German submarine U-8 (1935)

	U-9, a typical Type IIB boat
History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-8
Ordered	20 July 1934
Builder	Germaniawerft, Kiel
Yard number	542
Laid down	25 March 1935
Launched	16 July 1935
Commissioned	5 August 1935
Fate	Scuttled on 5 May 1945, in the Raeder Lock at Wilhelmshaven.
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:	U-boat School Flotilla; 1 September 1935 – 1 August 1939; 1 September 1939 – 3 January 1940; U-boat Defense School; 4 January – 12 April 1940; 1st U-boat Flotilla; 13 April – 30 June 1940; 24th U-boat Flotilla; 1 July – 17 December 1940; 22nd U-boat Flotilla; 18 December 1940 – 31 March 1945;
Identification codes:	M 06 994
Commanders:	Kptlt. Harald Grosse; 13 August 1935 – 3 November 1936; Oblt.z.S. / Kptlt. Georg Peters; 24 June 1938 – 5 September 1939; Kptlt. Otto Schuhart; 2 September - 29 October 1938; Kptlt. Wolf-Harro Stiebler; 6 September - 13 October 1939; Kptlt. Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock; 14 October - 30 November 1939; Kptlt. Georg-Heinz Michel; 1 December 1939 - 4 May 1940; Kptlt. Eitel-Friedrich Kentrat; 5 May - 7 June 1940; Lt.z.S. Heinz Stein; 5 - 9 June 1940; Oblt.z.S. Walter Kell; 10 June - 6 July 1940; Oblt.z.S. Hans-Jürgen Zetzsche ; 7 - 28 July 1940; Oblt.z.S. Walter Kell; 13 September - 17 December 1940; Kptlt. Heinrich Heinsohn; 18 December 1940 - 25 April 1941; Kptlt. Ulrich Borcherdt; 26 April - 22 May 1941; Oblt.z.S. Rolf Steinhaus; 23 May - 31 July 1941; Lt.z.S. / Oblt. Horst Deckert; 1 August 1941 - 16 May 1942; Oblt.z.S. Rudolf Hoffmann; 17 May 1942 - 15 March 1943; Oblt.z.S.d.R Alfred Werner; 16 March 1943 - 12 May 1944; Oblt.z.S. Jürgen Iversen; 13 May - 24 November 1944; Oblt.z.S. Jürgen Kriegshammer; 25 November 1944 - 31 March 1945;
Operations:	1 patrol:; a. 19 May – 5 June 1940 ; b. 5–7 June 1940;
Victories:	No ships sunk or damaged

The German submarine U-8 was a Type IIB U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine, based at Kiel during World War II. It was one of the smaller versions, and was first launched on 16 July 1935. Its first commander was Harald Grosse. U-8 would have 18 commanders over the course of its service, the last being Jürgen Kriegshammer.

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