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U-94

U-94

Sunk

Kriegsmarine (Germany)

TypeSubmarine
ClassType VIIC
WarSecond World War
Main guns1 × 3.5″ gun

Sank 26 ships in ten patrols. Depth-charged to the surface by an American Catalina and HMCS Oakville in the Caribbean on 28 August 1942; Oakville rammed and boarded her.

St. Nazaire, Uboot U 94, Karl Dönitz Photo: File:Bundesarchiv Bild 101II-MW-3491-06, St. Nazaire, Uboot U 94, Karl Dönitz.jpg: Buchheim, Lothar-Günther derivative work: Georgfotoart, CC BY-SA 3.0 de · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

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 x 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 AA gun
BuilderGermaniawerft, Kiel
Laid down9 September 1939
Launched12 June 1940
Commissioned10 August 1940
Displacement769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced 871 t (857 long tons) submerged
Length67.10 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull
Speed17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged
Complement4 officers, 40–56 enlisted

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

12 June 1940

7–10 May 1941

Herbert Kuppisch; depth-charged

Fate

Sunk

Sunk, 28 August 1942