U 99. There was another U99 in World War One That boat was launched from its shipyard on 27 Jan 1917 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 28 Mar 1917 The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov 1918 Read about SM U 99 during WWI As an Amazon Associate uboatnet earns a commission from qualifying purchases.
The loss of “U 99” and the capture of her Captain who according to German claims had sunk a considerably higher tonnage of British shipping than any other UBoat Commander is a serious blow to German morale and propaganda especially as “U 100″ with Kapitänleutnant (LieutenantCommander) Joachim Schepke another of Germany's three leading UBoat Captains was lost on the same night The.
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U99 submarine Otto Kretschmer's Type VIIB Uboat Otto Kretschmer was a famous UBoat commander of the Second World War and was the most successful Ace of the Deep From September 1939 until being captured in March 1941 he and his U99 submarine sank 47 ships for a total of 274333 tons He earned the nickname “Silent Otto” both for his.
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1st Patrol2nd Patrol3rd Patrol4th Patrol5th Patrol6th Patrol7th Patrol8th PatrolOn 18 June U99 departed Kiel for operations in the North Sea west of Norway She was attacked by an Arado Ar96 seaplane from the German battleship Scharnhorst having been mistaken for a British submarine Two days later U99 was attacked by two aircraft minor damage was inflictedShe returned to Kiel on 25 June U99 departed Wilhelmshaven on 27 June to patrol southwest of Ireland On 29 June she was attacked by British aircraft A crash dive was carried out with the result that the boat hit the seabed causing some damage which was able to be repaired During this patrol U99 sank six ships A seventh was captured An attack on the 5360 GRT Manistee was called off on 7 July when the armed merchant ship fired upon the Uboat On 8 July over 100 depth charges were dropped by the escorts of Convoy HX 53 but U99 escaped undamagedThe patrol ended on 21 July † Convoy HX 52 ‡ Convoy HX 53 * sunk by German bombing 15 July 1940 On 25 July U99 departed Lorient for the North Atlantic Four ships were sunk and three others damaged On the 31st the escorts of Convoy OB 191 dropped 20 depth charges on the boat without effect Later that evening a flying boat also attacked her again without causing any damageThe patrol ended on 5 August † Convoy OB 191 ‡ Damaged U99 departed Lorient on 4 September for the North Atlantic seven ships were sunk The patrol ended on the 25th U99 was slightly damaged in an air raidon Lorient on 27 September † Convoy SC 3 ‡ Convoy HX 71 * Convoy HX 72 On 13 October U99 departed Lorient to patrol the North West Approaches Six ships from Convoy SC 7were sunk and another was damaged The patrol ended on 22 October U99departed Lorient for the North West Approaches on 30 October 1940 four ships were sunk The patrol ended on 8 November † Convoy HX 83 On 27 November U99departed Lorient for the North Atlantic Four ships were sunk The patrol ended on 12 December † Convoy HX 90 ‡ Convoy OB 252 U99 departed Lorient on 22 February 1941 to patrol in the North Atlantic eight ships were sunk U99was attacked herself with severe damage inflicted Kretschmer surrendered and scuttled the submarine with the loss of three lives † Convoy OB 293 ‡ Convoy HX 112.
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German submarine U99 was a Type VIIB Uboat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II She was laid down on 31 March 1939 at the Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft in Kiel as yard number 593 She was launched on 12 March 1940 under the command of Korvettenkapitän Otto Kretschmer and was assigned to the 7th Uboat Flotilla based in Kiel and later in St Nazaire Identification codes M 17 046Commanders 18 April 1940 – 17 March 1941Operations 8 patrols 1st patrol 18–25 June 1940 2nd patrol 27 June – 21 July 1940 3rd patrol 25 July – 5 August 1940 4th patrol 4 – 25 September 1940 5th patrol 13 – 22 October 1940 6th patrol 30 October – 8 November 1940 7th patrol 27 November – 12 December 1940 8th patrol 22 February – 17 March 1941Part of 18 April 1940 – 17 March 1941.
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U99 CharacteristicsU99 Initial Training and Combat PatrolSecond Combat Patrol of The U99U99’S Third and Fourth Combat PatrolsU99’S Fifth and Sixth Combat PatrolsU99’S 7th Combat PatrolThe Final Patrol of U99U99 War RecordClass and type Type VIIB Uboat DisplacementSurfaced 753 Tons / 857 Tons Submerged Length Overall 666 meters Pressure Hull 488 meters Beam Overall 62 meters Pressure Hull 47 meters Draft 474 meters Speed Surfaced 179 knots (33 km/hr) Submerged 8 knots (15 km/h) Range Surfaced 16095 km Submerged 175 km Test depth 230 m (754 ft) Calculated Crush Depth 250295 m (820967 ft) Crew 44 to 48 Officers and Enlisted Armament 5 × 533 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes four bow one stern – 14 × torpedoes or 26 TMA mines – 1 × C30 20 mm AA – 1 × 88 cm (35 in) deck gun with 220 rounds After the U99 was launched the crew conducted training at both Kiel and St Nazaire before departing for her first patrol on June 18th 1940 The first patrol would take the boat to the North Sea for operations During the patrol the German battleship Scharnhorst’s seaplane attacked the U99 due to a mistaken identity The UBoat returned to port on June 25th 2012 for repairs in Kiel Germany After two days of repairs inport the U99 departed Germany to conduct a patrol to the west/southwest of Ireland Just two days later the boat was attacked by German aircraft and had to crash dive resulting in striking the seabed During the patrol the boat sank six ships and captured a seventh one On July 8th the escorts of Convoy HX 53 dropped 100 depth charges against the U99 but the boat escaped without major damage and ended her patrol on July 21st The U99 got underway on July 25th to patrol the North Atlantic She is credited with sinking four ships and damaging three On July 31st Convoy OB 191 escorts dropped 20 depth charges on the UBoat without damaging her The third patrol ended on August 5th 1940 The fourth combat patrol for the boat didn’t start for almost a full month after the third on September 4th 1940 for a patrol of the North Atlantic During this patrol a total of seven ships were sunk with the UBoat returning on September 25th Two days later on September 27th the boat suffered minor damage on September 27th U99 turned around for her 5th combat patrol on October 13th to patrol the North West Approaches During the patrol Convoy SC 7 lost six ships with another damaged The patrol ended on October 22nd A little over a week later on October 30th U99 returned to the North West Approaches and sank four ships in Convoy HX 83 wrapping up the patrol on November 8th 1940 The nexttolast combat patrol of U99 took place between November 27th and December 12th During this underway the UBoat patrolled the North Atlantic and sank four ships on convoys HX 90 and OB 252 The final patrol of U99 started on February 22nd 1941 in the North Atlantic During the patrol she sank 8 ships in Convoy OB 293 and Convoy HX 112 During the patrol the UBoat suffered severe damage The Captain scuttled the submarine southeast of Iceland to avoid capture by the Allies (of the UBoat)and lost three sailors on March 17th 1941 During the engagement the boat was attacked by HMS Vanoc and HMS Walker while out of torpedoes After being driven deep by the attack Kretschmer had to surface and was rescued along with 40 of his crew to become Allied Prisoners of War Wolfpack Operations During World War 2 German Admiral Karl Dönitz described his strategy of submarine warfare as Rudeltaktik which crudely translates to the tactics of a pack of animals In the English language this evolved to be the term “Wolfpack” The normal tactic of the German UBoats was to patrol separately in predesignated areas however when they thought a convoy was more heavily defended they would be ordered to congregate in a pack to better attack the convoy if their numbers were sufficient The U99 participated in two Wolfpacks during her operational history Wolfpack 1 September 2022 1940 Wolfpack 2 October 1719 1940 War Record 35 ships sunk (198218 (GRT)) 5 ships damaged 1 ship taken as a prize.