German submarine U-8 (1935)
For other ships of the same name, see German submarine U-8.
| Career (Nazi Germany) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-8 |
| Ordered: | 20 July 1934 |
| Builder: | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
| Yard number: | 542 |
| Laid down: | 25 March 1935 |
| Launched: | 16 July 1935 |
| Commissioned: | 5 August 1935 |
| Fate: | Scuttled on 2 May 1945, in the Raeder Lock at Wilhelmshaven. |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | IIB |
| Type: | Coastal submarine |
| Displacement: | 279 t (275 long tons) surfaced 328 t (323 long tons) submerged |
| Length: | 42.70 m (140 ft 1 in) |
| Beam: | 4.08 m (13 ft 5 in) |
| Draft: | 3.90 m (12 ft 10 in) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × propeller shafts 2 × MWM four-stroke diesel engines, 700 shp (520 kW) 2 × Siemens-Schuckert electric motor, 360 shp (270 kW) |
| Speed: | 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) surfaced 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) submerged |
| Range: | 1,800 nautical miles (3,300 km; 2,100 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced 35–43 nmi (65–80 km; 40–49 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged |
| Test depth: | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Complement: | 3 officers, 22 men |
| Armament: |
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| Service record | |
|---|---|
| Part of: |
Kriegsmarine: U-Boat Training Flotilla 1st U-boat Flotilla 22nd U-boat Flotilla 24th U-boat Flotilla |
| Identification codes: | M 06 994 |
| Commanders: |
Harald Grosse Georg Peters Otto Schuhart Wolf-Harro Stiebler Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock Georg-Heinz Michel Eitel-Friedrich Kentrat Heinz Stein Walter Kell Hans-Jürgen Zetzsche Heinrich Heinsohn Ulrich Borcherdt Rolf Steinhaus Horst Deckert Rudolf Hoffmann Alfred Werner Jürgen Iversen Jürgen Kriegshammer |
| Victories: | No ships sunk or damaged |
The German submarine U-8 was a Type IIB U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine, based at Kiel during World War II. It was one of the smaller versions, and was first launched on 16 July 1935. Its first commander was Harald Grosse. U-8 would have 18 commanders over the course of its service, the last being Jürgen Kriegshammer.
The submarine was too small to undertake sustained operations far away from home support facilities, its primary role was found to be in the training schools, preparing new German naval officers for command.
Fate
U-8 was scuttled in the Raeder Lock at Wilhelmshaven on 2 May 1945.
References
- ↑ Gröner 1985, p. 67.
Bibliography
- Gröner, Erich (1985). U-Boote, Hilfskreuzer, Minenschiffe, Netzleger, Sperrbrecher. Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815-1945 (in German) III (Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe). ISBN 3-7637-4802-4.
External links
- Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type IIB boat U-8". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ubootwaffe.net webpage about U-8
- Hofmann, Markus. "U 8". Deutsche U-Boote 1935-1945 - u-boot-archiv.de (in German). Retrieved 2014-12-06.
Coordinates: 53°31′N 8°10′E / 53.517°N 8.167°E
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