German submarine U-12 (1935)

	U-9, a typical Type IIB boat
History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-12
Ordered	20 July 1934
Builder	Germaniawerft, Kiel
Yard number	546
Laid down	20 May 1935
Launched	11 September 1935
Commissioned	30 September 1935
Fate	Sunk 8 October 1939 in the English Channel near Dover. 27 dead
General characteristics
Class and type	Type IIB coastal submarine
Displacement	279 t (275 long tons) surfaced; 328 t (323 long tons) submerged;
Length	42.70 m (140 ft 1 in) o/a; 27.80 m (91 ft 2 in) pressure hull;
Beam	4.08 m (13 ft 5 in) (o/a); 4.00 m (13 ft 1 in) (pressure hull);
Height	8.60 m (28 ft 3 in)
Draught	3.90 m (12 ft 10 in)
Installed power	700 PS (510 kW; 690 bhp) (diesels); 410 PS (300 kW; 400 shp) (electric);
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 × diesel engines; 2 × electric motors;
Speed	13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) surfaced; 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) submerged;
Range	1,800 nmi (3,300 km; 2,100 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced; 35–43 nmi (65–80 km; 40–49 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged;
Test depth	80 m (260 ft)
Complement	3 officers, 22 men
Armament	3 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes; 5 × torpedoes or up to 12 TMA or 18 TMB mines; 1 × 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft gun;
Service record
Part of:	3rd U-boat Flotilla; 1 September 1935 – 1 August 1939 ; 1 September 1939 – 8 October 1939;
Identification codes:	M 17 865
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. / Kptlt. Werner von Schmidt; 30 September 1935 – 1 October 1937; Kptlt. Hans Pauckstadt; December 1936 – 1 October 1937; Kptlt. Dietrich von der Ropp; 1 October 1937 – 8 October 1939;
Operations:	2 patrols:; 1st patrol:; a. 25 August – 9 September 1939; b. 18 – 19 September 1939; 2nd patrol:; 23 September – 8 October 1939;
Victories:	No ships sunk or damaged

German submarine U-12 was a Type IIB U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine laid down on 20 May 1935 by Germaniawerft at Kiel and commissioned on 30 September.

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