U 93 (Navy)

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U 93 (Kriegsmarine)
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Type : VII C
Field Post Number : M 05 631
Shipyard: Germaniawerft AG, Kiel
Construction contract: May 30, 1938
Build number: 598
Keel laying: September 9, 1939
Launch: June 8, 1940
Commissioning: July 30, 1940
Commanders:
Calls: 7 activities
Sinkings:

8 ships (43,392 GRT)

Whereabouts: sunk in the Atlantic on January 15, 1942.

U 93 was a German submarine of type VIIC that in World War II by the German navy was used.

history

The order for the boat was awarded to the Germania shipyard in Kiel on May 30, 1938 . The keel was laid on September 9, 1939, the launch on June 8, 1940, the commissioning under Lieutenant Claus Korth finally took place on July 30, 1940. Like most German submarines of its time, the U 93 also had a boat-specific symbol: a devil who catches a British steamer with a landing net .

After its commissioning on July 30, 1940, until its sinking on January 15, 1942, the boat was part of the 7th U-Flotilla as a training and front boat, first in Kiel and then in St. Nazaire .

U 93 completed seven operations during its service, on which eight ships with 43,392 GRT were sunk.

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First venture

The boat left Kiel on October 5, 1940 at 10:08 a.m. and entered St. Nazaire on October 25, 1940 at 3:20 p.m. U 93 left Kristiansand on October 7, 1940 and left again on the same day, and entered Bergen on October 8, 1940 to repair the periscope and left again on October 9, 1940. On this 20-day and 3,600 nm over and 300 nm long undertaking in the North Atlantic and the Rockall Bank, three ships with 13,214 GRT were sunk.

  • October 17, 1940: sinking of the Norwegian steamer Dokka ( Lage ) with 1,168 GRT. The steamer was sunk by a torpedo. He was ballasted and on his way from Barry to Mount Louis and Gaspé . The ship belonged to convoy OB-228. There were ten dead and seven survivors.
  • October 17, 1940: sinking of the British steamer Uskbridge ( Lage ) with 2,715 GRT. The steamer was sunk by two torpedoes. He had loaded 4,000 tons of anthracite and was on his way from Swansea to Montreal . The ship belonged to convoy OB-228. There were two dead and 28 survivors.

Second venture

The boat was launched on November 7, 1940 at 9:30 am from St. Nazaire and expired on November 29, 1940 at 17:17 in Lorient one. No ships were sunk or damaged during this 23-day and 4,240 nm above and 254 nm underwater expedition in the North Atlantic and west of the North Channel .

Third company

The boat left Lorient on January 11, 1941 at 1:45 p.m. and returned there on February 14, 1941 at 11:30 a.m. On this 34-day and approx. 5,400 nm above and 170 nm underwater venture in the North Atlantic and west of Ireland , four ships with 23,943 GRT were sunk.

  • January 29, 1941: sinking of the British steamer King Robert with 5,996 GRT. The steamer was sunk by a torpedo. He had loaded 7,942 tons of grain and was on the way from Saint John via Sydney to Cardiff . The ship was a straggler of convoy SC-19 with 27 ships. There were no casualties, 42 survivors.
  • January 29, 1941: sinking of the British tanker WB Walker with 10,468 GRT. The tanker was sunk by a G7a torpedo . He had loaded 13,338 tons of gasoline and was en route from Aruba via Halifax to Avonmouth. The ship belonged to convoy SC-19. There were four dead and 43 survivors.
  • January 29, 1941: sinking of the Greek steamer Aikaterini ( Lage ) with 4,929 GRT. The steamer was sunk by a G7e torpedo . He had loaded 7,844 tons of grain and was en route from Halifax (Nova Scotia) to Dublin . The ship belonged to convoy SC-19. There were no casualties, 30 survivors.
  • February 3, 1941: sinking of the British steamer Dione II ( Lage ) with 2,660 GRT. The steamer was sunk by artillery . He had loaded 2,650 tons of iron ore and was on the way from Wabana ( Newfoundland ) via Sydney (Nova Scotia) to Cardiff. The ship was a straggler of convoy SC-20 with 38 ships. There were 28 dead and five survivors.

Fourth venture

The boat left Lorient on May 3, 1941 at 8:30 p.m. and entered St Nazaire on June 10, 1941 at 8:40 a.m. U 93 took over fuel from the German tanker Belchen on June 3, 1941 , during this action the Belchen was sunk by the British light cruisers HMS Kenya and HMS Aurora . The boat took over 49 men of the crew and returned to St. Nazaire. On this 38 day long and about 6,700 nm above and 272 nm underwater expedition in the North Atlantic and southeast of Greenland , a ship with 6,235 GRT was sunk.

  • May 21, 1941: sinking of the British tanker Elusa ( Lage ) with 6,235 GRT. The tanker was sunk by a torpedo. He had loaded 8,000 tons of diesel oil and was on his way to Manchester . The ship belonged to the convoy HX 126 . There were three dead and 49 survivors.

Fifth venture

The boat left Saint Nazaire on July 12, 1941 at 6:35 p.m. and returned there on August 21, 1941 at 12:30 p.m. No ships were sunk or damaged during this 40-day and approx. 6,400 nm above and 117 nm underwater expedition in the Central Atlantic , west of Morocco , Gibraltar and the Azores .

Sixth venture

The boat left St Nazaire on October 18, 1941 at 4:09 p.m. and returned there on November 21, 1941 at 11:15 a.m. No ships were sunk or damaged on this 34-day, approx. 4,130 nm above and 139 nm underwater expedition in the North Atlantic, west of Ireland, Newfoundland and Cape Race . U 93 belonged to the groups with the code names "Schlagetot" and "Raubritter".

Seventh venture

The boat left St Nazaire on December 23, 1941 at 7:35 p.m. and was sunk on January 15, 1942. No ships were sunk or damaged on this 23-day venture in the mid-Atlantic, west of Gibraltar and north Madeira . U 93 belonged to the group with the code name "Seydlitz".

Whereabouts

The boat was sunk on January 15, 1942 in the Atlantic northeast of Madeira Island by artillery , ramming and depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Hesperus at position 36 ° 10 ′  N , 15 ° 52 ′  W in marine grid reference CF 9654. The destroyer was part of the security of the convoy SL-97G. Its crew had noticed U 93 through radar and ASDIC echoes. There were six dead and 38 survivors who were taken prisoner of war in Camp 30 in Canada. With the ultimately failed Kiebitz operation , the commandant Horst Elfe was supposed to be freed.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Georg Högel: Emblems, coats of arms, Malings German submarines 1939-1945. 5th edition. Koehlers Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Hamburg 2009, ISBN 978-3-7822-1002-7 , page 53
  2. ^ P. Kemp: The German and Austrian submarine losses in both world wars. 1998, p. 80.
  3. ↑ Michael L. Hadley: U-Boats Against Canada: German Submarines in Canadian Waters . McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP, 1990, ISBN 978-0-7735-0801-9 , pp. 175 ( google.de [accessed October 20, 2018]).

literature

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  • Rainer Busch, Hans-Joachim Röll: The submarine war 1939-1945. Volume 4: German submarine losses from September 1939 to May 1945. ES Mittler und Sohn, Hamburg et al. 1999, ISBN 3-8132-0514-2 .
  • Rainer Busch, Hans-Joachim Röll: The submarine war 1939-1945. Volume 5: The knight's cross bearers of the submarine weapon from September 1939 to May 1945. ES Mittler and Son, Hamburg et al. 2003, ISBN 3-8132-0515-0 .
  • Erich Gröner : Die Handelsflotten der Welt 1942 and supplement 1944. JF Lehmanns Verlag, Munich 1976, ISBN 3-469-00552-4 (reprint of the 1942–1943 edition).
  • Erich Gröner: Search list for ship names (= The merchant fleets of the world. Supplementary volume). JF Lehmanns Verlag Munich 1976, ISBN 3-469-00553-2 (reprint of the 1943 edition).
  • Paul Kemp: The German and Austrian submarine losses in both world wars. Urbes Verlag, Graefelfing before Munich 1998, ISBN 3-924896-43-7 .