U 27 (Navy)
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U 27 (Kriegsmarine) ( previous / next - all submarines ) |
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| Type : | VII A |
| Field Post Number : | M 08 129 |
| Shipyard: | AG Weser , Bremen |
| Construction contract: | April 1, 1935 |
| Build number: | 908 |
| Keel laying: | November 11, 1935 |
| Launch: | June 24, 1936 |
| Commissioning: | August 12, 1936 |
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| Calls: | 1 patrol |
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2 ships (624 GRT) |
| Whereabouts: | self- sunk on September 20, 1939 west of Scotland |
U 27 was a German submarine of type VII A , which in the Second World War by the Navy was used.
history
The construction contract for the boat was awarded to AG Weser in Bremen on April 1, 1935 . The keel was laid on November 11, 1935, the launch on June 24, 1936, the commissioning under Corvette Captain Hans Ibbeken on August 12, 1936.
After commissioning, the boat belonged to the “Saltzwedel” submarine flotilla in Wilhelmshaven until it was sunk on September 20, 1939 .
U 27 undertook diving exercises with U 25 in the Biscaya in April 1937 . This was followed by maritime surveillance off A Coruña until May 1937 in the course of the Spanish Civil War . Another maritime surveillance followed from July to August 1938 under the new commander. For these two patrols in the Spanish Civil War, the crew was awarded the Spanish Cross in bronze .
During the Second World War, U 27 undertook only one patrol under Lieutenant Johannes Franz , during which two ships with a total tonnage of 624 GRT were sunk.
Use statistics
The boat left Wilhelmshaven on 23 August 1939 at 11 p.m. for the only patrol. After a 28-day expedition in the North Atlantic and northwest of Ireland , where it sank two fish steamers with 624 GRT, U 27 was sunk by British destroyers on September 20, 1939 .
- September 13, 1939: sinking of the British fishing liner Davara ( Lage ) (291 GRT) by artillery fire. He was from Fleetwood and was going fishing .
- September 16, 1939: Sinking of the British fishing liner Rudyard Kipling (333 GRT) by an explosive device. He was from Fleetwood and was going fishing.
Whereabouts
On September 20, 1939, U 27 shot torpedoes on the two British destroyers HMS Fortune and HMS Forester , but the torpedoes exploded too early, thus revealing the position of the attacking submarine. The destroyers then attacked U 27 with depth charges , forcing it to surface. The entire crew was captured for the remainder of the war. In the boat, the British secured documents and files before U 27 sank at position 58 ° 35 ′ N , 9 ° 2 ′ W in marine grid reference AM 2667.
Famous pepole
- Günter Kuhnke : 1st watch officer from August 1936 to June 1938
- Wolfgang Lüth : 2nd officer on watch from July 1939 to August 1938
- Gustav Poel : 2nd officer on watch from May 1939 to June 1940
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