German submarine U-98 (1940)

History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-98
Ordered	30 May 1938
Builder	Germaniawerft, Kiel
Yard number	603
Laid down	27 September 1939
Launched	31 August 1940
Commissioned	12 October 1940
Fate	Sunk, 15 November 1942, by HMS Wrestler
General characteristics
Class and type	Type VIIC submarine
Displacement	769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced; 871 t (857 long tons) submerged;
Length	67.10 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a; 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull;
Beam	6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a; 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull;
Height	9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
Draught	4.74 m (15 ft 7 in)
Installed power	2,800–3,200 PS (2,100–2,400 kW; 2,800–3,200 bhp) (diesels); 750 PS (550 kW; 740 shp) (electric);
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 × diesel engines; 2 × electric motors;
Speed	17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced; 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged;
Range	8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced; 80 nmi (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged;
Test depth	230 m (750 ft); Crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft);
Complement	4 officers, 40–56 enlisted
Armament	5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern); 14 × torpedoes or 26 TMA mines; 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds); 1 x 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 AA gun;
Service record
Part of:	7th U-boat Flotilla; 12 October 1940 – 15 November 1942;
Identification codes:	M 30 006
Commanders:	Kptlt. Robert Gysae; 12 October 1940 – 23 March 1942; Kptlt. Wilhelm Schulze; 24 March – October 1942; Oblt.z.S. Kurt Eichmann; October – 15 November 1942;
Operations:	9 patrols:; 1st patrol:; 12 March – 14 April 1941; 2nd patrol:; 1 – 29 May 1941; 3rd patrol:; 23 June – 23 July 1941; 4th patrol:; 31 August – 26 September 1941; 5th patrol:; 29 October – 29 November 1941; 6th patrol:; 18 January – 27 February 1942; 7th patrol:; 31 March – 6 June 1942; 8th patrol:; 14 July – 16 September 1942; 9th patrol:; 22 October – 15 November 1942;
Victories:	10 merchant ships sunk ; (48,878 GRT); 1 auxiliary warship sunk ; (10,549 GRT); 1 warship damaged ; (185 tons);

German submarine U-98 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II, operating from March 1941 until she was sunk in November 1942.

She was launched on 31 August 1940 and commissioned on 12 October, with a crew of 46 under the command of Kapitänleutnant Robert Gysae, operating from St. Nazaire in France. On 24 March 1942 command was transferred to Korvettenkapitän Wilhelm Schulze. Her final commander was Oberleutnant zur See Kurt Eichmann, who took over in October 1942. She was a member of six wolfpacks.

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