German submarine U-100 (1940)

	U-100
History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-100
Ordered	15 December 1937
Builder	Germaniawerft, Kiel
Yard number	594
Laid down	22 May 1939
Launched	10 April 1940
Commissioned	30 May 1940
Fate	Sunk 17 March 1941 by HMS Vanoc
General characteristics
Class and type	Type VIIB submarine
Displacement	753 tonnes (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;
Height	9.50 m (31 ft 2 in)
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 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);
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 (3.5 in) deck gun with 220 rounds; 1 × 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft gun;
Service record
Part of:	7th U-boat Flotilla; 30 May 1940 – 17 March 1941;
Identification codes:	M 01 800
Commanders:	Kptlt. Joachim Schepke; 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.

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

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

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History
U-100
Nazi Germany
Name	U-100
Ordered	15 December 1937
Builder	Germaniawerft, Kiel
Yard number	594
Laid down	22 May 1939
Launched	10 April 1940
Commissioned	30 May 1940
Fate	Sunk 17 March 1941 by HMS Vanoc
General characteristics
Class and type	Type VIIB submarine
Displacement	753 tonnes (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
Height	9.50 m (31 ft 2 in)
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 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)
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 (3.5 in) deck gun with 220 rounds 1 × 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft gun
Service record
Part of:	7th U-boat Flotilla 30 May 1940 – 17 March 1941
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)