U 3 (Navy)
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| Type : | II A |
| Field Post Number : | M-01 385 |
| Shipyard: | German works Kiel |
| Construction contract: | February 2, 1935 |
| Build number: | 238 |
| Keel laying: | February 11, 1935 |
| Launch: | July 19, 1935 |
| Commissioning: | August 6, 1935 |
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| Calls: | 5 patrols |
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2 ships (2348 GRT) |
| Whereabouts: | decommissioned on August 1, 1944 |
U 3 was a German submarine from type II A , which in the Second World War by the Navy was used.
history
The construction contract for the boat was awarded to Deutsche Werke Kiel on February 2, 1935 . The keel was laid on February 11, 1935, the launch on July 19, 1935, the commissioning under Lieutenant Hans Meckel on August 6, 1935.
The boat was one of the first submarines to be keeled after the German-British naval agreement . After commissioning, the boat belonged as a school boat to the school association of the U-Schule or U-Bootschul-Flotilla until June 30, 1940 . From September 1939 to October 1939 it was used as a front boat during the attack on Poland and from March 1940 to April 1940 during the Weser exercise . From July 1, 1940 until it was decommissioned on August 1, 1944, the now 21st U-Flotilla , now called the U-School Flotilla , came to Pillau . It was later transferred to Neustadt in Holstein. There it was for noise and shock absorption tests against water bombs used.
U 3 undertook five patrols during its service , on which it was able to sink two ships with a total tonnage of 2,348 GRT .
Use statistics
First patrol
The boat left Wilhelmshaven on September 4, 1939 at 8:00 p.m. and returned there on September 8, 1939 at 8:10 a.m. No ships were sunk or damaged during this three-day expedition in the North Sea .
Second patrol
The boat left Wilhelmshaven on September 13, 1939 at 12:40 p.m. and returned there on September 24, 1939 at 1:15 p.m. No ships were sunk or damaged during this 11-day operation in the North Sea. On September 14, 1939, a seaman was injured by a slipped torpedo.
Third patrol
The boat was launched on September 27, 1939 at 12:30 of Wilhelmshaven, and on October 3, 1939 at 16:00 in Kiel one. Two ships with 2,348 GRT were sunk on this six-day and 145 nm over and 90 nm underwater undertaking off southern Norway :
- September 30, 1939: Sinking of the Danish steamer Vendia (1,150 GRT) by a torpedo after trying to ram the submarine . He was in ballast and was on his way from Faaborg to Blyth . There were eleven dead and six survivors.
- 1 October 1939: sinking of the Swedish steamer Gun (1198 BRT) ( position ) by a torpedo. He had loaded general cargo and 56 tons of ammunition and was on his way from Gothenburg to Antwerp . There were no dead and 18 survivors.
Fourth patrol
The boat left Kiel on March 16, 1940 at 8:00 a.m. with U 4 and the next day at 4:35 p.m. in Wilhelmshaven to replenish supplies. The crew spent the night there and ran the next day at 9:35 o'clock with U 4 from. U 3 arrived in Wilhelmshaven on March 29, 1940 at 11:20 p.m. No ships were sunk or damaged during this 11-day and approx. 970 nm above and 126 nm underwater expedition in the North Sea, the western Skagerrak and off Lindesnes . On March 26, 1940, it received an emergency call from U21 , who ran aground off the island of Odknuppen at the entrance to the Odfjord in Norway and was unable to escape on its own. U 3 then changed course in order to protect the stuck submarine from attacks.
Fifth patrol
The boat left Wilhelmshaven on April 11, 1940 at 11:55 p.m. and anchored a short time later in the roadstead . The crew stayed there overnight and left at 14:50 the next day and returned there on the same day at 19:20 due to a defective periscope holder . Repairs were carried out overnight , so that it left again at 12:37 p.m. the next day. U 3 returned to Wilhelmshaven on April 19, 1940 at 10:33 a.m. On this six-day long and 706.3 nm above and 80.5 nm underwater undertaking, the boat took part in the Weser Exercise operation , the German occupation of Norway, and was deployed off Lindesnes. No ships were sunk.
During this patrol, the British submarine HMS Porpoise shot six torpedoes at U 3 on April 16, 1940 at 10:50 p.m. ten nautical miles southwest of Egersund (Norway) . The crew of the British boat heard a torpedo detonation and believed to have sunk the submarine U 1 . However, the detonation came from a German G7a torpedo that had been shot down on the Porpoise , missed the target and detonated at the end of the run. U 3 was not damaged in this attack.
successes
| date | Surname | nationality | Tonnage (GRT) |
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| September 30, 1939 | Vendia |
 Denmark
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1,150 | sunk |
| October 1, 1939 | Gun |
 Sweden
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1,198 | sunk |
Whereabouts
U 3 was initially decommissioned on August 1, 1944 in Gotenhafen. In March 1945 was U 3 of Gotenhafen with refugees heading west from. In Świnoujście some or all of the refugees were unloaded, who then drove further west on the Europa .
On May 3, 1945, the boat in Neustadt in Holstein was captured by the British, who practically only found the boat's torso, and wrecked in 1945 . The position was 54 ° 7 ' N , 10 ° 50' O .
Web links
- U 3 in the uboat.net database(English)
Footnotes
- ↑ see the given web link at uboat.net
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