Unterseeboot 13 (1935)
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| U-13 | |
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| Country | Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Kriegsmarine |
| Type | IIB |
| Fieldpost number | M 15 421 |
| Shipyard | Deutsche Werke, Kiel |
| Yard number | 248 |
| Ordered | February 2, 1935 |
| Laid down | June 20, 1935 |
| Launched | November 9, 1935 |
| Commissioned | November 30, 1935 |
| Career | |
| Patrols | 9 |
| Flotillas | 1. Unterseebootsflottille |
| Commanders | Hans-Gerrit von Stockhausen Karl Daublebsky von Eichhain Heinz Scheringer Wolfgang Lüth Max-Martin Schulte |
| Successes | |
| 9 ships sunk for a total of 28.056 GRT 3 ships damaged for a total of 26.218 GRT |
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| Fate | |
| Stricken May 31, 1940 in the North Sea. 26 survivors. | |
Unterseeboot 13, or more commonly U-13, was a German U-boat which was commissioned in November 30, 1936 following construction as a Type IIB U-boat at the Deutsche Werke shipyards at Kiel. First commander on board was Hans-Gerrit von Stockhausen. In its career it completed 9 patrols, all serving under 1. Unterseebootflottille. It succedded in damaging 3 ships and sinking 9 ships.
[edit] Fate
U-13 were sunk on May 31, 1940 in the North Sea 11 miles south-east of Lowestoft, in position by depth charges from the British sloop HMS Weston. There were, amazingly, no casualties.
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