German submarine U-39 (1938)
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Template:Infobox Military Submarine Unterseeboot 39 (also known as U-39) was a Type IX U-boat of the Kriegsmarine.
Her keel was laid down June 2, 1937, by AG Weser of Bremen. She was commissioned December 10, 1938 with Kapitänleutnant Gerhard Glattes in command.
U-39 conducted one patrol, as part of the 6. Unterseebootsflottille. On September 14, 1939, U-39 was depth charged north-west of Scotland by HMS Faulknor, HMS Firedrake and HMS Foxhound. All 44 crew members survived the sinking, and were taken prisoner by the British.
U-39 was the first of many U-boats to be sunk in World War II, after it unsuccessfully attacked HMS Ark Royal.
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See Also: List of U-boats