German submarine U-25 (1936)

	U-25 in about 1936; the number on the conning tower was removed at the beginning of the war
History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-25
Ordered	17 December 1934
Builder	DeSchiMAG AG Weser Bremen
Yard number	903
Laid down	28 June 1935
Launched	14 February 1936
Commissioned	6 April 1936
Fate	Sunk by a British mine around 2 August 1940, in the North Sea north of Terschelling
General characteristics
Type	Type IA ocean-going submarine
Displacement	862 t (848 long tons) surfaced; 982 t (966 long tons) submerged; Official displacement was 712 tons standard;
Length	72.39 m (237 ft 6 in) o/a
Beam	6.21 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a
Draught	4.30 m (14 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	Diesel-electric; 2 × MAN M8V40/46 8-cylinder diesel engines with 2,900–3,080 PS (2,860–3,040 shp; 2,130–2,270 kW); 2 × BBC GG UB720/8 double-acting electric motors with 1,000 PS (990 shp; 740 kW);
Speed	18.6 knots (34.4 km/h; 21.4 mph) surfaced; 8.3 knots (15.4 km/h; 9.6 mph) submerged;
Range	7,900 nmi (14,600 km; 9,100 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced; 78 nmi (144 km; 90 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged;
Test depth	200 m (660 ft)
Complement	4 officers, 39 enlisted
Armament	6 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 2 stern); 14 × torpedoes; 28 × TMA mines; 1 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK C/32 naval gun; 1 × 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 AA gun;
Service record
Part of:	2nd U-boat Flotilla; 1 April 1936 – 2 August 1940;
Identification codes:	M 10 950
Commanders:	KrvKpt. Eberhard Godt; 6 April 1936 – 3 January 1938; Kptlt. Werner von Schmidt; 3 January – 12 December 1938; Kptlt. Otto Schuhart; 10 December 1938 – 3 April 1939; Oblt. Georg-Heinz Michel; 4 April – 4 September 1939; Kptlt. / KrvKpt. Viktor Schütze; 5 September 1939 – 19 May 1940; Kptlt. / KrvKpt. Heinz Beduhn; 20 May – 2 August 1940;
Operations:	5 patrols:; 1st patrol:; 18 October – 19 November 1939; 2nd patrol:; 13 January – 19 February 1940; 3rd patrol:; 3 April – 6 May 1940; 4th patrol:; 8 – 29 June 1940; 5th patrol:; 1 – 2 August 1940;
Victories:	7 merchant ships sunk ; (33,209 GRT); 1 auxiliary warship sunk ; (17,046 GRT); 1 merchant ship damaged ; (7,638 GRT);

German submarine U-25 was one of two Type IA ocean-going submarines produced by Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine. Constructed by DeSchiMAG AG Weser in Bremen as yard number 903, U-25 was commissioned on 6 April 1936. It experienced a short, but successful combat career, sinking eight ships and damaging one.

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