German submarine U-27

U-27 may refer to one of the following German submarines:

  • SM U-27 (Germany), was the lead ship of the Type U 27 class of submarines; launched in 1913 and served in the First World War until sunk on 19 August 1915; the events surrounding U-27's sinking are known as the Baralong Incident
    • During the First World War, Germany also had these submarines with similar names:
  • German submarine U-27 (1936), a Type VIIA submarine that served in the Second World War until sunk on 20 September 1939
  • German submarine U-27 (S176), a Type 206 submarine of the Bundesmarine that was launched in 1974 and scrapped in 1996
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