   Fate Sunk 30 July, 1943 south-west of the Azores, in position 34.57N, 35.11W, by a Fido homing torpedo from an Avenger aircraft of the US escort carrier HMS Santee 55 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
  
  
   The accidentally sank at the docks at Lorient due to an open valve. The boat was out of action for 3 months as a result of this.
  
   Men lost from the boat
  
   31 Mar, 1940
   U-43 lost a man overboard in the Atlantic. [I WO Oberleutnant zur See Hans-Wilhelm Behrens]
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Letzte Mann von der Doggerbank, Herlin Hans, 1979 (transl.)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-43 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 26 Sep, 1914 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 30 Apr, 1915. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 43 during WWI.
  
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   U-44 Type IX
   Laid down 15 Sep, 1938 AG Weser, Bremen
   Commissioned 4 Nov, 1939 Kptlt. Ludwig Mathes
   Commanders 4 Nov, 1939 - 13 Mar, 1940 KrvKpt. Ludwig Mathes
  
   Career 2 patrols 4 Nov, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 6. Flottille (training)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 13 Mar, 1940 2. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 8 ships sunk for a total of 30.885 GRT
   Fate The boat hit a mine, in minefield Field No 7. laid by the destroyers HMS Express, HMS Esk, HMS Icarus and HMS Impulsive, on or around 13 March 1940. 47 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
   Previously recorded fate (Last revised by FDS/NHB during January 1981)
   This loss had incorrectly been attributed to an attack by the British destroyer HMS Fortune.
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-44 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-44 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 15 Oct, 1914 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 7 May, 1915. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 44 during WWI.
  
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   U-45 Type VIIB
   Laid down 23 Feb, 1937 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 25 Jun, 1938 Kptlt. Alexander Gelhaar
   Commanders 25 Jun, 1938 - 14 Oct, 1939 Kptlt. Alexander Gelhaar
  
   Career 2 patrols 25 Jun, 1938 - 31 Aug, 1939 7. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 14 Oct, 1939 7. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 2 ships sunk for a total of 19.313 GRT
   Fate Sunk 14 Oct 1939 south-west of Ireland, in position 50.58N, 12.57W, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Inglefield, HMS Ivanhoe and HMS Intrepid. 38 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
   Men lost from U-boats
   Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-45 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-45 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 15 Apr, 1915 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 9 Oct, 1915. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 45 during WWI.
  
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   U-46 Type VIIB
   Laid down 24 Feb, 1937 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 2 Nov, 1938 Kptlt. Herbert Sohler
   Commanders 2 Nov, 1938 - 21 May, 1940 Herbert Sohler
   22 May, 1940 - 24 Sep, 1941 Kptlt. Engelbert Endrass (Knights Cross)
   Oct, 1941 - 19 Nov, 1941 Peter-Ottmar Grau
   20 Nov, 1941 - Mar, 1942 Oblt. Konstantin von Puttkamer
   Mar, 1942 - Apr, 1942 Kurt Neubert
   20 Apr, 1942 - May, 1942 Ernst von Witzendorff
   May, 1942 - Jul, 1942 Franz Saar
   Aug, 1942 - 30 Apr, 1943 Joachim Knecht
   1 May, 1943 - Oct, 1943 Oblt. Erich Jewinski
  
   Career 13 patrols 2 Nov, 1938 - 31 Aug, 1939 7. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 7. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 1 Sep, 1941 7. Flottille (front boat)
   2 Sep, 1941 - 31 Mar, 1942 26. Flottille (training)
   1 Apr, 1942 - 1 Jul, 1942 24. Flottille (training)
   1 Sep, 1942 - 1 Oct, 1943 24. Flottille (training)
   Successes 20 ships sunk for a total of 85.792 GRT
   2 auxiliary warships sunk for a total of 35.284 GRT
   4 ships damaged for a total of 25.491 GRT
   1 ship a total loss for a total of 2.080 GRT
   Fate Stricken at Neustadt in October 1943. Scuttled on 4 May 1945 in Kupfermuhlen Bay, in position 54.50N, 09.29E.
  
  
  
  
   On 3 April, 1941 U-46 had to return to base due to serious problems with the flaps of the torpedo tubes.
  
   Men lost from the boat
  
   27 Sep, 1940
   The boat lost two men during an unintentional dive.[Oberbootsmaat Heinrich Schenk, Matrosenobergefreiter Wilhelm Reh]
  
   25 Oct, 1940
   3 Hudson aircraft from the 228th RAF Squadron attacked U-46 and one man was fatally wounded and died the next day. [Matrosengefreiter Plaep]
  
   27 Mar, 1941
   The boat lost a man, Oberleutnant zur See Helmut Pottgen, overboard.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Narvik, Dickens, Peter and Grove, Eric J., 1996
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-46 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 18 May, 1915 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 17 Dec, 1915. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 46 during WWI.
  
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   U-47 Type VIIB
   Laid down 27 Feb, 1937 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 17 Dec, 1938 Oblt. Gunther Prien
   Commanders 17 Dec, 1938 - 7 Mar, 1941 KrvKpt. Gunther Prien (Knights Cross)
  
   Career 10 patrols 17 Dec, 1938 - 31 Aug, 1939 7. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 7. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 7 Mar, 1941 7. Flottille (front boat)
   Successes 30 ships sunk for a total of 162.769 GRT
   1 warship sunk for a total of 29.150 tons
   8 ships damaged for a total of 62.751 GRT
   Fate Missing since 7 March, 1941 in North Atlantic near the Rockall Banks in approximate position 60.00N/19.00W. 45 dead (all hands lost).
  
  
  
   Previously recorded fate (Last revised by FDS/NHB during June 1991)
   There is till today not certain confirmation, how U-47 was lost. For years was it believed that the British destroyer HMS Wolverine sank U-47 on 8 March, 1941 after depth charges attacks, but the Wolverine actually attacked Eckermann's U-A.
  
   Possible reasons for the loss of U-47 include mines, by its own torpedoes or by an attack by British corvettes HMS Camellia and HMS Arbutus.
  
  
   On 14 Oct, 1939 the boat made its incredible raid on Scapa Flow sinking the British battleship HMS Royal Oak.
  
  
  
  
   Men lost from the boat
  
   5 Sep, 1940
   The boat lost a man overboard during use of the deck gun. [MtrOGfr Heinrich Mantyk]
  
  
  
  
   U-Boats of World War Two Volume 1
   Stern, Robert C.
  
  
  
  
  
   Battle Beneath the Waves, Stern, Robert C., 1999
   Black Saturday, McKee, Alexander, 1966
  
   Le Mystere de Scapa Flow, Korganoff, Alexandre, 1969 (transl.)
   Prien greift, Frank, Wolfgang, 1942
   Prien, Gunther, Alman, Karl, 1981
   The Royal Oak Disaster, Snyder, Gerald S., 1976 (transl.)
   The Star of Shame, Hickey, Des & Smith, Gus, 1989
   Der Stier von Scapa Flow, Frank, Wolfgang, 1958 (transl.)
   Submarines!, Miller, Carey, 1971
  
  
   U-Boats of World War Two Volume 1, Stern, Robert C., 1988
   Verdammter Atlantik, Herlin, Hans, 1994 (transl.)
  
  
  
  
  
   There was another U-47 in World War One
   That boat was launched from its shipyard on 16 Aug, 1915 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 28 Feb, 1916. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 47 during WWI.
  
  
  
  
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   U-48 Type VIIB
   Laid down 10 Mar, 1937 Germaniawerft, Kiel
   Commissioned 22 Apr, 1939 Kptlt. Herbert Schultze
   Commanders 22 Apr, 1939 - 20 May, 1940 Kptlt. Herbert Schultze (Knights Cross)
   21 May, 1940 - 3 Sep, 1940 KrvKpt. Hans Rudolf Rosing (Knights Cross)
   4 Sep, 1940 - 16 Dec, 1940 Kptlt. Heinrich Bleichrodt (Knights Cross)
   26 Sep, 1940 - Oct, 1943 Oblt. Diether Todenhagen
   17 Dec, 1940 - 27 Jul, 1941 Kptlt. Herbert Schultze (Knights Cross)
   Aug, 1941 - Sep, 1942 Oblt. Siegfried Atzinger
  
   Career 12 patrols 22 Apr, 1939 - 31 Aug, 1939 7. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Sep, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 7. Flottille (front boat)
   1 Jan, 1940 - 30 Jun, 1941 7. Flottille (fr