German submarine U-29 (1936)

History
Name	U-29
Ordered	1 April 1935
Builder	AG Weser, Bremen
Yard number	910
Laid down	2 January 1936
Launched	29 August 1936
Commissioned	16 November 1936
Scuttled:	4 May 1945; Kupfermühlen Bay
Raised:	1948; Wreck broken up
Badge
General characteristics
Type	Type VIIA submarine
Displacement	list error: <br /> list (help); 626 tonnes (616 long tons) ↑; 745 t (733 long tons) ↓
Length	list error: <br /> list (help); 64.5 m (211 ft 7 in) o/a; 44.5 m (146 ft 0 in) pressure hull
Beam	list error: <br /> list (help); 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	list error: <br /> list (help); 2 × MAN 6-cylinder 4-stroke M6V 40/46 diesel engines totalling 2,100–2,310 bhp (1,570–1,720 kW). Max rpm: 470-485; 2 × Brown, Boveri & Cie GG UB 720/8 electric motors, totalling 750 shp (560 kW). Max rpm: 322
Speed	list error: <br /> list (help); 17 knots (20 mph; 31 km/h) ↑; 8 knots (9.2 mph; 15 km/h) ↓
Range	list error: <br /> list (help); 6,200 nmi (11,500 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h) ↑; 73–94 nmi (135–174 km) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h) ↓
Test depth	list error: <br /> list (help); 220 m (720 ft); Crush depth: 230–250 m (750–820 ft)
Complement	42–46 officers & ratings
Armament	list error: <br /> list (help); • 5 × 53.3 cm (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
Part of:	list error: <br /> list (help); 2nd U-boat Flotilla; (16 November 1936–1 January 1941); 24th U-boat Flotilla; (2 January 1941–31 August 1943); 23rd U-boat Flotilla; (1 September–30 November 1943); 21st U-boat Flotilla; (1 December 1943–17 April 1944)
Identification codes:	M 10 220
Commanders:	list error: <br /> list (help); Heinz Fischer; (16 November 1936–31 October 1938); Georg-Heinz Michel; (1 November 1938–3 April 1939); Kptlt. Otto Schuhart; (4 April 1939–2 January 1941); Oblt. Georg Lassen; (3 January–14 September 1941); Heinrich Hasenschar; (15 September 1941–5 May 1942); Oblt. Karl-Heinz Marbach; (6 May–30 June 1942); Oblt. Rudolf Zorn; (15 November 1942–20 August 1943); Oblt. Eduard Aust; (21 August–2 November 1943); Oblt. Graf Ulrich-Philipp von und zu Arco-Zinneberg; (3 November 1943–17 April 1944)
Operations:	list error: <br /> list (help); 1st patrol: 19 August–26 September 1939; 2nd patrol: 14 November–16 December 1939; 3rd patrol: 6 February–12 March 1940; 4th patrol: 27 April–4 May 1940; 5th patrol: 27 May–11 July 1940; 6th patrol: 11 September–1 October 1940; 7th patrol: 26 October–3 December 1940
Victories:	list error: <br /> list (help); 12 commercial ships sunk (67,277 GRT); one warship sunk (22,500 GRT)

German submarine U-29 was a Type VIIA U-boat of the Nazi German Kriegsmarine during World War II.

She was laid down on 2 January 1936, launched on 29 August and commissioned on 10 November. During her career U-29 was involved in seven war patrols under the command of Kapitänleutnant Otto Schuhart.

Operational career

She was responsible for the first British warship sunk in the war, the aircraft carrier HMS Courageous, on 17 September 1939. (Three days earlier U-39 had attempted to torpedo HMS Ark Royal, but missed and was sunk by three British destroyers. Two years later U-81 hit Ark Royal with one torpedo, sinking her, but with the loss of only one life.)

In U-29's entire career, she sank 12 ships, totaling 67,277 GRT GRT uses unsupported parameter (help) and one warship of 22,500 tons. At the beginning of 1941, U-29 was removed from front line duty and reassigned to the 24th U-boat Flotilla as a training submarine. U-29 was used in this role until April 1944 and as a range boat or gunnery platform.

Fate

She was scuttled in Kupfermühlen Bay, (east of Flensburg), on 4 May 1945. The wreck was broken up in 1948.

Emblem

U-29's emblem was an oak leaf, with an anchor, and a knife or dagger. She also shared this emblem with U-3, U-120, U-747, U-1274 and U-1308.^[3]

Summary of raiding history

Date	Name of Ship	Nationality	Tonnage	Fate^[4]
8 September 1939	Regent Tiger	United Kingdom	10,176	Sunk
13 September 1939	Neptunia	United Kingdom	798	Sunk
14 September 1939	British Influence	United Kingdom	8,431	Sunk
17 September 1939	HMS Courageous	United Kingdom	22,500	Sunk
3 March 1940	Cato	United Kingdom	710	Sunk (mine)
4 March 1940	Pacific Reliance	United Kingdom	6,717	Sunk
4 March 1940	Thurston	United Kingdom	3,072	Sunk
16 March 1940	Slava	Yugoslavia	4,512	Sunk (mine)
26 June 1940	Dimitris	Greece	5,254	Sunk
1 July 1940	Adamastos	Greece	7,466	Sunk
2 July 1940	Athellaird	United Kingdom	8,999	Sunk
2 July 1940	Santa Margarita	Panama	4,919	Sunk
25 September 1940	Eurymedon	United Kingdom	6,223	Sunk

References

Notes

^ "The Type VIIA boat U-29 - German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
^ "War Patrols by German U-boat U-29 - Boats - uboat.net". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
^ uboat.net - Emblem database
^ http://uboat.net/boats/successes/u29/html

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Type VIID	U-213 U-214 U-215 U-216 U-217 U-218
Type VIIF	U-1059 U-1060 U-1061 U-1062
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