German submarine U-100 (1940)

U-100
History
Nazi Germany
NameU-100
Ordered15 December 1937
BuilderGermaniawerft, Kiel
Yard number594
Laid down22 May 1939
Launched10 April 1940
Commissioned30 May 1940
FateSunk 17 March 1941 by HMS Vanoc
General characteristics
Class and typeType VIIB submarine
Displacement
Length
Beam
  • 6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a
  • 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Height9.50 m (31 ft 2 in)
Draught4.74 m (15 ft 7 in)
Installed power
  • 2,800–3,200 PS (2,100–2,400 kW; 2,800–3,200 bhp) (diesels)
  • 750 PS (550 kW; 740 shp) (electric)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 17.9 kn (33.2 km/h; 20.6 mph) surfaced
  • 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) submerged
Range
  • 8,700 nmi (16,100 km; 10,000 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced
  • 90 nmi (170 km; 100 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth
  • 220 m (720 ft)
  • Crush depth: 230–250 m (750–820 ft)
Complement4 officers, 40–56 enlisted
Sensors and
processing systems
Gruppenhorchgerät
Armament
Service record
Part of:
Identification codes: M 01 800
Commanders:
  • Kptlt. Joachim Schepke[1]
  • 30 May 1940 – 17 March 1941
Operations:
  • 6 patrols:
  • 1st patrol:
  • 9 August – 1 September 1940
  • 2nd patrol:
  • 11 – 25 September 1940
  • 3rd patrol:
  • 12 – 23 October 1940
  • 4th patrol:
  • 7 – 27 November 1940
  • 5th patrol:
  • 2 December 1940 – 1 January 1941
  • 6th patrol:
  • 9 – 17 March 1941
Victories:
  • 25 merchant ships sunk
    (135,614 GRT)
  • 1 merchant ship total loss
    (2,205 GRT)
  • 4 merchant ships damaged
    (17,229 GRT)

German submarine U-100 was a Type VIIB U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

  1. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Joachim Schepke (Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves)". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 17 May 2015.