Unterseeboot 13 (1935)
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| Career (Nazi Germany) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-13 |
| Ordered: | February 2, 1935 |
| Builder: | Deutsche Werke, Kiel, yard 248 |
| Laid down: | June 20, 1935 |
| Launched: | November 9, 1935 |
| Commissioned: | November 30, 1935 |
| Fate: | Stricken May 31, 1940 in the North Sea. 26 survivors. |
| Class and type: | Type II U-boat |
| Service record | |
| Part of | Kriegsmarine: 1. Unterseebootsflottille |
| Identification codes | M 15 421 |
| Commanders | Hans-Gerrit von Stockhausen Karl Daublebsky von Eichhain Heinz Scheringer Wolfgang Lüth Max-Martin Schulte |
| Operations | 9 |
| Victories | 9 ships sunk for a total of 28.056 gross register tons (GRT) 3 ships damaged for a total of 26.218 GRT |
Unterseeboot 13, or more commonly U-13, was a German U-boat which was commissioned in November 30, 1936 following construction as a Type IIB U-boat at the Deutsche Werke shipyards at Kiel. First commander on board was Hans-Gerrit von Stockhausen. In its career it completed 9 patrols, all serving under 1. Unterseebootflottille. It succeeded in damaging 3 ships and sinking 9 ships.
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U-13 was sunk on May 31, 1940 in the North Sea 11 miles south-east of Lowestoft, in position by depth charges from the British sloop HMS Weston. There were no casualties.
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