Unterseeboot 50 (1939)

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U-50
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Kriegsmarine
Type	VIIB
Fieldpost number	M 00 375
Shipyard	Germaniawerft, Kiel
Yard number	585
Ordered	November 21, 1936
Laid down	November 3, 1938
Launched	November 1, 1939
Commissioned	December 12, 1939
Career
Patrols	2
Flotillas	7. Unterseebootsflottille
Commanders	Max-Hermann Bauer
Successes
4 ships sunk for a total of 16.089 GRT
Fate
Sunk April 6, 1940 in the North Sea north of the Terschelling. 44 dead.

Unterseeboot 50 or U-50 was a German Type VIIB U-boat used during World War II. It was commissioned on December 12, 1939 by Kapitänleutnant Max-Hermann Bauer, who was the sole commander of the ship. In its short career it conducted only two patrols, both serving 7. Unterseebootsflottille. In this time it succeeded in sinking 4 ships.

[edit] Fate

U-50 was hit by mines on April 6, 1940 in the North Sea north of the Terschelling. Its exact position is not known but probably near 51°14′N, 05°07′E. All 44 sailors were killed.

Mines laid down by Allied destroyers HMS Express, HMS Esk, HMS Icarus and HMS Impulsive in the North Sea on March 3, 1940 were probably responsible for the destruction of several U-boats on their inbound or return journey.

[edit] References

• uboat.net webpage for U-50
• ubootwaffe.net webpage about U-50
• u-boot-archiv.de webpage for U-50