German submarine U-67 (1940)

	U-67 entering port
History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-67
Ordered	7 August 1939
Builder	DeSchiMAG AG Weser, Bremen
Yard number	986
Laid down	5 April 1940
Launched	30 October 1940
Commissioned	22 January 1941
Fate	Sunk 16 July 1943 in the Sargasso Sea
General characteristics
Class and type	Type IXC submarine
Displacement	1,120 t (1,100 long tons) surfaced; 1,232 t (1,213 long tons) submerged;
Length	76.76 m (251 ft 10 in) o/a; 58.75 m (192 ft 9 in) pressure hull;
Beam	6.76 m (22 ft 2 in) o/a; 4.40 m (14 ft 5 in) pressure hull;
Height	9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
Draught	4.70 m (15 ft 5 in)
Installed power	4,400 PS (3,200 kW; 4,300 bhp) (diesels); 1,000 PS (740 kW; 990 shp) (electric);
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 × diesel engines; 2 × electric motors;
Speed	18.3 knots (33.9 km/h; 21.1 mph) surfaced; 7.3 knots (13.5 km/h; 8.4 mph) submerged;
Range	13,450 nmi (24,910 km; 15,480 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced; 64 nmi (119 km; 74 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged;
Test depth	230 m (750 ft)
Complement	4 officers, 44 enlisted48 to 56
Armament	6 × torpedo tubes (4 bow, 2 stern); 22 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedoes; 1 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK C/32 deck gun (180 rounds); 1 × 3.7 cm (1.5 in) SK C/30 AA gun; 1 × twin 2 cm FlaK 30 AA guns;
Service record
Part of:	2nd U-boat Flotilla; 22 January 1941 – 16 July 1943;
Identification codes:	M 26 049
Commanders:	Kptlt. Heinrich Bleichrodt; 22 January – 4 June 1941; Oblt.z.S. Günther Pfeffer; 5 June – 2 July 1941; K.Kapt. Günther Müller-Stöckheim; 3 July 1941 – 16 July 1943;
Operations:	7 patrols:; 1st patrol:; 14 September – 16 October 1941; 2nd patrol:; 26 November – 26 December 1941; 3rd patrol:; 19 January – 30 March 1942; 4th patrol:; 20 May – 8 August 1942; 5th patrol:; 16 September – 21 December 1942; 6th patrol:; 3 March – 13 April 1943; 7th patrol:; 10 May – 16 July 1943;
Victories:	13 merchant ships sunk ; (72,138 GRT); 5 merchant ships damaged ; (29,726 GRT);

German submarine U-67 was a Type IXC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine that operated in World War II. She was laid down in the AG Weser yard in Bremen as yard number 986 on 5 April 1940. She was launched on 30 October and was commissioned on 22 January 1941 under Korvettenkapitän Heinrich Bleichrodt.

Her service life began with training with the 2nd U-boat Flotilla on her commissioning date; the boat was declared operational with the same flotilla on 1 September 1941.

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