German submarine U-54 (1939)

	U-52, a typical Type VIIB boat
History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-54
Ordered	16 July 1937
Builder	Germaniawerft, Kiel
Cost	4,439,000 Reichsmark
Yard number	589
Laid down	13 September 1938
Launched	15 August 1939
Commissioned	23 September 1939
Fate	Sunk by a British mine around 13 February 1940 off Terschelling
General characteristics
Class and type	Type VIIB U-boat
Displacement	753 t (741 long tons) surfaced; 857 t (843 long tons) submerged;
Length	66.50 m (218 ft 2 in) o/a; 48.80 m (160 ft 1 in) pressure hull;
Beam	6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a; 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull;
Draught	4.74 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	2 shafts; 2 × diesel engines; 2 × electric motors;
Speed	17.9 knots (33.2 km/h; 20.6 mph) surfaced; 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) submerged;
Range	8,700 nmi (16,112 km; 10,012 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);
Test depth	230 m (750 ft); Calculated crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft);
Complement	4 officers, 40–56 enlisted
Sensors and ; processing systems	Gruppenhorchgerät
Armament	5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern); 14 × torpedoes or 26 TMA mines; 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds); 1 × 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft gun;
Service record
Part of:	7th U-boat Flotilla; 23 September – 13 February 1940;
Identification codes:	M 02 062
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. / Kptlt. Georg-Heinz Michel; 23 September – 30 November 1939; Kptlt. / K.Kapt. Günter Kutschmann; 5 December 1939 – 13 February 1940;
Operations:	1 patrol:; 12 – 13 February 1940;
Victories:	None

German submarine U-54 was a Type VIIB U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

History
U-52, a typical Type VIIB boat
Nazi Germany
Name	U-54
Ordered	16 July 1937
Builder	Germaniawerft, Kiel
Cost	4,439,000 Reichsmark
Yard number	589
Laid down	13 September 1938
Launched	15 August 1939
Commissioned	23 September 1939
Fate	Sunk by a British mine around 13 February 1940 off Terschelling
General characteristics
Class and type	Type VIIB U-boat
Displacement	753 t (741 long tons) surfaced 857 t (843 long tons) submerged
Length	66.50 m (218 ft 2 in) o/a 48.80 m (160 ft 1 in) pressure hull
Beam	6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Draught	4.74 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	2 shafts 2 × diesel engines 2 × electric motors
Speed	17.9 knots (33.2 km/h; 20.6 mph) surfaced 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) submerged
Range	8,700 nmi (16,112 km; 10,012 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)
Test depth	230 m (750 ft) Calculated crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft)
Complement	4 officers, 40–56 enlisted
Sensors and processing systems	Gruppenhorchgerät
Armament	5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern) 14 × torpedoes or 26 TMA mines 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds) 1 × 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft gun
Service record
Part of:	7th U-boat Flotilla 23 September – 13 February 1940
Identification codes:	M 02 062
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. / Kptlt. Georg-Heinz Michel 23 September – 30 November 1939 Kptlt. / K.Kapt. Günter Kutschmann 5 December 1939 – 13 February 1940
Operations:	1 patrol: 12 – 13 February 1940
Victories:	None