German submarine U-94 (1940)

Chief of the German U-boat arm Karl Dönitz observing the arrival of U-94 at St. Nazaire in June 1941
History
Nazi Germany
NameU-94
Ordered30 May 1938
BuilderGermaniawerft, Kiel
Yard number599
Laid down9 September 1939
Launched12 June 1940
Commissioned10 August 1940
FateSunk 28 August 1942 by a US aircraft and a Canadian warship
General characteristics
Class and typeType VIIC submarine
Displacement
Length
Beam
  • 6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a
  • 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Height9.60 m (31 ft 6 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
  • 17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced
  • 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged
Range
  • 8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced
  • 80 nmi (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth
  • 230 m (750 ft)
  • Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft)
Complement4 officers, 40–56 enlisted
Armament
Service record
Part of:
Identification codes: M 07 970
Commanders:
Operations:
  • 10 patrols:
  • 1st patrol:
  • 20 November – 31 December 1940
  • 2nd patrol:
  • 9 January – 19 February 1941
  • 3rd patrol:
  • 29 March – 18 April 1941
  • 4th patrol:
  • 29 April – 4 June 1941
  • 5th patrol:
  • 12 July – 16 August 1941
  • 6th patrol:
  • 2 September – 15 October 1941
  • 7th patrol:
  • 12 – 30 January 1942
  • 8th patrol:
  • 12 February – 2 April 1942
  • 9th patrol:
  • 4 May – 23 June 1942
  • 10th patrol:
  • 3 – 28 August 1942
Victories:
  • 26 merchant ships sunk
    (141,852 GRT)
  • 1 merchant ship damaged
    (8,022 GRT)

German submarine U-94 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was laid down on 9 September 1939 at the F. Krupp Germaniawerft in Kiel as yard number 599, launched on 12 June 1940 and commissioned on 10 August 1940 under Kapitänleutnant Herbert Kuppisch.

She sank 26 ships of 141,852 GRT in ten patrols and was a member of six wolfpacks but was herself sunk by a US aircraft and a Canadian warship on 28 August 1942.