German submarine U-29 (1936)

U-33, a typical Type VIIA boat
History
Nazi Germany
NameU-29
Ordered1 April 1935
BuilderAG Weser, Bremen
Cost4,189,000 Reichsmark
Yard number910
Laid down2 January 1936
Launched29 August 1936
Commissioned16 November 1936
Decommissioned17 April 1944
FateScuttled in Kupfermühlen Bay on 5 May 1945
BadgeKriegsmarine Ensign
General characteristics
Class and typeType VIIA submarine
Displacement
Length
  • 64.51 m (211 ft 8 in) o/a
  • 45.50 m (149 ft 3 in) pressure hull
Beam
  • 5.85 m (19 ft 2 in) o/a
  • 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Height9.50 m (31 ft 2 in)
Draught4.37 m (14 ft 4 in)
Installed power
  • 2,100–2,310 PS (1,540–1,700 kW; 2,070–2,280 bhp) (diesels)
  • 750 PS (550 kW; 740 shp) (electric)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) surfaced
  • 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) submerged
Range
  • 6,200 nmi (11,500 km; 7,100 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced
  • 73–94 nmi (135–174 km; 84–108 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[1][2]
Part of:
Identification codes: M 10 220
Commanders:
  • Kptlt. Heinz Fischer
  • 16 November 1936 – 31 October 1938
  • Oblt.z.S. Georg-Heinz Michel
  • 1 November 1938 – 3 April 1939
  • Kptlt. Otto Schuhart
  • 4 April 1939 – 2 January 1941
  • Oblt.z.S. Georg Lassen
  • 3 January – 14 September 1941
  • Oblt.z.S. Heinrich Hasenschar
  • 15 September 1941 – 5 May 1942
  • Oblt.z.S. Karl-Heinz Marbach
  • 6 May – 30 June 1942
  • Oblt.z.S. Rudolf Zorn
  • 15 November 1942 – 20 August 1943
  • Lt.z.S. / Oblt.z.S. Eduard Aust
  • 21 August – 2 November 1943
  • Oblt.z.S. Ulrich-Philipp Graf von und zu Arco-Zinneberg
  • 3 November 1943 – 17 April 1944
Operations:
  • 7 patrols:
  • 1st patrol:
  • 19 August – 26 September 1939
  • 2nd patrol:
  • 14 November – 16 December 1939
  • 3rd patrol:
  • a. 6 – 7 February 1940
  • b. 11 February – 12 March 1940
  • c. 17 – 23 April 1940
  • 4th patrol:
  • 27 April – 4 May 1940
  • 5th patrol:
  • a. 27 May – 11 July 1940
  • b. 2 – 5 September 1940
  • 6th patrol:
  • 11 September – 1 October 1940
  • 7th patrol:
  • 26 October – 3 December 1940
Victories:
  • 12 merchant ships sunk
    (67,277 GRT)
  • 1 warship sunk
    (22,500 tons)

German submarine U-29 was a Type VIIA U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

She was laid down on 2 January 1936, launched on 29 August and commissioned on 10 November. During her career U-29 was involved in seven war patrols under the command of Kapitänleutnant Otto Schuhart.

  1. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIA boat U-29". German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
  2. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "War Patrols by German U-boat U-29". German U-boats of WWII – uboat.net. Retrieved 18 December 2009.