German submarine U-25 (1936)

U-25 in about 1936; the number on the conning tower was removed at the beginning of the war
History
Nazi Germany
NameU-25
Ordered17 December 1934
BuilderDeSchiMAG AG Weser Bremen
Yard number903
Laid down28 June 1935
Launched14 February 1936
Commissioned6 April 1936
FateSunk by a British mine around 2 August 1940, in the North Sea north of Terschelling[1]
General characteristics [2]
TypeType IA ocean-going submarine
Displacement
Length72.39 m (237 ft 6 in) o/a
Beam6.21 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a
Draught4.30 m (14 ft 1 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 18.6 knots (34.4 km/h; 21.4 mph) surfaced
  • 8.3 knots (15.4 km/h; 9.6 mph) submerged
Range
  • 7,900 nmi (14,600 km; 9,100 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced
  • 78 nmi (144 km; 90 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth200 m (660 ft)
Complement4 officers, 39 enlisted
Armament
Service record
Part of:
Identification codes: M 10 950
Commanders:
  • KrvKpt. Eberhard Godt
  • 6 April 1936 – 3 January 1938
  • Kptlt. Werner von Schmidt
  • 3 January – 12 December 1938
  • Kptlt. Otto Schuhart
  • 10 December 1938 – 3 April 1939
  • Oblt. Georg-Heinz Michel
  • 4 April – 4 September 1939
  • Kptlt. / KrvKpt. Viktor Schütze
  • 5 September 1939 – 19 May 1940
  • Kptlt. / KrvKpt. Heinz Beduhn
  • 20 May – 2 August 1940
Operations:
  • 5 patrols:
  • 1st patrol:
  • 18 October – 19 November 1939
  • 2nd patrol:
  • 13 January – 19 February 1940
  • 3rd patrol:
  • 3 April – 6 May 1940
  • 4th patrol:
  • 8 – 29 June 1940
  • 5th patrol:
  • 1 – 2 August 1940
Victories:
  • 7 merchant ships sunk
    (33,209 GRT)
  • 1 auxiliary warship sunk
    (17,046 GRT)
  • 1 merchant ship damaged
    (7,638 GRT)

German submarine U-25 was one of two Type IA ocean-going submarines produced by Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine. Constructed by DeSchiMAG AG Weser in Bremen as yard number 903, U-25 was commissioned on 6 April 1936. It experienced a short, but successful combat career, sinking eight ships and damaging one.

  1. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type IA boat U-25". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  2. ^ Gröner 1991, p. 39.