German submarine U-34 (1936)
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-34 |
| Ordered: | 25 March 1935 |
| Builder: | Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft, Kiel |
| Yard number: | 557 |
| Laid down: | 15 September 1935 |
| Launched: | 17 July 1936 |
| Commissioned: | 12 September 1936 |
| Fate: | Sunk, 5 August 1943 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Type VIIA submarine |
| Displacement: | 626 long tons (636 t) surfaced 745 long tons (757 t) submerged |
| Length: | 64.5 m (211 ft 7 in) o/a 44.5 m (146 ft 0 in) pressure hull |
| Beam: | 5.85 m (19 ft 2 in) o/a 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull |
| Draft: | 4.4 m (14 ft 5 in) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × MAN 6-cylinder 4-stroke M6V 40/46 diesel engines totalling 2,100–2,310 bhp (1,600–1,720 kW). Max rpm: 470–485 2 × Brown, Boveri & Cie GG UB 720/8 electric motors, totalling 750 shp (560 kW). Max rpm: 322 |
| Speed: | 17 knots (20 mph; 31 km/h) surfaced 8 knots (9.2 mph; 15 km/h) submerged |
| Range: | 11,470 km (6,190 nmi) at 10 kn (19 km/h) surfaced 175 km (94 nmi) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h) submerged |
| Test depth: | 220 m (720 ft) Crush depth: 230–250 m (750–820 ft) |
| Complement: | 42–46 officers & ratings |
| Armament: | • 5 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 1 stern) • 11 × torpedoes or 22 TMA mines or 33 TMB mines • 1 × 8.8 cm SK C/35 naval gun (220 rounds) • 1 × C30 20 mm AA |
| Service record[1][2] | |
| Part of: | 2nd U-boat Flotilla (12 September 1936–30 September 1940) 21st U-boat Flotilla (1 October–1 November 1940) 24th U-boat Flotilla (2 November 1940–5 August 1943) |
| Commanders: | Ernst Sobe (12 September 1936–14 February 1938) Harald Grosse (4 November–22 December 1936) Hans Pauckstadt (15 February–17 August 1938) Hans Pauckstadt (5 September–28 October 1938) Kptlt. Wilhelm Rollmann (26 October 1938–28 September 1940) Oblt. Fritz Meyer (29 September 1940–22 May 1941) Karl-Otto Schultz (23 May–19 November 1941) Gerhard Remus (20 November 1941–15 June 1942) Oblt. Horst-Arno Fenski (16 June 1942–1 February 1943) Oblt. Karl-Heinz Hagenau (2 February–11 June 1943) Ltn. Eduard Aust (12 June–5 August 1943) |
| Operations: | 1st patrol: 19 August–26 September 1939 2nd patrol: 17 October–12 November 1939 3rd patrol: 1 January–6 February 1940 4th patrol: 11–30 March 1940 5th patrol: 3–30 April 1940 6th patrol: 22 June–18 July 1940 7th patrol: 23 July–3 August 1940 |
| Victories: | 19 commercial ships sunk (91,989 GRT) 3 warships sunk (2,365 GRT) 2 commercial ships captured (4,957 GRT) |
German submarine U-34 was a Type VIIA U-boat of the German Kriegsmarine during World War II.
U-34 was laid down on 15 September 1935 by Germaniawerft at Kiel and commissioned on 12 September 1936.[1]
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[edit] Service history
U-34 took part in Operation Ursula—the German submarine operation in support of Franco's naval forces during the Spanish Civil War. Under the command of Kapitänleutnant Harald Grosse, she sank the Spanish Republican submarine C-3 on 12 December 1936.[1]
During World War II, U-34 carried out seven war patrols under the command of Kptlt. Wilhelm Rollmann, and sank 19 merchant ships and three warships for a total of 94,354 tons.[3]
- On 20 October 1939 she sank the Swedish steamship SS Gustaf Adolf and the British steamship SS Sea Venture near the Shetland Islands.
- On 28 January 1940 she sank the neutral, clearly marked and fully lit, Greek merchantman Eleni Stathatou at 48°29′N 8°20′W / 48.49°N 8.34°W. Eventually they were rescued by Michael Casey, a fisher from Kerry, who towed them to Portmagee. 13 died of exposure. The 20 survivors were so weak that they had to be carried ashore.
- On 13 April 1940, she torpedoed and destroyed the wreck of the scuttled Norwegian minelayer Frøya.
- On 5 July 1940 she sank the British destroyer Whirlwind.
- On 10 July 1940 she sank the neutral Petsamo of Finland, with a cargo of maize, sailing from neutral Rosario to neutral Cork, four died 51°05′N 9°13′W / 51.08°N 09.22°W. [4] Ireland sought an explanation from Germany.
- On 1 August 1940 she sank the British submarine Spearfish.
[edit] Fate
She sank at 21:55 on 5 August 1943 at Memel in position 55°42′N 21°09′E / 55.7°N 21.15°E after a collision with the U-boat tender Lech. Four men died, but 39 survived. The boat was raised again on 24 August and stricken on 8 September 1943.
[edit] References
- Notes
- ^ a b c "The Type VIIA boat U-34 – German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net". www.uboat.net. http://www.uboat.net/boats/u34.htm. Retrieved 2009-12-19.
- ^ "War Patrols by German U-boat U-34 – Boats – uboat.net". www.uboat.net. http://www.uboat.net/boats/patrols/u34.html. Retrieved 2009-12-19.
- ^ "Ships hit by U-34 – U-boat Successes – German U-boats – uboat.net". www.uboat.net. http://www.uboat.net/boats/successes/u34.html. Retrieved 2009-12-19.
- ^ "PETSAMO". Kriegsmarine and U-Boat history. ubootwaffe.net. http://www.ubootwaffe.net/ops/ships.cgi?boat=34;nr=17. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
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