426:(6,600 yd) and as fast as 44 knots (81 km/h). Twelve torpedoes were stowed internally and ten were in the topside deck containers. In order to get the torpedoes into the forward or bow torpedo room, the torpedoes were lifted over the U-boat by a crane. The crew would then pull the torpedo inside the vessel using a cradle that was set at an angle to allow the torpedo to slide into position inside the torpedo room. To reload a torpedo tube with a torpedo from one of the above-deck canisters, the submarine would have to surface in calm water. Then the torpedo would be pulled out of the compartment with winches and lowered into the forward or bow torpedo room. This process could take several hours for just one torpedo, during which the U-boat was unable to dive, making it an easy target for Allied aircraft.
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417:(19,400 km; 12,100 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) while on the surface and up to 78 nmi (144 km; 90 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) while submerged. The fuel capacity was 154 tonnes (152 long tons). The maximum crew capacity was 56, though the number on board was usually around 45–48.
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The Type IXA submarines had six torpedo tubes (four in the bow and two in the stern) and carried a total of twenty-two 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedoes. The torpedo warhead was between 617 pounds (280 kg) and 948 pounds (430 kg). These torpedoes could travel up to 6,000 m
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The Type IXA submarines were the first German submarines to have a double hull. This allowed for a greater chance of survival in the event of an attack and gave them better seaworthiness on the surface. The Type IXA submarines had a test depth of 230 metres (750 ft). The class had two
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mounting forward of the conning tower. Shell storage was 180 rounds. The gun fired a 33.3-pound (15.1 kg) HE round at a muzzle velocity of 780 m/s (2,600 ft/s) out to a maximum range of 15,175 m (16,596 yd). Against aircraft the weapon's ceiling was 10,000 m
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had a range of 4,900 metres (5,400 yd) firing at up to 280 rounds per minute; firing against aircraft the ceiling was reduced to 3,700 m. The muzzle velocity was 835 m/s (2,740 ft/s) and each round weighed 0.71 pounds (0.32 kg). The
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that produced 1,000 PS (986 shp; 735 kW) and allowed them to travel at 18.2 knots (33.7 km/h; 20.9 mph) while surfaced and 7.7 knots (14.3 km/h; 8.9 mph) submerged. The Type IXA submarines had a range of
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had a range of 8,500 metres (9,300 yd) and a firing rate of 30 rounds per minute. Its muzzle velocity was 1,000 m/s (3,300 ft/s) and the shell's total weight was 1.64 lb (0.74 kg).
319:) would become the 6th and 10th most successful U-boats that saw service in World War II, sinking 53 and 35 ships respectively. All of the Type IXA submarines were sunk fairly early in the war except for
964:. During her brief career she sank five enemy vessels for a total of 22,815 GRT, captured two more ships for a total of 2,073 GRT, and damaged one ship of 8,096 GRT. On 5 February 1940,
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The Type IXA class had eight U-boats, all of which were built by AG Weser of Bremen. After being commissioned and deployed, the Type IXA submarines were stationed in the German port city of
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conducted only two war patrols (one as part of the 6th U-boat
Flotilla and another as a member of the 2nd U-boat Flotilla) and sank a total of eight enemy vessels for a loss of 30,885
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on 21 November 1936 and was laid down on 15 September 1938 by AG Weser, Bremen as yard number 949. She was launched on 5 August 1939 and commissioned on 4 November under the command of
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was laid down by AG Weser of Bremen on 15 March 1937. Following just over a year of construction, she was launched from the Bremen shipyards on 14 May 1938 and commissioned into the
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on 21 November 1936. Her keel was laid down on 21 December 1937 by AG Weser of Bremen as yard number 947. She was launched on 16 February 1939 and commissioned on 15 July 1939 with
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was ordered for construction on 29 July 1936 and her keel was laid down on 1 July 1937. She was launched from Bremen on 9 November 1938 and commissioned on 11 February 1939 with
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was by far the most successful Type IXA U-boat and the sixth most successful U-boat in World War II, sinking 53 merchant ships for a total of 200,063
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were designed between 1935 and 1936 and were intended to be fairly large ocean-going submarines. The inspiration for the Type IXA submarine came from the
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was laid down on 15 August 1938 at the AG Weser yard at Bremen; she was launched on 23 May 1939 and commissioned on 26 August 1939 under the command of
349:. The design of the IXA submarines was derived from the German Type IA submarine. All contracts for the construction of the submarines were awarded to
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Gerhard
Glattes in command as a member of the 6th U-boat Flotilla. On 14 September 1939, just days after she began her first war time patrol,
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ranks as one of the most successful U-boats of World War II, holding 10th place. With World War II drawing to a disastrous close for
Germany,
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was later withdrawn from combat service and was used for training submarine crews until the end of the war. On 8 May 1945, the crew of
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conducted only two war patrols during her career, both while part of the 6th U-boat
Flotilla. During her short war-time service,
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was laid down on 15 April 1937 and after over a year and a half of construction she was commissioned on 24 October 1938 with
1883:. German Warships 1815–1945. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith & Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press.
763: (GRT), along with two warships during eleven war patrols from August 1939 to March 1941. In spite of these victories,
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438:(11,000 yd). Training and elevation was manual. The rate of fire was 15 rounds per minute. They were also armed with
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Wilhelm
Ambrosius. Between November 1939 and July 1943 the U-boat conducted 14 combat patrols as a member of the
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conducted only one training patrol and one war patrol, during which she damaged one enemy vessel of 4,803
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scuttled the U-boat in
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conducted eleven patrols. During these patrols she managed to sink or damage over 30 enemy vessels. Like
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struck a mine that was located in
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had a very short career, being sunk while still on her first war patrol. During her service with the
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was laid down on 27 November 1937 and was launched on 28 January 1939. She was commissioned into the
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238:(19,400 km; 12,100 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced
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1864:. Der U-Boot-Krieg (in German). Vol. II. Hamburg; Berlin; Bonn: Mittler.
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s patrols were as a member of the 6th U-boat Flotilla. On 13 October 1939,
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Sunk on 13 October 1939 southwest of Ireland. 22 dead and 20 survivors.
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off the coast of Ireland. All 49 crew members were lost with the ship.
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sank no ships. She sank on 13 October 1939 after hitting mines in the
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890:. All of her crew members survived and were captured by the British.
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departing the submarine after reaching Wilhelmshaven on 18 April 1940
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1291:"General Discussions: Type IX U-boat torpedo storage and loading"
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while attempting a short cut to a rendezvous with other U-boats.
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360:. The first U-boat to be laid down in the Bremen ship yards was
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was scuttled by her own crew west of WesermĂĽnde on 5 May 1945.
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and the overall German plan of re-armament in violation of the
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Scuttled 5 May 1945 west of WesermĂĽnde and broken up in 1948.
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1322:. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE DIVISION. November 1941. Archived from
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Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter & Maass, Martin (1991).
1081:, sinking 21 merchant ships for a total of 117,036
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was the first German U-boat to be sunk in World War II.
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was sunk southwest of Ireland by the British warships
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and 3.7 cm (1.5 in) anti-aircraft guns. The
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1097:dropped by a United States Navy aircraft from the
222:7.7 knots (14.3 km/h; 8.9 mph) submerged
187:4.40 m (14 ft 5 in) (pressure hull)
1860:Busch, Rainer & Röll, Hans-Joachim (1997).
1249:
404:(4,300 shp; 3,200 kW) as well as two
814:was assigned to the 6th U-boat Flotilla. Like
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1913:
1405:Naval Weapons of the World From 1880 to Today
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1351:Naval Weapons of the World From 1880 to Today
1162:s crew members went down with the submarine.
429:The Type IXA submarines were equipped with a
8:
335:All Type IXA submarines were ordered by the
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1089:was sunk on 30 July 1943 southwest of the
862:was hunted down by the British destroyers
468:
1436:
1137:Ludwig Mathes. During her service in the
431:10.5 cm (4.13 in) L/45 deck gun
260:22 Ă— 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedoes
219:(33.7 km/h; 20.9 mph) surfaced
184:6.51 m (21 ft 4 in) (o/a)
149:1,153 t (1,135 long tons) submerged
31:docked at Wilhelmshaven on 18 April 1940
1940:Atlantic U-boat campaign of World War I
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307:Two of the eight Type IXA submarines (
168:58.75 m (192 ft 9 in) (
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1945:Battle of the Atlantic (World War II)
1202:"U-Boat War in World War II: Type IX"
7:
1862:Der U-Bootbau auf deutschen Werften
1590:"War Patrols by German U-boat U-38"
1535:"War Patrols by German U-boat U-37"
1006:Rolf Dau in command of the vessel.
749:Heinrich Schuch as a member of the
197:9.40 m (30 ft 10 in)
3084:World War II submarines of Germany
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205:4.70 m (15 ft 5 in)
14:
2092:List of wolfpacks of World War II
1881:U-boats and mine warfare vessels
1399:Campbell, John (9 August 2009).
1289:Dunn, Ken; Helgason, GuĂ°mundur.
972:attack by the British destroyer
810:in command. Upon commissioning,
46:
22:
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1374:"2 cm/65 (0.79") C/30 and C/38"
917:Werner von Schmidt in command.
2843:Unrestricted submarine warfare
1372:DiGiulian, Tony (5 May 2007).
1345:DiGiulian, Tony (5 May 2007).
1262:Campbell, John (30 May 2008).
1:
1483:"The Most Successful U-boats"
1250:Gröner, Jung & Maass 1991
410:double-acting electric motors
296:between 1937 and 1938. These
1955:Mediterranean (World War II)
1118:German submarine U-44 (1939)
1061:German submarine U-43 (1939)
991:German submarine U-42 (1939)
941:German submarine U-41 (1939)
906:German submarine U-40 (1938)
846:German submarine U-39 (1938)
783:German submarine U-38 (1938)
721:German submarine U-37 (1938)
161:76.50 m (251 ft) (
1950:Mediterranean (World War I)
1401:"3.7 cm/L83 (1.5") SK C/30"
1347:"10.5 cm/45 (4.1") SK C/32"
1264:"Torpedoes of World War II"
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3051:List of U-boats of Germany
2335:Battle of the St. Lawrence
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265:10.5 cm SK C/32 naval gun
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2659:Italian battleship
2643:Russian battleship
1813:"The Type IXA boat U-44"
1784:"The Type IXA boat U-43"
1755:"The Type IXA boat U-42"
1726:"The Type IXA boat U-41"
1700:"The Type IXA boat U-40"
1645:"The Type IXA boat U-39"
1172:German Type IX submarine
1079:2. Unterseebootsflottile
1075:6. Unterseebootsflottile
458:List of Type IXA U-boats
302:German Type IA submarine
284:German Type IX submarine
2675:French battleship
2620:French battleship
2059:World War II commanders
383:General characteristics
282:was a sub-class of the
136:General characteristics
2054:World War I commanders
1841:Bishop, Chris (2002).
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517:Scuttled, 8 May 1945.
444:2 cm FlaK 30 guns
16:German submarine class
1811:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur.
1782:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur.
1753:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur.
1724:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur.
1698:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur.
1669:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur.
1643:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur.
1614:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur.
1588:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur.
1562:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur.
1533:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur.
1507:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur.
1481:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur.
1452:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur.
1439:, pp. 19–22, 28.
1437:Busch & Röll 1997
1200:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur.
956:Gustav-Adolf Mugler.
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2792:Metox radar detector
2014:Uncompleted projects
1671:"U-boat losses-1939"
1320:Interrogation Report
1151:. On 13 March 1940,
1125:was ordered by the
954:Oberleutnant zur See
805:Oberleutnant zur See
347:Treaty of Versailles
1616:"Ships hit by U-38"
1509:"Ships hit by U-37"
998:was ordered by the
962:2nd U-boat Flotilla
761:gross register tons
752:6th U-boat Flotilla
732:at Lorient in 1940.
2956:Type IXA submarine
2772:FuG 200 Hohentwiel
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565:22 September 1938
74:Type IXB submarine
64:Type VII submarine
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1852:978-1-58663-762-0
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691:AG Weser, Bremen
667:21 November 1936
664:AG Weser, Bremen
646:16 February 1939
643:21 December 1937
640:21 November 1936
637:AG Weser, Bremen
616:27 November 1937
613:21 November 1936
610:AG Weser, Bremen
595:11 February 1939
583:AG Weser, Bremen
568:10 December 1938
556:AG Weser, Bremen
529:AG Weser, Bremen
502:AG Weser, Bremen
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408:2 GU 345/34
394:supercharged
392:M 9 V 40/46
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267:(180 rounds)
234:10,500
141:Displacement
54:Kriegsmarine
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2782:Leigh light
2767:Elektroboot
2597:World War I
2371:World War I
2325:Convoy SC 7
2259:Steinbrinck
2074:Karl Dönitz
1680:17 November
1235:Bishop 2002
396:9-cylinder
60:Preceded by
3068:Categories
2750:Technology
2720:Courageous
2630:Formidable
2614:Cornwallis
2245:Schlieffen
2196:Pfadfinder
2175:Kreuzotter
2112:Delphin II
2037:Commanders
1968:Operation
1962:Regenbogen
1960:Operation
1178:References
1024:. Both of
481:Laid down
286:built for
88:In service
2797:Mousetrap
2736:Royal Oak
2734:HMS
2726:HMS
2718:HMS
2710:HMS
2704:Ark Royal
2702:HMS
2683:HMS
2667:HMS
2651:HMS
2628:HMS
2612:HMS
2606:Britannia
2604:HMS
2345:Black May
2273:Streitaxt
2266:Siegfried
2133:Eisteufel
2084:Wolfpacks
1970:Deadlight
1044:HMS
1037:HMS
974:HMS
887:Ark Royal
885:HMS
878:HMS
873:Firedrake
871:HMS
864:HMS
484:Launched
351:DeSchiMAG
112:Completed
99:1938–1945
91:1937–1945
83:1937–1939
42:Operators
3038:Type IXB
3032:Type VII
2891:Valentin
2887:Germany
2831:Concepts
2777:Hedgehog
2653:Majestic
2645:Peresvet
2398:Flanders
2351:Bismarck
2294:Weddigen
2287:Vorwärts
2231:Rossbach
2217:Raubgraf
2154:Hartmann
1599:21 March
1573:21 March
1544:21 March
1463:21 March
1166:See also
976:Antelope
880:Foxhound
866:Faulknor
478:Ordered
421:Armament
354:AG Weser
248:Armament
128:Scrapped
2908:Dora II
2876:Lorient
2872:France
2822:Snorkel
2685:Triumph
2677:Suffren
2669:Russell
2637:Gaulois
2429:Regions
2403:Kurland
2280:TĂĽmmler
2252:Seewolf
2182:Leuthen
2168:Kiebitz
2140:Endrass
2119:Dränger
2098:BlĂĽcher
2026:Classes
1929:U-boats
1654:3 April
1411:30 June
1384:30 June
1357:14 June
1330:14 July
1316:"U-111"
1274:14 June
1211:1 April
1095:torpedo
298:U-boats
104:Planned
2903:Dora I
2898:Norway
2807:Q-ship
2712:Barham
2622:Danton
2238:Schill
2224:Rösing
2126:Eisbär
2105:Borkum
1989:German
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1793:15 May
1764:15 May
1735:15 May
1709:15 May
1564:"U-38"
1454:"U-37"
1300:1 July
1268:German
1103:Santee
1091:Azores
1039:Imogen
876:, and
378:Design
358:Bremen
343:Plan Z
194:Height
156:Length
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2858:Bases
2817:Sonar
2728:Eagle
2353:chase
2210:Prien
2203:Pfeil
2161:Hecht
1994:Types
1625:8 May
1518:8 May
1492:8 May
1160:'
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490:Fate
472:Name
433:on a
229:Range
217:knots
215:18.2
210:Speed
202:Draft
80:Built
3017:U-44
3010:U-43
3003:U-42
2996:U-41
2989:U-40
2982:U-39
2975:U-38
2968:U-37
2590:sunk
2408:Pola
2308:Wolf
2301:West
2189:Lohs
1885:ISBN
1866:ISBN
1847:ISBN
1824:2010
1795:2010
1766:2010
1737:2010
1711:2010
1682:2019
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1157:U-44
1153:U-44
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1046:Ilex
1042:and
1033:U-42
1026:U-42
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1008:U-42
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892:U-39
860:U-39
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578:U-40
551:U-39
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497:U-37
435:Utof
367:U-44
362:U-37
325:U-38
323:and
321:U-37
316:U-38
313:and
310:U-37
278:The
263:1 Ă—
253:6 Ă—
179:Beam
120:Lost
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