U9

Photograph prior to 1937

 

Type : IIB

Builder: F. Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel (Yard No. 543)

Ordered: 20 Jul 1934

Laid down: 8 Apr 1935

Launched: 30 Jul 1935

Commissioned 21 Aug 1935 (Kptlt. Hans-Günther Looff)

 

Carried out 19 war patrols (373 days at sea)

Successes , with the exception of one vessel attacked during patrol #18 all successes were down to Oblt. Wolfgang Lüth (eventually Kapitän zur See Wolfgang Lüth)

7 ships sunk, total tonnage 16,669 GRT

1 warship sunk, total tonnage 552 tons

1 warship damaged, total tonnage 412 tons

 

Fate

Sunk at 1030hrs on the 20 Aug, 1944 at Konstanza, Black Sea in position by bombs from Soviet aircraft, during an attack on the harbour.

 

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