Classe: VII B

Classe: VII B

Category: Submarine

Nation: Germany

Statistics:

Displacement: 741 tons
Length: 66 meters
1 x 88 mm gun

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U 45

Date	Incident	Battle	Place
February 23, 1937	Laid down	-	Germany
April 27, 1938	Launched	Germany, submarine, christened U 45.	Germany
June 25, 1938	Commissioned	-	Germany
October 16, 1939	Sunk	sunk by the Inglefield, Ivanhoe, Intrepid.	North Atlantic

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U 46

Date	Incident	Battle	Place
September 10, 1938	Launched	Germany, submarine, christened U 46.	Germany
November 2, 1938	Commissioned	-	Germany
April 8, 1940	-	Weserübung.	Norway
August 27, 1940	Combat	sinks the Dunvengan Castle.	North Atlantic
October 19, 1940	Combat	Convoy HX 79.	North Atlantic
April 2, 1941	-	Convoy SC 76.	North Atlantic
October 1943	Stricken	-	North Atlantic
May 4, 1945	Scuttled	-	Baltic

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U 47

Date	Incident	Battle	Place
February 27, 1937	Laid down	-	Germany
October 29, 1938	Launched	Germany, submarine, christened U 47.	Germany
December 17, 1938	Commissioned	-	Germany
October 13, 1939	Combat	Prien in Scapa Flow, sinks the Royal Oak.	Great Britain
April 11, 1940	-	Weserübung.	Norway
September 20, 1940	-	Convoy HX 72.	North Atlantic
October 18, 1940	Combat	Convoy HX 79.	North Atlantic
about December 1, 1940	Combat	Convoy HX 90.	North Atlantic
March 8, 1941	Sunk	sunk by the Camelia, Arbutus.	North Atlantic

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U 48

Date	Incident	Battle	Place
November 11, 1936	Laid down	-	Germany
March 8, 1939	Launched	Germany, submarine, christened U 48.	Germany
April 22, 1939	Commissioned	-	Germany
April 11, 1940	-	Weserübung.	Norway
September 15, 1940	Combat	sinks the Dundee.	Germany
September 20, 1940	-	Convoy HX 72.	North Atlantic
October 19, 1940	Combat	Convoy HX 79.	North Atlantic
October 1943	Stricken	-	Baltic
May 3, 1945	Scuttled	-	Germany

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U 49

Date	Incident	Battle	Place
June 24, 1939	Launched	Germany, submarine, christened U 49.	Germany
August 12, 1939	Commissioned	-	Germany
September 15, 1939	Laid down	-	Germany
April 11, 1940	-	Weserübung.	Norway
April 15, 1940	Sunk	sunk by the Fearless, Brazen.	North Atlantic

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U 50

Date	Incident	Battle	Place
November 3, 1938	Laid down	-	Germany
November 1, 1939	Launched	Germany, submarine, christened U 50.	Germany
December 12, 1939	Commissioned	-	Germany
April 8, 1940	-	Weserübung.	Norway
April 10, 1940	Sunk	sunk by the Express, Esk, Icarus, Impulsive.	North Sea

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U 51

Date	Incident	Battle	Place
February 26, 1937	Laid down	-	Germany
June 11, 1938	Launched	Germany, submarine, christened U 51.	Germany
August 6, 1938	Commissioned	-	Germany
April 9, 1940	-	Weserübung.	Norway
August 20, 1940	Sunk	sunk by the Cachalot.	North Atlantic

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U 52

Date	Incident	Battle	Place
March 9, 1937	Laid down	-	Germany
December 21, 1938	Launched	Germany, submarine, christened U 52.	Germany
February 4, 1939	Commissioned	-	Germany
April 8, 1940	-	Weserübung.	Norway
about December 1, 1940	Combat	Convoy HX 90.	North Atlantic
October 1943	Stricken	-	Baltic
May 3, 1945	Scuttled	-	Germany

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U 53

Date	Incident	Battle	Place
March 13, 1937	Laid down	-	Germany
May 6, 1939	Launched	Germany, submarine, christened U 53.	Germany
June 24, 1939	Commissioned	-	Germany
February 23, 1940	Sunk	sunk by the Gurkha.	North Atlantic

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U 54

Date	Incident	Battle	Place
September 13, 1938	Laid down	-	Germany
August 15, 1939	Launched	Germany, submarine, christened U 54.	Germany
September 23, 1939	Commissioned	-	Germany
February 23, 1940	Sunk	sunk by the Ivanhoe, Intrepid.	North Sea

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U 55

Date	Incident	Battle	Place
November 2, 1938	Laid down	-	Germany
October 11, 1939	Launched	Germany, submarine, christened U 55.	Germany
November 21, 1939	Commissioned	-	Germany
January 30, 1940	Sunk	sunk by the Fowey, Whitshed, Valmy, Guépard.	Channel

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U 73

Date	Incident	Battle	Place
November 5, 1939	Laid down	-	Germany
1940	Launched	Germany, submarine, christened U 73.	Germany
September 30, 1940	Commissioned	-	Germany
April 2, 1941	-	Convoy SC 76.	North Atlantic
October 15, 1941	Combat	The Kearny and convoy SC 48.	North Atlantic
January 14, 1942	-	Entry of the U-boats in the Mediterranean Sea.	Mediterranean Sea
August 11, 1942	Combat	Convoy Pedestal for Malta, sinks the Eagle.	Western Mediteranean Sea
December 16, 1943	Sunk	sunk by the Woolsey II, Trippe III.	Mediterranean Sea

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U 74

Date	Incident	Battle	Place
November 5, 1939	Laid down	-	Germany
1940	Launched	Germany, submarine, christened U 74.	Germany
October 31, 1940	Commissioned	-	Germany
April 2, 1941	-	Convoy SC 76.	North Atlantic
December 16, 1941	-	Entry of the U-boats in the Mediterranean Sea.	Western Mediteranean Sea
May 2, 1942	Sunk	sunk by the Wishart, Wrestler.	US East Coast

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U 75

Date	Incident	Battle	Place
December 15, 1939	Laid down	-	Germany
1940	Launched	Germany, submarine, christened U 75.	Germany
December 19, 1940	Commissioned	-	Germany
August 17, 1941	-	Convoy OG 71.	North Atlantic
October 3, 1941	-	Entry of the U-boats in the Mediterranean Sea.	Mediterranean Sea
December 28, 1941	Sunk	sunk by the Kipling.	Mediterranean Sea

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U 76

Date	Incident	Battle	Place
December 28, 1939	Laid down	-	Germany
1940	Launched	Germany, submarine, christened U 76.	Germany
December 3, 1940	Commissioned	-	Germany
April 1, 1941	-	Convoy SC 76.	North Atlantic
April 5, 1941	Sunk	Convoy SC 76, sunk by the Wolverine, Scarborough.	North Atlantic

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U 83

Date	Incident	Battle	Place
October 5, 1939	Laid down	-	Germany
December 9, 1940	Launched	Germany, submarine, christened U 83.	Germany
February 8, 1941	Commissioned	-	Germany
August 17, 1941	-	Convoy OG 71.	North Atlantic
December 18, 1941	-	Entry of the U-boats in the Mediterranean Sea.	Mediterranean Sea
August 12, 1942	-	Convoy Pedestal for Malta.	Malta, Tunisia
March 9, 1943	Sunk	-	Spain

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U 84

Date	Incident	Battle	Place
November 9, 1939	Laid down	-	Germany
February 27, 1941	Launched	Germany, submarine, christened U 84.	Germany
April 28, 1941	Commissioned	-	Germany
September 11, 1941	-	Convoy SC 42.	North Atlantic
October 30, 1942	-	Convoy SC 107.	North Atlantic
November 15, 1942	-	Convoy ONS 144.	North Atlantic
March 17, 1943	Combat	Convoy HX 229 and SC 122.	North Atlantic
August 24, 1943	Sunk	sunk by the Core.	North Atlantic

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U 85

Date	Incident	Battle	Place
December 18, 1939	Laid down	-	Germany
April 10, 1941	Launched	Germany, submarine, christened U 85.	Germany
June 7, 1941	Commissioned	-	Germany
September 9, 1941	Damaged	Convoy SC 42.	North Atlantic
April 14, 1942	Sunk	Drumbeat: balance, sunk by the Roper.	US East Coast

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U 86

Date	Incident	Battle	Place
January 20, 1940	Laid down	-	Germany
May 10, 1941	Launched	Germany, submarine, christened U 86.	Germany
July 8, 1941	Commissioned	-	Germany
March 10, 1943	-	Convoy HX 228.	North Atlantic
March 16, 1943	-	Convoy HX 229 and SC 122.	North Atlantic
November 28, 1943	Sunk	-	North Atlantic

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U 87

Date	Incident	Battle	Place
April 18, 1940	Laid down	-	Germany
June 21, 1941	Launched	Germany, submarine, christened U 87.	Germany
August 19, 1941	Commissioned	-	Germany
February 22, 1943	-	Convoy UC 1.	North Atlantic
March 4, 1943	Sunk	sunk by the Shediac, Sainte Croix.	North Atlantic

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U 99, U 69.

Date	Incident	Battle	Place
March 31, 1939	Laid down	Germany, submarine, christened U 69.	Germany
March 12, 1940	Launched	christened U 99.	Germany
April 18, 1940	Commissioned	-	Germany
September 20, 1940	-	Convoy HX 72.	North Atlantic
November 3, 1940	Combat	sinks the Laurentic.	North Atlantic
December 2, 1940	-	Convoy HX 90.	North Atlantic
December 2, 1940	Combat	sinks the Forfar.	North Atlantic
March 17, 1941	Sunk	sunk by the Walker.	North Atlantic

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U 100, U 70.

Date	Incident	Battle	Place
May 22, 1939	Laid down	Germany, submarine, christened U 70.	Germany
January 13, 1940	Launched	christened U 100.	Germany
May 30, 1940	Commissioned	-	Germany
September 20, 1940	-	Convoy HX 72.	North Atlantic
October 19, 1940	Combat	Convoy HX 79.	North Atlantic
March 17, 1941	Sunk	sunk by the Walker, Vanoc.	North Atlantic

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U 101, U 71.

Date	Incident	Battle	Place
March 31, 1939	Laid down	Germany, submarine, christened U 71.	Germany
March 11, 1940	Commissioned	christened U 101.	Germany
December 1, 1940	Combat	Convoy HX 90.	North Atlantic
April 3, 1941	-	Convoy SC 76.	North Atlantic
October 15, 1941	Combat	The Kearny and convoy SC 48.	North Atlantic
October 18, 1941	Combat	sinks the Broadwater.	North Atlantic
October 21, 1943	Stricken	-	Germany
May 3, 1945	Scuttled	-	Germany

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U 102, U 72.

Date	Incident	Battle	Place
May 22, 1939	Laid down	-	Germany
March 20, 1940	Launched	Germany, submarine, christened U 72.	Germany
April 27, 1940	Commissioned	-	Germany
July 1, 1940	Sunk	sunk by the Vansittart.	North Atlantic

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