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The list of German Type II submarines includes all
Type II
submarines (Unterseeboot or U-boat) built by
Germany .
Type IIA
Builder:
Deutsche Werke AG at
Kiel
Laid down: 11 February 1935
Commissioned: 29 June 1935
Operations: 2 patrols
Victories: None
Fate: Sunk 6 April 1940 by a mine in the
North Sea
Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
Laid down: 11 February 1935
Commissioned: 6 September 1935
Operations: 5 patrols, served with Unterseebootschulflottille and 21. Unterseebootflottille
Victories: 2 merchant ships (total of 2,348
gross register tons (GRT))
Fate: Stricken 1 August 1944 and scrapped
Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
Laid down: 11 February 1935
Commissioned: 17 August 1935
Operations: 4 patrols, served with Unterseebootschulflottille and 21. Unterseebootflottille
Victories: 3 merchant ships (total of 5,133
GRT ) and 1 warship (1,090 tons)
Fate: Stricken 1 August 1944 and scrapped
Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
Laid down: 11 February 1935
Commissioned: 31 August 1935
Operations: 2 patrols, served with Unterseebootschulflottille and 21. Unterseebootflottille
Victories: None
Fate: Sunk 19 March 1943 in diving accident near
Pillau in the
Baltic Sea
Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
Laid down: 11 February 1935
Commissioned: 7 September 1935
Operations: 2 patrols, served with Unterseebootschulflottille and 21. Unterseebootflottille
Victories: None
Fate: Stricken 7 August 1944
Type IIB
Builder:
Germaniawerft at
Kiel
Laid down: 11 March 1935
Commissioned: 18 July 1935
Operations: 6 patrols, served with Unterseebootschulflottille and 21. Unterseebootflottille
Victories: 2 ships totalling 4,524
GRT
Fate: Sunk 18 February 1944 in diving accident near
Pillau in the
Baltic Sea
Builder:
Germaniawerft at Kiel
Laid down: 25 March 1935
Commissioned: 5 August 1935
Operations: 1 patrol, served with Unterseebootschulflottille , U-Abwehrschule and 1. Unterseebootflottille , 22. Unterseebootflottille , and 24. Unterseebootflottille
Victories: None
Fate: Scuttled 5 May 1945 at
Wilhelmshaven
Builder:
Germaniawerft at Kiel
Laid down: 8 April 1935
Commissioned: 21 August 1935
Operations: 19 patrols, served with 1. Unterseebootflottille , 21. Unterseebootflottille , 24. Unterseebootflottille , and 30. Unterseebootflottille
Victories: 7 merchant ships totaling 16,669
GRT and 1 warship (552 tons) plus 1 ship damaged totaling 412 tons
Fate: Sunk 20 August 1944 by Soviet aircraft at
Constanţa in the
Black Sea , raised by the Soviets as TS-16
Builder: Germaniawerft at Kiel
Laid down: 22 April 1935
Commissioned: 9 September 1935
Operations: 5 patrols, served with Unterseebootschulflottille , 1. Unterseebootflottille , 3. Unterseebootflottille , and 21. Unterseebootflottille
Victories: 2 ships totaling 6,356
GRT
Fate: Stricken 1 August 1944
Builder: Germaniawerft at Kiel
Laid down: 6 May 1935
Commissioned: 21 September 1935
Operations: Served with Unterseebootschulflottille , 1. Unterseebootflottille , 5. Unterseebootflottille , 21. Unterseebootflottille , and 22. Unterseebootflottille
Victories: None
Fate: Stricken 5 January 1945
Builder: Germaniawerft at Kiel
Laid down: 20 May 1935
Commissioned: 30 September 1935
Operations: 2 patrols, served with 3. Unterseebootflottille
Victories: None
Fate: Sunk 8 October 1939 after a mine hit near
Dover in the
English Channel
The wrecksite of U-12 is designated as a protected place under the
Protection of Military Remains Act . U-12 was the vessel nominated by the German authorities to represent all U-boats sunk in British waters in the second world war.
Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
Laid down: 20 June 1935
Commissioned: 30 November 1935
Operations: 9 patrols, served with 1. Unterseebootflottille
Victories: 9 ships totaling 28,056
GRT plus 3 ships damaged totaling 26,218
GRT
Fate: Sunk 31 May 1940 by the
Royal Navy sloop
HMS Weston
Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
Laid down: 6 July 1935
Commissioned: 18 January 1936
Operations: 6 patrols, served with 3. Unterseebootflottille , 22. Unterseebootflottille , 24. Unterseebootflottille , UnterseeAusbildungsflottille , and 1. UnterseeAusbildungsflottille
Victories: 9 ships totaling 12,344
GRT
Fate: Scuttled 5 May 1945 at
Wilhelmshaven
Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
Laid down: 24 September 1935
Commissioned: 7 March 1936
Operations: 5 patrols, served with 1. Unterseebootflottille
Victories: 3 ships (4,532
GRT )
Fate: Sunk 30 January 1940 in collision with torpedo boat
Iltis in the
Hoofden
Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
Laid down: 5 August 1935
Commissioned: 16 May 1936
Operations: 3 patrols, served with 3. Unterseebootflottille
Victories: 2 ships (3,435
GRT )
Fate: Sunk 25 October 1939 by the Royal Navy trawler
HMS Cayton Wyke and patrol vessel
HMS Puffin
Builder:
Germaniawerft at Kiel
Laid down: 1 July 1935
Commissioned: 3 December 1935
Operations: 4 patrols, served with 1. Unterseebootflottille , 22. Unterseebootflottille , UnterseeAusbildungsflottille , and 1. UnterseeAusbildungsflottille
Victories: 3 ships (1,825
GRT )
Fate: Scuttled 5 May 1945 at Wilhelmshaven
Builder: Germaniawerft at Kiel
Laid down: 10 July 1935
Commissioned: 4 January 1936
Operations: 14 patrols, served with 1. Unterseebootflottille , 3. Unterseebootflottille , 24. Unterseebootflottille , 30. Unterseebootflottille , UnterseeAusbildungsflottille , and 1. UnterseeAusbildungsflottille
Victories: 3 ships (1,985
GRT ) plus 2 damaged (7,745
GRT and 56 tons)
Fate: Scuttled 25 August 1944 at
Constanţa in the
Black Sea
Builder: Germaniawerft at Kiel
Laid down: 20 July 1935
Commissioned: 16 January 1936
Operations: 20 patrols, served with 1. Unterseebootflottille , 22. Unterseebootflottille , 24. Unterseebootflottille , 30. Unterseebootflottille , and 1. UnterseeAusbildungsflottille
Victories: 15 ships (35,430
GRT and 441 tons)
Fate: Scuttled 11 September 1944 near
Turkey in the
Black Sea
Builder: Germaniawerft at Kiel
Laid down: 1 August 1935
Commissioned: 1 February 1936
Operations: 16 patrols, served with 1. Unterseebootflottille , 3. Unterseebootflottille , 21. Unterseebootflottille , 30. Unterseebootflottille , and 1. UnterseeAusbildungsflottille
Victories: 13 ships (30,058
GRT ) and 9 tons plus 3 damaged (10,292
GRT )
Fate: Scuttled 10 September 1944 near
Turkey in the Black Sea
Builder: Germaniawerft at Kiel
Laid down: 4 March 1936
Commissioned: 3 August 1936
Operations: 7 patrols, served with 1. Unterseebootflottille and 21. Unterseebootflottille
Victories: 6 ships (11,311
GRT ) plus 1 damaged (11,500 tons)
Fate: Interned by
Norway 27 March to 9 April 1940, stricken 5 August 1944 and scrapped
Builder: Germaniawerft at Kiel
Laid down: 4 March 1936
Commissioned: 20 August 1936
Operations: 7 patrols, served with 1. Unterseebootflottille and 3. Unterseebootflottille
Victories: 9 ships (10,977
GRT ) and 1,475 tons
Fate: Went missing 27 March 1940 in the
Skagerrak ; probably struck a mine
Builder: Germaniawerft at Kiel
Laid down: 11 April 1936
Commissioned: 24 September 1936
Operations: 16 patrols, served with 1. Unterseebootflottille , 21. Unterseebootflottille , and 30. Unterseebootflottille
Victories: 12 ships (29,378
GRT ) and 1,410 tons
Fate: Scuttled 10 September 1944 near Turkey in the Black Sea
Builder: Germaniawerft at Kiel
Laid down: 21 April 1936
Commissioned: 10 October 1936
Operations: 19 patrols, served with 1. Unterseebootflottille , 3. Unterseebootflottille , 21. Unterseebootflottille , 30. Unterseebootflottille , and 1. UnterseeAusbildungsflottille
Victories: 7 ships (8,847
GRT ) and 573 tons plus 1 damaged (7,661
GRT )
Fate: Scuttled 25 August 1944 at
Constanţa on the Black Sea
Builder:
Flender Werke AG at
Lübeck
Laid down: 31 March 1938
Commissioned: 20 April 1940
Operations: Served with 21. Unterseebootflottille , 31. Unterseebootflottille , and Unterseebootschulflottille
Victories: None
Fate: Scuttled 5 May 1945 at
Bremerhaven , raised 1950 and scrapped
Builder: Flender Werke AG at Lübeck
Laid down: 16 April 1938
Commissioned: 28 May 1940
Operations: Served with 21. Unterseebootflottille , 24. Unterseebootflottille , 31. Unterseebootflottille , and Unterseebootschulflottille
Victories: None
Fate: Scuttled 5 May 1945 at Bremerhaven, raised 1950 and scrapped
Type IIC
Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at
Kiel
Laid down: 21 September 1937
Commissioned: 26 November 1938
Operations: 12 patrols, served with 1. Unterseebootflottille , 5. Unterseebootflottille , 19. Unterseebootflottille , 22. Unterseebootflottille , and 24. Unterseebootflottille
Victories: 4 ships (25,783
GRT )
Fate: Scuttled on 3 May 1945
Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
Laid down: 14 September 1937
Commissioned: 29 December 1938
Operations: 11 patrols, served with 1. Unterseebootflottille , 5. Unterseebootflottille , 19. Unterseebootflottille , and 22. Unterseebootflottille
Victories: 13 ships (66,484
GRT ) plus 2 damaged (10,403
GRT )
Fate: Scuttled 3 May 1945 at Kiel
Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
Laid down: 29 September 1937
Commissioned: 4 February 1939
Operations: 12 patrols, served with 1. Unterseebootflottille , 5. Unterseebootflottille , 19. Unterseebootflottille , and 22. Unterseebootflottille
Victories: 7 ships (24,549
GRT )
Fate: Scuttled 3 May 1945 at Kiel
Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
Laid down: 5 October 1937
Commissioned: 4 March 1939
Operations: 13 patrols, served with 1. Unterseebootflottille , 5. Unterseebootflottille , 19. Unterseebootflottille , and 22. Unterseebootflottille
Victories: 20 ships (39,937
GRT )
Fate: Stricken April 1945, scuttled and scrapped
Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
Laid down: 1 October 1938
Commissioned: 22 July 1939
Operations: 9 patrols, served with 1. Unterseebootflottille , 5. Unterseebootflottille , and 21. Unterseebootflottille
Victories: 3 ships (7,561
GRT ) plus 1 damaged (15,434
GRT )
Fate: Scuttled 5 May 1945 at
Wilhelmshaven
Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
Laid down: 1 October 1938
Commissioned: 12 August 1939
Operations: 10 patrols, served with 1. Unterseebootflottille , 5. Unterseebootflottille , and 21. Unterseebootflottille
Victories: 5 ships (19,668
GRT ) plus 1 damaged (4,434
GRT )
Fate: Scuttled 5 May 1945 at
Wilhelmshaven
Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
Laid down: 2 January 1939
Commissioned: 21 December 1939
Operations: 5 patrols, served with 1. Unterseebootflottille , 5. Unterseebootflottille , and 21. Unterseebootflottille
Victories: 2 ships (4,581
GRT and 1,350 tons)
Fate: Scuttled 5 May 1945 at
Wilhelmshaven
Type IID
Builder:
Deutsche Werke AG at
Kiel
Laid down: 16 November 1939
Commissioned: 15 June 1940
Operations: 4 patrols, served with 1. Unterseebootflottille and 22. Unterseebootflottille
Victories: 6 ships (24,136
GRT ) plus 2 damaged (15,469
GRT )
Fate: Scuttled 5 May 1945 at
Wilhelmshaven
Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
Laid down: 16 November 1939
Commissioned: 27 June 1940
Operations: 5 patrols, served with 1. Unterseebootflottille , 3. Unterseebootflottille , and 22. Unterseebootflottille
Victories: 6 ships (48,564
GRT ) plus 1 damaged (6,993
GRT )
Fate: Scuttled 18 June 1941 near
Cadiz, Spain in the Atlantic Ocean after being damaged by the Royal Navy destroyers
HMS Faulknor ,
HMS Fearless ,
HMS Forester ,
HMS Foresight and
HMS Foxhound .
Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
Laid down: 20 November 1939
Commissioned: 24 July 1940
Operations: Served with 1. Unterseebootflottille , 21. Unterseebootflottille , and 22. Unterseebootflottille
Victories: None
Fate: Scuttled 5 May 1945 at
Wilhelmshaven
Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
Laid down: 16 November 1939
Commissioned: 7 August 1940
Operations: 3 patrols, served with 1. Unterseebootflottille , 22. Unterseebootflottille , and 31. Unterseebootflottille
Victories: 4 ships (12,410
GRT and 206 tons)
Fate: Scuttled 5 May 1945 at
Wilhelmshaven , later scrapped
Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
Laid down: 12 December 1939
Commissioned: 21 August 1940
Operations: 4 patrols, served with 1. Unterseebootflottille , 3. Unterseebootflottille , 21. Unterseebootflottille , and 31. Unterseebootflottille
Victories: 4 ships (6,801
GRT ) plus 1 damaged (5,133
GRT )
Fate: Scuttled 5 May 1945 at
Wilhelmshaven , later scrapped
Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
Laid down: 12 December 1939
Commissioned: 4 September 1940
Operations: 3 patrols, served with 1. Unterseebootflottille , 5. Unterseebootflottille , 22. Unterseebootflottille , and 24. Unterseebootflottille
Victories: None
Fate: Scuttled 5 May 1945 at
Wilhelmshaven , later scrapped
Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
Laid down: 3 January 1940
Commissioned: 18 September 1940
Operations: 4 patrols, served with 1. Unterseebootflottille , 3. Unterseebootflottille , 22. Unterseebootflottille , and 24. Unterseebootflottille
Victories: 1 ship (1,409
GRT )
Fate: Surrendered to the Allies 30 June 1945 for
Operation Deadlight , sunk 22 December 1945
Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
Laid down: 10 January 1940
Commissioned: 2 October 1940
Operations: 3 patrols, served with 1. Unterseebootflottille , and 22. Unterseebootflottille
Victories: 1 ship (206 tons)
Fate: Sunk 10 August 1941 near
Hiiumaa (Dagö) in the
Gulf of Finland by
Soviet Navy submarine
Щ-307
Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
Laid down: 29 March 1940
Commissioned: 16 October 1940
Operations: 3 patrols, served with 1. Unterseebootflottille , and 22. Unterseebootflottille
Victories: None
Fate: Surrendered to the Allies 5 May 1945 for
Operation Deadlight , sunk 22 December 1945
Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
Laid down: 30 March 1940
Commissioned: 30 October 1940
Operations: 2 patrols, served with 1. Unterseebootflottille , 3. Unterseebootflottille , and 22. Unterseebootflottille
Victories: 1 ship (3,496
GRT )
Fate: Scuttled 5 May 1945 at
Wilhelmshaven
Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
Laid down: 10 April 1940
Commissioned: 11 December 1940
Operations: 3 patrols, served with 1. Unterseebootflottille , 3. Unterseebootflottille , and 22. Unterseebootflottille
Victories: 3 ships (11,141
GRT ) plus 1 damaged (4,996
GRT )
Fate: Sunk 2 June 1941 near
Ireland in the Atlantic Ocean, by the
Royal Navy destroyer
HMS Wanderer and corvette
Periwinkle
Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
Laid down: 10 April 1940
Commissioned: 28 December 1940
Operations: Served with 21. Unterseebootflottille , 24. Unterseebootflottille , and 31. Unterseebootflottille
Victories: None
Fate: Scuttled 5 May 1945 at
Wilhelmshaven , later scrapped
Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
Laid down: 25 May 1940
Commissioned: 13 November 1940
Operations: 1 patrol, served with 1. Unterseebootflottille and 22. Unterseebootflottille
Victories: 1 ship (206 tons)
Fate: Surrendered to the Allies 5 May 1945 for
Operation Deadlight , sunk 22 December 1945
Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
Laid down: 25 May 1940
Commissioned: 27 November 1940
Operations: Served with 1. Unterseebootflottille , 22. Unterseebootflottille , and 31. Unterseebootflottille
Victories: None
Fate: Surrendered to the Allies on 5 May 1945 at
Wilhelmshaven
Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
Laid down: 6 July 1940
Commissioned: 15 January 1941
Operations: Served with 21. Unterseebootflottille , 24. Unterseebootflottille , and 31. Unterseebootflottille
Victories: None
Fate: Scuttled 5 May 1945 at
Wilhelmshaven
Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
Laid down: 6 July 1940
Commissioned: 29 January 1941
Operations: Served with 21. Unterseebootflottille , 24. Unterseebootflottille , and 31. Unterseebootflottille
Victories: None
Fate: Scuttled 5 May 1945 at
Wilhelmshaven , later scrapped
See also
Type IIA Type IIB Type IIC Type IID