U 34 (Navy)
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| Type : | VII A |
| Field Post Number : | M 15 983 |
| Shipyard: | Germania shipyard , Kiel |
| Construction contract: | March 25, 1935 |
| Build number: | 557 |
| Keel laying: | September 15, 1935 |
| Launch: | July 17, 1936 |
| Commissioning: | September 12, 1936 |
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| Calls: | 7 patrols |
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| Whereabouts: | sunk on August 5, 1943 |
U 34 was a German submarine of type VII A , which in the Second World War by the Navy was used.
history
The order for the boat was awarded to the Germania shipyard in Kiel on March 25, 1935 . The keel was laid on September 15, 1935, the launch on July 17, 1936, the commissioning under Lieutenant Ernst Sobe on September 12, 1936.
Until December 31, 1939, the boat belonged to the U-Flotilla “Saltzwedel” in Wilhelmshaven as an operational or front boat . It took part in two secret operations in the Spanish Civil War and sank the Spanish submarine C-3 on December 12, 1936 under Lieutenant Harald Grosse . From April 1937 to May 1937 it carried out maritime surveillance off the Azores and from October 1937 to December 1937 in Spanish and Portuguese waters.
From April to May 1939 the boat took part in diving and escorting exercises with U 37 in the Atlantic between Portugal and the Azores .
When the U-Flotilla was reorganized, the boat came to the 2nd U-Flotilla in Wilhelmshaven on January 1, 1940 as a front boat . After several operations, the boat was commanded on October 1, 1940 as a school boat for the 21st U-Flotilla in Pillau and from November 2, 1940 until its decommissioning on September 8, 1943 as a training boat for the 24th U-Flotilla in Memel .
U 34 undertook seven patrols during the Second World War and sank 19 ships with a total tonnage of 91,989 GRT.
Use statistics
First patrol
The boat left Wilhelmshaven on August 19, 1939 at 8 a.m. and returned there on September 26, 1939 at 9 a.m. On this 39-day and 4,840 nm long trip in the North Atlantic , the English Channel , the Biscay and the North Sea , two ships with 11,357 GRT were sunk and a ship with 2,534 GRT brought in as a prize .
- September 7, 1939: Sinking of the British steamer Pukkastan (5,809 GRT) ( location ) by a G7a torpedo . He had loaded corn and was on his way from Cape Town to Rotterdam . There were no dead.
- September 8, 1939: Sinking of the British tanker Kennebec (5,548 GRT) ( location ) by a G7a torpedo. He had loaded 7,000 tons of fuel oil and was on the way from Aruba to Avonmouth . There were no dead.
- September 24, 1939: Capture of the Estonian steamer Hanonia (2,534 GRT) The steamer had loaded pit wood and was on its way to Grimsby . It was occupied by a prize squad, brought to Kiel and converted into a mine ship by the Navy and used as such.
Second patrol
The boat left Wilhelmshaven on October 17, 1939 at 1 p.m. and returned there on November 12, 1939 at 10 a.m. On this 24-day, 4,100-nm-long expedition in the North Atlantic and the Biscay, 4 ships with 16,545 GRT were sunk and a prize of 3,176 GRT was brought in.
- October 20, 1939: sinking of the Swedish steamer Gustaf Adolf (926 GRT) ( location ) by artillery . He was carrying cellulose and was on his way from Gothenburg to Bristol . There were no dead.
- October 20, 1939: Sinking of the British steamer Sea Venture (2,327 GRT) ( location ) by a G7a torpedo. He had loaded 3,000 tons of coal and was on the way from the Tyne to Tromsø . There were no deaths, 25 survivors.
- October 27, 1939: Sinking of the British steamer Bronte (5,317 GRT) ( location ) by a torpedo. He had loaded cargo and chemicals and was on his way from Liverpool via Halifax to Rosario . The ship belonged to convoy OB-25 with 17 ships.
- October 29, 1939: Sinking of the British steamer Malabar (7,976 GRT) ( location ) by two G7e torpedoes. He had loaded lumber , cargo and tobacco and was on his way from Philadelphia and Boston via Halifax, Nova Scotia to London and Avonmouth. The ship belonged to convoy HX-5A with 16 ships.
- November 9, 1939: The Norwegian steamer Snar (3,176 GRT) was hijacked. The steamer had loaded paper and was on its way to Rouen . It was occupied by a prize squad and brought to Kiel.
Third patrol
The boat left Wilhelmshaven on January 10, 1940 at 9 a.m. and returned there on February 6, 1940 at 5 p.m. On this trip into the North Atlantic, which lasted 27 days and was 4,460 nm long, eight mines were laid from the Isles of Scilly to Eddystone and two ships of 13,432 GRT were sunk.
- January 28, 1940: sinking of the Greek steamer Eleni Stathatos (5,625 GRT) by a torpedo. He was ballasted and on his way from Newport to the Persian Gulf . There were twelve dead.
- January 20, 1940: Sinking of the British tanker Caroni River (7,807 GRT) ( location ) by a mine hit. He was in the Falmouth Bay for testing his bow gun and defensive countermeasures . There were no dead, 54 survivors.
Fourth patrol
The boat left Wilhelmshaven on March 11, 1940 at 2:20 p.m. and returned there on March 30, 1940 at 12 p.m. No ships were sunk or damaged on this 19-day and 2,804 nm long surveillance mission to Ramnfjorden and Griphölen .
Fifth patrol
The boat left on April 3, 1940 at 7 p.m. for the Weser Exercise Company in Wilhelmshaven and returned there on April 30, 1940 at 2 p.m. Permanent on this 27 days and 3,950 nautical miles long company before Trondheim was a minelayer of 595 t sunk.
- April 13, 1940: The Norwegian mine- layer Frøya (595 t) was sunk by a torpedo.
Sixth patrol
The boat was launched on 22 June 1940 at 11.20 am from Wilhelmshaven, and on July 18th, 1940 at 8:30 am in Lorient one. Seven ships with 21,334 GRT and a destroyer of 1,100 t were sunk on this 26-day and 4,190-nm-long undertaking in the North Atlantic, the North Canal and off Cape Finisterre .
- July 5, 1940: Sinking of the British destroyer HMS Whirlwind (1,100 t) ( location ) by a G7e torpedo. There were 57 dead.
- July 6, 1940: Sinking of the Estonian steamship Vapper (4,543 GRT) ( location ) by a G7e and a G7a torpedo. He was carrying coal and was on his way from Cardiff to Buenos Aires . There was one dead and 32 survivors.
- July 7, 1940: Sinking of the Dutch tanker Lucrecia (2,584 GRT) ( location ) by a G7e torpedo. He had gas and oil loaded and was on his way from Aruba to Avonmouth. There were two dead and 30 survivors.
- July 9, 1940: Sinking of the Estonian steamer Tiiu (1,865 GRT) ( location ) by a torpedo. He was carrying food and marine supplies and was on his way from Halifax to Milford Haven . There were no deaths, 20 survivors.
- July 10, 1940: sinking of the Finnish steamer Petsamo (4,596 GRT) ( location ) by a torpedo. He had loaded 7,300 tons of corn and was on the way from Rosario to Cork . There were four dead.
- July 11, 1940: Sinking of the Norwegian steamer Janna (2,197 GRT) ( location ) by a G7e torpedo. He had pulp loaded and was on his way from St. John's to Falmouth. The ship belonged to convoy HX-54. There were no deaths, 25 survivors.
- July 15, 1940: sinking of the Greek steamer Evdoxia (2,018 GRT) by a torpedo. He had an unknown cargo on board and was en route from Sunderland to Greece . There was one dead and 22 survivors.
- July 15, 1940: sinking of the Greek steamer Naftilos (3,531 GRT) ( location ) by artillery fire. He had loaded 5,801 t of grain and was on the way from San Nicolás de los Arroyos to Dublin . There were no deaths, 28 survivors.
Seventh patrol
The boat left Lorient on July 23, 1940 at 9 a.m. and entered Wilhelmshaven on August 3, 1940 at 8 p.m. On this twelve-day and 2,604 nm long undertaking in the North Atlantic and the North Sea, four ships with 29,320 GRT and a submarine of 670 t were sunk.
- July 26, 1940: Sinking of the British motor ship Accra (9,337 GRT) ( location ) by a torpedo. It had 1,700 tons of cargo and 323 passengers on board and was on its way from Liverpool to Freetown . The ship belonged to convoy OB-188 with 37 ships. Twelve crew members and twelve passengers were killed, and 154 crew members and 311 passengers were rescued.
- July 26, 1940: Sinking of the British steamer Vinemoor (4,359 GRT) ( location ) by a torpedo. He was in ballast and was on his way from Manchester to Nauru . The ship belonged to convoy OB-188. There were no deaths, 32 survivors.
- July 27, 1940: Sinking of the British steamer Sambre (5,260 GRT) ( location ) by a torpedo. He had loaded 1,500 tons of cargo and was on his way from Manchester to Philadelphia. The ship belonged to convoy OB-188. There were no dead, 48 survivors.
- July 27, 1940: Sinking of the British tanker Thiara (10,364 GRT) ( location ) by a G7e torpedo. He drove in ballast and had four passengers on board. He was en route from Falmouth and Milford Haven to Curaçao . The ship belonged to convoy OB-188. There were 25 dead and 32 survivors under the occupation; the four passengers also survived.
- August 1, 1940: Sinking of the British submarine HMS Spearfish (670 t) ( location ) by a torpedo. There was only one survivor.
Whereabouts
August 5, 1943 sank U 34 in the vicinity of the Memel mouth after a collision with the submarine tender Lech in position 55 ° 42 ' N , 21 ° 6' O . Four crew members were killed. It was lifted on August 24, 1943 and towed to the Lindenau shipyard in Memel . There the boat was decommissioned on September 8, 1943. U 34 was then to be towed west, but on the way it sank before Warnemünde to position 54 ° 20.5 'north - 12 ° 04.5' east. It was lifted by the GDR in April 1953 and demolished and scrapped at the Volkswerft in Stralsund.
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