Unterseeboot 7 (1935)
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| U-7 | |
|---|---|
| Country | Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Kriegsmarine |
| Type | IIB |
| Fieldpost number | M 16 723 |
| Shipyard | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
| Yard number | 541 |
| Ordered | July 20, 1934 |
| Laid down | March 11, 1935 |
| Launched | June 29, 1935 |
| Commissioned | July 18, 1935 |
| Career | |
| Patrols | 6 |
| Flotillas | U-Bootschulflottille 21. Unterseebootsflottille |
| Commanders | Kurt Freiwald Otto Salman Werner Heidel Karl Schrott Günther Reeder Ernst-Ulrich Brüller Hans-Günther Kuhlmann Heinrich Schmid Siegfried Koitschka Otto Hübschen Hans Schrenk Günther Loeschcke |
| Successes | |
| 1 ship sunk for a total of 2.694 GRT 1 ship damaged for a total of 1.830 GRT |
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| Fate | |
| Sunk February 18, 1944 west of Pillau. 29 dead. | |
Unterseeboot 7 or U-7 was a Nazi German U-boat based out of Kiel during World War II. It was one of the smaller versions, and was first launched on June 29, 1935 with a crew of 29. Its first commander was Kurt Freiwald. U-7 would have 16 commanders total over the course of its service, the last being Günther Loeschcke.
During the war U-7 sank two vessels:
- The British 2,694 ton Akenside, on September 22nd, 1939
- The Norwegian 1,830 ton Takstaas, on September 29th, 1939
On February 18th, 1944, west of Pillau, U-7 sank in what is believed to have been a malfunction during a diving maneuver. There were no survivors.
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