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Cpt.Thorne · 10-12-06, 11:47 AM

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U-38

Type

IX

Laid down15 Apr, 1937AG Weser, BremenCommissioned24 Oct, 1938Kptlt. Heinrich Liebe (Knights Cross/Oak Leaves)Commanders24 Oct, 1938 - 22 Jul, 1941 Kptlt. Heinrich Liebe (Knights Cross)15 Jul, 1941 - 6 Jan, 1942 Heinrich Schuch1943 - 1943 Oblt. Ludo Kregelin (in deputize) -- acting5 Jan, 1943 - 22 Aug, 1943 Helmut Laubert23 Aug, 1943 - 14 Dec, 1943 Oblt. Paul Sander16 Dec, 1943 - Dec, 1943 Goske von MöllendorffJan, 1944 - 14 Apr, 1944 Oblt. Herbert Kühn15 Apr, 1944 - 5 May, 1945 KrvKpt. Georg PetersCareer11 patrols24 Oct, 1938 - 31 Aug, 1939 6. Flottille (front boat)
1 Sep, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 6. Flottille (front boat)
1 Jan, 1940 - 30 Nov, 1941 2. Flottille (front boat)
1 Dec, 1941 - 31 Mar, 1942 24. Flottille (training)
1 Apr, 1942 - 30 Nov, 1943 21. Flottille (school boat)
1 Dec, 1943 - 28 Feb, 1945 4. Flottille (trial boat)(eb)
1 Mar, 1945 - 5 May, 1945 5. Flottille (trial boat)(eb)
Successes35 ships sunk for a total of 188.967 GRT
1 ship damaged for a total of 3.670 GRTFateScuttled 5 May, 1945 west of Wesermünde in position 53.34N, 08.32E, broken up in 1948.

U-39

Type

IX

Laid down2 Jun, 1937AG Weser, BremenCommissioned10 Dec, 1938Kptlt. Gerhard GlattesCommanders10 Dec, 1938 - 14 Sep, 1939 Gerhard GlattesCareer1 patrol10 Dec, 1938 - 31 Aug, 1939 6. Flottille (front boat)
1 Sep, 1939 - 14 Sep, 1939 6. Flottille (front boat)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damagedFateSunk 14 Sept, 1939 north-west of Ireland, in position 58.32N, 11.49W, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Faulknor, HMS Foxhound and HMS Firedrake. 44 survivors (No casualties).

U-39 was the first U-boat sunk in the war, after an unsuccessful attack against the British aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal (premature magnetic-pistol torpedo explosions).

U-40

Type

IX

Laid down1 Jul, 1937AG Weser, BremenCommissioned11 Feb, 1939Kptlt. Werner von SchmidtCommanders11 Feb, 1939 - 20 Sep, 1939 Werner von Schmidt21 Sep, 1939 - 13 Oct, 1939 Kptlt. Wolfgang BartenCareer2 patrols11 Feb, 1939 - 31 Aug, 1939 6. Flottille (front boat)
1 Sep, 1939 - 13 Oct, 1939 6. Flottille (front boat)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damagedFateSunk 13 Oct, 1939 in the English Channel, in position 50.41,6N, 00.15,1E, by mines. 45 dead and 3 survivors.

U-64

Type

IXB

Laid down15 Dec, 1938AG Weser, BremenCommissioned16 Dec, 1939Kptlt. Georg-Wilhelm Schulz (Knights Cross)Commanders16 Dec, 1939 - 13 Apr, 1940 Kptlt. Georg-Wilhelm Schulz (Knights Cross)Career1 patrol16 Dec, 1939 - 31 Mar, 1940 2. Flottille (training)
1 Apr, 1940 - 13 Apr, 1940 2. Flottille (front boat)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damagedFateSunk 13 April, 1940 in the Herjangsfjord near Narvik, Norway, in approximate position 68.29N, 17.30E, by a bomb from a Swordfish aircraft L 9767 carried on the British battleship HMS Warspite. 8 dead and 38 survivors.

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10-12-06, 11:47 AM	#5
Cpt.Thorne Torpedoman Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 116 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	From Uboat.net U-38 Type IX Laid down15 Apr, 1937AG Weser, BremenCommissioned24 Oct, 1938Kptlt. Heinrich Liebe (Knights Cross/Oak Leaves)Commanders24 Oct, 1938 - 22 Jul, 1941 Kptlt. Heinrich Liebe (Knights Cross)15 Jul, 1941 - 6 Jan, 1942 Heinrich Schuch1943 - 1943 Oblt. Ludo Kregelin (in deputize) -- acting5 Jan, 1943 - 22 Aug, 1943 Helmut Laubert23 Aug, 1943 - 14 Dec, 1943 Oblt. Paul Sander16 Dec, 1943 - Dec, 1943 Goske von MöllendorffJan, 1944 - 14 Apr, 1944 Oblt. Herbert Kühn15 Apr, 1944 - 5 May, 1945 KrvKpt. Georg PetersCareer11 patrols24 Oct, 1938 - 31 Aug, 1939 6. Flottille (front boat) 1 Sep, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 6. Flottille (front boat) 1 Jan, 1940 - 30 Nov, 1941 2. Flottille (front boat) 1 Dec, 1941 - 31 Mar, 1942 24. Flottille (training) 1 Apr, 1942 - 30 Nov, 1943 21. Flottille (school boat) 1 Dec, 1943 - 28 Feb, 1945 4. Flottille (trial boat)(eb) 1 Mar, 1945 - 5 May, 1945 5. Flottille (trial boat)(eb) Successes35 ships sunk for a total of 188.967 GRT 1 ship damaged for a total of 3.670 GRTFateScuttled 5 May, 1945 west of Wesermünde in position 53.34N, 08.32E, broken up in 1948. U-39 Type IX Laid down2 Jun, 1937AG Weser, BremenCommissioned10 Dec, 1938Kptlt. Gerhard GlattesCommanders10 Dec, 1938 - 14 Sep, 1939 Gerhard GlattesCareer1 patrol10 Dec, 1938 - 31 Aug, 1939 6. Flottille (front boat) 1 Sep, 1939 - 14 Sep, 1939 6. Flottille (front boat) SuccessesNo ships sunk or damagedFateSunk 14 Sept, 1939 north-west of Ireland, in position 58.32N, 11.49W, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Faulknor, HMS Foxhound and HMS Firedrake. 44 survivors (No casualties). U-39 was the first U-boat sunk in the war, after an unsuccessful attack against the British aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal (premature magnetic-pistol torpedo explosions). U-40 Type IX Laid down1 Jul, 1937AG Weser, BremenCommissioned11 Feb, 1939Kptlt. Werner von SchmidtCommanders11 Feb, 1939 - 20 Sep, 1939 Werner von Schmidt21 Sep, 1939 - 13 Oct, 1939 Kptlt. Wolfgang BartenCareer2 patrols11 Feb, 1939 - 31 Aug, 1939 6. Flottille (front boat) 1 Sep, 1939 - 13 Oct, 1939 6. Flottille (front boat) SuccessesNo ships sunk or damagedFateSunk 13 Oct, 1939 in the English Channel, in position 50.41,6N, 00.15,1E, by mines. 45 dead and 3 survivors. U-64 Type IXB Laid down15 Dec, 1938AG Weser, BremenCommissioned16 Dec, 1939Kptlt. Georg-Wilhelm Schulz (Knights Cross)Commanders16 Dec, 1939 - 13 Apr, 1940 Kptlt. Georg-Wilhelm Schulz (Knights Cross)Career1 patrol16 Dec, 1939 - 31 Mar, 1940 2. Flottille (training) 1 Apr, 1940 - 13 Apr, 1940 2. Flottille (front boat) SuccessesNo ships sunk or damagedFateSunk 13 April, 1940 in the Herjangsfjord near Narvik, Norway, in approximate position 68.29N, 17.30E, by a bomb from a Swordfish aircraft L 9767 carried on the British battleship HMS Warspite. 8 dead and 38 survivors. go and see uboat.net for more info. Cheers __________________