U4

U 4 was a German U-boat from Type II A , in the Second World War by the German navy was used.

U4
Typ :	II A
Feldpostnummer:	M-13 167
Shipyard:	German works Kiel
Works:	Second February 1935
Building number:	239
Laid down:	11th February 1935
Launched:	31st July 1935
Commissioned:	17. August 1935
Commanders:	17th August 1935 - 29September 1937 Oblt.zS Hannes Weingartner 30th September 1937 - 28October 1938 Oblt.zS Hans-Wilhelm of Dresky 29th October 1938 - 16thJanuary 1940 Oblt.zS Harro von Heyden clot-Feldt 17th January 1940 - 7th June 1940 Oblt.zS Hans-Peter Hinsch 8th June 1940 - 28th July 1940 Oblt.zS Heinz-Otto Schultze 29th July 1940 - 2nd February 1941 Oblt.zSHans-Jürgen Zetzsche Third February 1941 - 8thDecember 1941 Kptl. Hinrich-Oscar Bernbeck 9th December 1941 - 15 June 1942 Oblt.zS Wolfgang Leimkühler 16. Juni 1942 - 23. Januar 1943 Obl.zS Friedrich-Wilhelm Marienfeld 24. Januar 1943-31. May 1943 Joachim Obl.zS Düppe First Juni 1943 - 22 In August 1943 Oblt.zS Paul Sander 23rd August 1943 - May 1944 Oblt.zS Herbert Mumm May 1944 - 9th July 1944 Oblt.zS Hubert Rieger
Appearances:	4 Things
Sinkings:	3 ships (5,133 GRT) 1 warship
Whereabouts:	of the Red Army on 29 March 1945 in Gdynia captured and probably scrapped

History

The construction contract for the boat was on the 2nd February 1935 to the German works Kiel awarded. The keel was laid on the 11th of February 1935, the launch on 31 July 1935, the putting under Lieutenant Hannes Weingaertner eventually found on 17 August 1935 instead.
The boat was one of the first submarines, after the Anglo-German Naval Agreement was placed on the user. After commissioning on 17 August 1935 was the boat to September 1939 as a training boat for the Education Association of U-school or school-submarine flotilla. During the attack on Poland , it was from September 1939 to October 1939 as a front-boat U-boat flotilla school before being assigned from October 1939 to February 1940 as a school again this boat flotilla. When companies Weserübung , the occupation of Norway , it was used from March 1940 to April 1940 as a front-boat U-boat flotilla school to be used again after the successful occupation of Norway as a school boat. After time as a school boat in Neustad tor keel was from 1 July 1940 to 31 July 1944 as a school boat the 21 Flotilla in Pillau allocated where it spent the rest of his tenure.
U 4 undertook while serving four patrols , on which there are three ships with a total tonnage of 5133 GRT and could sink a submarine with 1,090 tonnes.

Usage Statistics

First patrol

The boat ran on 4 September 1939 at 20.00 clock from Wilhelmshaven and expired on 14 September 1939 at 9.00 clock back there a. Permanent on these eleven days and about 553 nm long and 224 nm under water company in the North Sea were no ships sunk.

Second war patrol

The boat ran on 19 September 1939 at 12.30 clock ran out of Wilhelmshaven and 29 September 1939 at 23.00 clock back there a. Permanent on these eleven days and 980.7 nm and 223.1 nm over long under water company before Norway were three ships with 5,133 GRT sunk.

• 23rd September 1939: the sinking of the Finnish steamer Martti Ragnar with 2262 GT. The steamer was sunk by three explosive cartridges. He had cellulose , sulfur and pulp loaded and was on his way out of Kemi to Ellesmere Port . There were no losses, 24 survivors.

• 23rd September 1939: the sinking of the steamer Finnish Walma with 1361 GT. The steamer was sunk by explosive cartridges. He had loaded 1622.4 t cellulose and was on his way from Vyborg to Ellesmere. There were no losses, 18 survivors.

• 24th September 1939: the sinking of the Swedish steamer Gertrud Bratt with 1510 GT. The steamer was a G7a torpedo sunk. He had paper , paper pulp , yard goods loaded and cellulose and was on his way from Norrköping to Bristol .Unknown losses.

Third war patrol

The boat ran on 16 March, 1940 from 8.00 clock keel and ran out on 29 March 1940 in Wilhelmshaven one. In these fourteen-day things before Norway no ships were sunk.

Fourth war patrol

The boat ran on 4 April 1940 at 12.00 clock from Wilhelmshaven to companies Weserübung expired on 14 April 1940 there a.Permanent on these ten days and about 900 nm long and firm against Norway Stavanger , a U-boat was sunk.

• 10th April 1940 sinking of the British submarine HMS Thistle 1,090 ts. The U-boat was sunk by a torpedo. It was a total loss with 40 dead.

Fate

U 4 on 1 August 1944 in Gdynia was decommissioned and cannibalized. In this state, there were 29 March 1945 against the Soviet invaders, the abwrackten probably shortly after the war ended. The position was 54 ° 32 '0 "  N , 18 ° 33 '0 "  E

U3

U 3 was a German U-boat from Type II A , in the Second World War by the German navy was used.

U 3
Typ :	II A
Feldpostnummer:	M-01 385
Shipyard:	German works Kiel
Works:	Second February 1935
Building number:	238
Laid down:	11th February 1935
Launched:	19th July 1935
Commissioned:	6. August 1935
Commanders:	6th August 1935 - 29September 1937 Oblt.zS Hans Meckel 30th September 1937 - 1938 Kptlt Ernst-Günter Heinicke 29th October 1938 - 2ndJanuary 1940 Kptlt Joachim Schepke Third January 1940 - 28 July 1940 Kptlt Gerd Schreiber 29. Juli 1940 - 10. November 1940 Kptlt. Helmut Franzke 11th November 1940 - 2 Juli 1941 Kptlt. Otto von Bülow Third July 1941 - 2nd March 1942 Oblt.zS Hans-Hartwig Trojer Third March 1942 - 30September 1942 Oblt.zS. Joachim Zander First October 1942 - 18 May 1943 Oblt.zS Herbert Zoller 19th May 1943 - 9 Juni 1944 Oblt.zS Ernst Hartmann 10th June 1944 - 31 July 1944 Oblt.zS Hermann Neumeister
Appearances:	5 Things
Sinkings:	2 Freighter (2348 GRT)
Whereabouts:	on 1 August 1944 decommissioned

History

The construction contract for the boat was on the 2nd February 1935 to the German works Kiel awarded. The keel was laid on the 11th of February 1935, the launch on 19 July 1935, the putting under Lieutenant Hans Meckel finally found 6 August 1935 instead.

The boat was one of the first submarines, after the Anglo-German Naval Agreement was placed on the user. After commissioning on 6 August 1935 was the boat from August 1935 until 30 June 1940. Education Association as a school boat for the U-school or school-submarine flotilla From September 1939 to October 1939 was during the Polish campaign , and from March 1940 to April 1940 during the company Weserübung used as a front boat. From 1 July 1940 it came to its decommissioning on 1 August 1944 to the 21st Flotilla to Pillau . Later it was to Neustadt in Holstein transferred. There it was for noise and shock absorption tests against water bombs used.

U 3 undertook while serving five patrols , on which there are two ships with a total tonnage of 2,348 GRT could sink.

Usage Statistics

First patrol

The boat ran on 4 September 1939 at 20.00 clock from Wilhelmshaven and expired on 8 September 1939 at 8.10 clock back in Wilhelmshaven. On this five-day company in the North Sea no ships were sunk.

Second war patrol

The boat ran on 13 September 1939 at 12.40 clock ran out from Wilhelmshaven and 23 September 1939 at 13.15 clock back in Wilhelmshaven. In this twelve-day things before Terschelling no ships were sunk.

Third war patrol

The boat ran on 27 September 1939 at 12.20 clock ran out from Wilhelmshaven and on 3 October 1939 at 16.00 clock in Kiel one. Permanent on these seven days and 145 nm and 90 nm over long under water company before Norway two ships were sunk with 2348 BRT:

• 30th September 1939: the sinking of the Danish steamer Vendia with 1,150 GRT. The steamer was by a torpedo sunk. He drove in ballast and was on his way from Faaborg to the River Clyde . There were eleven dead and six survivors.

• First October 1939: the sinking of the Swedish steamer Gun with 1198 GT. The steamer was sunk by a torpedo. He was carrying 50 tonnes of ammunition and was on his way from Gothenburg to Antwerp . There were eleven deaths.

During this patrol, the British submarine shot H-34 on 30 September 1939 15 nautical miles north of Kinnaird Head two torpedoes on U 3 . Both torpedoes missed their target.

Fourth war patrol

The boat ran on 16 March at 8.00 clock ran in 1940 from Kiel and 29 March, 1940 23.20 clock in Wilhelmshaven one. Constant on this fortnight and about 970 nm long and 126 nm in water over things before Norway were no ships sunk.

Fifth war patrol

The boat ran on 11 April 1940 at 23.55 clock ran out from Wilhelmshaven and 19 April 1940 at 10.33 clock back in Wilhelmshaven. Permanent on these seven days and 706.3 nm and 80.5 nm over long underwater patrol boat took on the company Weserübung , Norway was occupied in part, and was before Lindesnes used. No ships were sunk.

During this patrol, the British submarine shot HMS Porpoise on 16 April 1940 10 nautical miles south-west of Egersund (Norway) six torpedoes at U 3 . The crew of the British torpedo boat heard a detonation, and believed the submarine U 1 to have sunk. The torpedo detonation however, came from a German-G7a torpedo that the Porpoise had been shot, missed the target and exploded at the end of the run course. U 3 was not damaged in the attack.

Fate

U 3 on 1 August 1944 in Gdynia initially decommissioned. In March 1945, ran U 3 of Gdynia with refugees from the west. In Świnoujście , some or all of the refugees were unloaded, then with the Europe drove west.
On 3 May 1945, the boat was in Neustadt in Holstein by the British, the only practical vorfanden the boat torso captured, in 1945 and scrapped . The position was 54 ° 7 '  N , 10 ° 50 '  O .

U2

U 2 was a German U-boat from Type II A , in the Second World War by the Navy was used.

U2
Typ :	II A
Feldpostnummer:	M-27 610
Shipyard:	German works , Kiel
Works:	Second February 1935
Building number:	237
Laid down:	11th February 1935
Launched:	First July 1935
Commissioned:	25th July 1935
Commanders:	25th July 1935 - 30 September 1936 Oblt.zS Hermann Michahelles First October 1936 - 31 January 1938 Kptlt Henry Love 31st January 1938 - 16 March 1939 Kptlt Herbert Schultze 17th März 1939 - 7 Juni 1940 Kptlt. Helmut Rosenbaum 7th Juni 1940 - 5 August 1940 Oblt.zS Hans Heidtmann 6th August 1940 - October 1941 Kptlt Georg von Wilamowitz-Moellendorf October 1941 - 15th May 1942 Oblt.zS Karl Kölzer 16th May 1942 - 19thNovember 1942 Oblt.zS Werner Schwaff 20th November 1942 - 12thDecember 1943 Oblt.zS Helmut Herglotz 13th December 1943 - 8th April 1944 Oblt.zS Wolfgang Schwarzkopf
Appearances:	2 Patrols
Sinkings:	no
Whereabouts:	8 April 1944 west Pillau after collision with trawler Helmi Söhledropped

History

The construction contract for the boat was on the 2nd February 1935 to the German works , Kiel awarded. The keel was laidon the 11th of February 1935, the launch on 1 July 1935, the putting under Lieutenant Hermann Michahelles eventually found on 25 July 1935 instead.

It was used from July 1935 to August 1939 as a training boat in the Education Association of U-school or school-submarine flotilla. When Norway corporate companies Weserübung it served from March 1940 to April 1940 as a front-boat U-boat flotilla school before returning (1940 May-30 June 1940) as a school boat the submarine flotilla and the 21-school Flotilla in Pillau (July 1, 1940 to April 8, 1944) was assigned.

Usage Statistics

The boat made ​​two patrols where no ships were sunk. The first ran U 2 on 15 March 1940 from Kiel and from 29 March 1940 there again one. The trip was a lasting fifteen days and 1185.5 nm and 248.5 nm under water long over things before Norway.The second the boat ran on 4 April 1940 from Wilhelmshaven to companies Weserübung and from 15 April 1940 there a.

Fate

U 2 fell on 8 April 1944 in the Baltic Sea west of Pillau after a collision with the trawler Helmi Söhle . There were 17 dead and 18 survivors. The boat was on 9 April lifted, was decommissioned and in Pillau exploited in the sea channel.

U34

Das Unterseeboot U 34 (S 184) ist das vierte und letzte Boot des ersten Bauloses der U-Boot-Klasse 212 Ader Deutschen Marine. Die offizielle Indienststellung erfolgte am 3. Mai 2007. Es gehört wie alle U-Boote zum 1. Ubootgeschwader der Einsatzflottille 1.

Am 22. Januar 2009 lief es aus dem Marinehafen Eckernförde Richtung Mittelmeer aus, um an der „Operation Active Endeavour“ gegen den internationalen Terrorismus teilzunehmen.

U 34
* U 34 in Fahrt
Typ:	212 A konventionelles Hochsee-Boot
Werft:	NSWE, Emden
Baunummer:	DEU-U 212A # 4 U 34 HDW/TNSW 17.12.01 Mai 05 29.06.06
Konstruktionsjahr:	1998
Indienststellung:	3. Mai 2007
Verdrängung:	1.450 Tonnen (über Wasser) 1.830 Tonnen (unter Wasser)
Länge:	56,0 m
Breite:	7,0 m
Höhe:	11,5 m (über Turm)
Betriebs-Tauchtiefe:	400 m
Antrieb:	Dieselmotor mit 1050 kW (ca 1432 PS) 9 Brennstoffzellen-Module mit insg. 306 kW E-Motor mit 1700 kW (ca. 2318 PS)
Bewaffnung:	6 Torpedorohre 533 mm 12 Torpedos Typ DM2A4 SeehechtSchwergewichtstorpedo (lichtwellenleitergelenkt)
Besatzung:	33
Geschwindigkeit:	12 kn über Wasser 20 kn unter Wasser
Kommandanten:	Korvettenkapitän Alexander Koch
Einsätze:	2009: Teilnahme bei NATO Operation Active Endeavour
Erfolge:

Patenschaft

Die Patenschaft für das U-Boot übernahm die bayerische Stadt Starnberg.

U1

U 1 was a German U-boat from Type II A , in the Second World War by the German navy was used.

U 1
* Prewar recording of U 1 (still with reference to the tower)
Typ :	II A
Feldpostnummer:	M-27 893
Shipyard:	German works , Kiel
Works:	Second February 1935
Building number:	236
Laid down:	11th February 1935
Launched:	15th June 1935
Commissioned:	29th June 1935
Commanders:	29th Juni 1935 - 30 September 1936 Kptlt. Klaus Ewerth First October 1936 - 2nd February 1938 Kptlt Alexander Gelhaar 29th October 1938 - 8th April 1940 KKpt.Jürgen Deecke
Appearances:	2 Patrols
Sinkings:	no
Whereabouts:	probably on 8 April 1940 in the North Sea asea mine run

Technique and History

U 1 was a dive boat for coastal use. It was a boat from Einhüllentyp and had a displacement of 254 t and 303 t over underwater. It had a length of 40.90 m, a width of 4.10 m and a draft of 3.83 m. Twice with 350 hp MWM six-cylinder four-stroke diesel engines RS 127 S has a top speed without charge over water of 13 knots can be achieved. In eight knots could be 1600 nautical miles traveled. The two 180 hp SE double-collector electric motors PG VV 322/36 had 32 battery cells AFA type MAK 36 580th It was a top speed of 6.9 knots under water can be achieved. With four knots could cover a distance of 35 nautical miles to be covered. The depth was 80 to 150 meters. Even the Fast time was 25 seconds. Three Bugtorpedorohren , five torpedoes or up to twelve TMA or 18 TMB mines are ejected. U 1 had a 2-cm C/30 guns with 1,200 rounds. Manning was three officers and 22 teams. The cost of construction amounted to 1.5 million Reichsmark . The boats of this type were chosen for their small size also dugout called.

The construction contract for the boat was on the 2nd February 1935 to the German works , Kiel awarded. The keel was laid on the 11th of February 1935, the launch on 15 June 1935, the putting under Lieutenant Klaus Ewerth eventually found on 29 June 1935 instead.

Since it's a class of small coastal submarines, the Type II A , belonged, was U 1 originally as training boat from July 1935 to September 1939 at the Association of Universities of the U-or V-Bootschulflottille school in Kiel and Neustadtused. From March 1940 to April 1940, it was for submarine hunting in the North Sea as well as the company Weserübung the occupation of Norway and Denmark as the front of the boat submarine Schulflottille in use.

It completed two patrols where no ships were sunk or damaged. The boat has been missing since his recent departure from Wilhelmshaven. It is most likely on 8 April 1940 ran in the North Sea on a British minefield and sank.There were no survivors.

Usage Statistics

First patrol

The boat ran on 15 March 1940 at 6:05 clock in Kiel . U 1 was operating in the North Sea, Norway.
After 15 days at sea and a covered distance of approximately 1,000 nautical miles, ran U 1 on 29 March, 1940 13.15 clock in Wilhelmshaven one. It could sink to this undertaking or damage any ships.

Second war patrol

The boat ran on 4 April 1940 at 12.00 clock from Wilhelmshaven. U1 should at companies Weserübung with U 2 , U 4 and U 6 operating off Norway.

The boat was still running on 4 April 1940 at 18.00 clock due to broken back in Wilhelmshaven. After the elimination of disturbances ran U 1 on 6 From April 1940. It did not report more after the expiry. The boat is probably on 8 April 1940 ran in the North Sea on a mine and sank. There were no survivors.

Fate

It is believed that on the boat eighth April 1940 was sunk by a naval mine in the North Sea, but the place is unknown. Both a large minefield before Terschelling by several destroyers was placed, as well as a small minefield off Heligoland, which was set by a British submarine, are also suitable. There were no survivors, 24 dead. Upon written notice to the family of the British Navy in the 1940 U 1 on 16 April 1940 sunk in Norway ride at the height of mountains.