Germany has commissioned over 1,500 U-boats (German: Unterseeboot) into its various navies from 1906 to the present day. The submarines have usually been designated with a U followed by a number, although World War I coastal submarines and coastal minelaying submarines used the UB and UC prefixes, respectively. When Germany resumed building submarines in the 1930s, the numbering of the submarines was restarted at 1. The renumbering was restarted at 1 a third time when Germany resumed building submarines in the 1960s.
World War I–era U-boats edit
There were some 380 U-boats commissioned into the Kaiserliche Marine in the years before and during World War I. Although the first four German U-boats—U-1, U-2, U-3, and U-4—were commissioned before 1910, all four served in a training capacity during the war. German U-boats used during World War I were divided into three series. The U designation was generally reserved for ocean-going attack torpedo U-boats. The UB designation was used for coastal attack U-boats, while the UC designation was reserved for coastal minelaying U-boats.
U-boats edit
U-boats designed primarily for deep water service were designated with a U prefix and numbered up to 167.
Type U 1 edit
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Type U 23 edit
Type U 27 edit
Type U 31 edit
Type U 43 edit
Type U 51 edit
Type U 57 edit
- SM U-57
- SM U-58
- SM U-59
- SM U-60
- SM U-61
- SM U-62
- SM U-99
- SM U-100
- SM U-101
- SM U-102
- SM U-103
- SM U-104
Type U 63 edit
Type U 66 (Type UD) edit
The Type U 66 submarines were originally constructed for Austro-Hungary as the U-7 class, but were sold to Germany at the start of WWI.
Type UE I (Type U 71) edit
Type U 81 edit
Type U 87 edit
Type U 93 edit
Type U 115 edit
Type UE II (Type U 117) edit
Type U 127 edit
Type Large MS (Type U 135) edit
Type U 139 edit
Type U 142 edit
Type U 151 (Deutschland Class submarine) edit
Type U 158 edit
UB coastal U-boats edit
Coastal attack torpedo U-boats were smaller craft intended for operation closer to land. They were designated with a UB prefix and numbered up to 155.
Type UB I edit
Type UB II edit
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- UB-48
- UB-49
- UB-50
- UB-51
- UB-52
- UB-53
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- UB-55
- UB-56
- UB-57
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- UB-134
- UB-135
- UB-136
- UB-137
- UB-138
- UB-139
- UB-140
- UB-141
- UB-142
- UB-143
- UB-144
- UB-145
- UB-146
- UB-147
- UB-148
- UB-149
- UB-150
- UB-151
- UB-152
- UB-153
- UB-154
- UB-155
UC coastal minelaying U-boats edit
Coastal minelaying U-boats were smaller vessels intended to mine enemy harbors and approaches. They were designated with a UC prefix and numbered up to 114.
Type UC I edit
Type UC II edit
- UC-16
- UC-17
- UC-18
- UC-19
- UC-20
- UC-21
- UC-22
- UC-23
- UC-24
- UC-25
- UC-26
- UC-27
- UC-28
- UC-29
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- UC-62
- UC-63
- UC-64
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- UC-68
- UC-69
- UC-70
- UC-71
- UC-72
- UC-73
- UC-74
- UC-75
- UC-76
- UC-77
- UC-78
- UC-79
Type UC III edit
Thirty-five Type UC III submarines were planned, but only 25 were completed. Nine of these (UC-106 to UC-114) were never commissioned and were awarded to the United Kingdom and France and broken up in 1921. Ten of these (UC-80 to UC-89) were broken up at yard
Foreign U-boats edit
At the outbreak of World War I Germany took charge of a number of submarines under construction in German shipyards for other countries.
- SM UA (ex-Norwegian A class submarine A-5)
- U-66 to U-70 (ex-Austro-Hungarian U-7 class U-7 to U-11)
- US-1 (ex-Russian Bars class Burevestnik), only test run - not in service
- US-2 (ex-Russian Bars class Orlan), Commissioned later abandoned to White Russian Forces
- US-3 (ex-Russian Bars class Utka), only test run - not in service
- US-4 (ex-Russian Bars class Gagara), only test run - not in service
World War II U-boats edit
In the World War II era, Germany commissioned some 1,250 U-boats into the Kriegsmarine.
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Type II edit
Type IIA edit
Type IIB edit
Type IIC edit
Type IID edit
Type VII edit
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Type VIIB edit
Type VIIC edit
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- U-132
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- U-731
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Type VIIC/41 edit
- U-292
- U-293
- U-294
- U-295
- U-296
- U-297
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- U-317
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- U-687
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- U-723
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- U-827
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- U-930
- U-931
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- U-1103
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- U-1308
Type VIID edit
Type VIIF edit
Type IX edit
Type IXA edit
Type IXB edit
Type IXC edit
- U-66
- U-67
- U-68
- U-125
- U-126
- U-127
- U-128
- U-129
- U-130
- U-131
- U-153
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Type IXC/40 edit
- U-167
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- U-183
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- U-1234
- U-1235
Type IXD edit
Type X (XB) edit
Originally intended as long-range minelayers, the Type X were later used as long-range cargo transports.
Type XI edit
The Type XI was a planned artillery boat, armed with four 128-mm guns in two twin turrets along with an Arado Ar 231 floatplane. Four boats were laid down in 1939 but were cancelled at the outbreak of WWII.
- U-112
- U-113
- U-114
- U-115
Type XIV edit
The Type XIV submarine was a shortened version of the Type IXD and used as tankers. Twenty-four were planned, but only 10 were commissioned; three (U-491 to U-494) were cancelled before completed and eleven were never laid down. This type was nicknamed Milchkuh (milk cow).
Type XVII edit
Type XVIIA edit
Type XVIIB edit
Twelve Type XVIIB submarines were planned, but only three were completed; three were cancelled at the end of the war before completion and six were cancelled in favor of the Type XXI submarine.
Type XVIIK edit
Type XVIII edit
The Type XVIII was a projected attack boat using the Walter propulsion system. Two boats were laid down in 1943, but construction was cancelled in March 1944.
- U-796
- U-797
Type XXI edit
- U-2501
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- U-2542
- U-2543
- U-2544
- U-2545
- U-2546
- U-2548
- U-2551
- U-2552
- U-3001
- U-3002
- U-3003
- U-3004
- U-3005
- U-3006
- U-3007
- U-3008
- U-3009
- U-3010
- U-3011
- U-3012
- U-3013
- U-3014
- U-3015
- U-3016
- U-3017
- U-3018
- U-3019
- U-3020
- U-3021
- U-3022
- U-3023
- U-3024
- U-3025
- U-3026
- U-3027
- U-3028
- U-3029
- U-3030
- U-3031
- U-3032
- U-3033
- U-3034
- U-3035
- U-3037
- U-3038
- U-3039
- U-3040
- U-3041
- U-3044
- U-3501
- U-3502
- U-3503
- U-3504
- U-3505
- U-3506
- U-3507
- U-3508
- U-3509
- U-3510
- U-3511
- U-3512
- U-3513
- U-3514
- U-3515
- U-3516
- U-3517
- U-3518
- U-3519
- U-3520
- U-3521
- U-3522
- U-3523
- U-3524
- U-3525
- U-3526
- U-3527
- U-3528
- U-3529
- U-3530
Type XXIII edit
- U-2321
- U-2322
- U-2323
- U-2324
- U-2325
- U-2326
- U-2327
- U-2328
- U-2329
- U-2330
- U-2331
- U-2332
- U-2333
- U-2334
- U-2335
- U-2336
- U-2337
- U-2338
- U-2339
- U-2340
- U-2341
- U-2342
- U-2343
- U-2344
- U-2345
- U-2346
- U-2347
- U-2348
- U-2349
- U-2350
- U-2351
- U-2352
- U-2353
- U-2354
- U-2355
- U-2356
- U-2357
- U-2358
- U-2359
- U-2360
- U-2361
- U-2362
- U-2363
- U-2364
- U-2365
- U-2366
- U-2367
- U-2368
- U-2369
- U-2371
- U-4701
- U-4702
- U-4703
- U-4704
- U-4705
- U-4706
- U-4707
- U-4709
- U-4710
- U-4711
- U-4712
Midget submarines edit
Biber edit
Molch edit
Seehund (Type XVIIB) edit
The range of U-5000 to U-6442 was specifically allocated to German midget submarines. The following Seehund Type XXVIIB U-boats were entered into the Kriegsmarine registry as commissioned vessels
- U-5001
- U-5002
- U-5003
- U-5004
- U-5005
- U-5006
- U-5007
- U-5008
- U-5009
- U-5010
- U-5011
- U-5012
- U-5013
- U-5014
- U-5015
- U-5016
- U-5017
- U-5018
- U-5019
- U-5020
- U-5021
- U-5022
- U-5023
- U-5024
- U-5025
- U-5026
- U-5027
- U-5028
- U-5029
- U-5030
- U-5031
- U-5032
- U-5033
- U-5034
- U-5035
- U-5036
- U-5037
- U-5038
- U-5039
- U-5040
- U-5041
- U-5042
- U-5043
- U-5044
- U-5045
- U-5046
- U-5047
- U-5048
- U-5049
- U-5050
- U-5051
- U-5052
- U-5053
- U-5054
- U-5055
- U-5056
- U-5057
- U-5058
- U-5059
- U-5060
- U-5061
- U-5062
- U-5063
- U-5064
- U-5065
- U-5066
- U-5067
- U-5068
- U-5069
- U-5070
- U-5071
- U-5072
- U-5073
- U-5074
- U-5075
- U-5076
- U-5077
- U-5078
- U-5079
- U-5080
- U-5081
- U-5082
- U-5083
- U-5084
- U-5085
- U-5086
- U-5087
- U-5088
- U-5089
- U-5090
- U-5091
- U-5092
- U-5093
- U-5094
- U-5095
- U-5096
- U-5097
- U-5098
- U-5099
- U-5100
- U-5101
- U-5102
- U-5103
- U-5104
- U-5105
- U-5106
- U-5107
- U-5108
- U-5109
- U-5110
- U-5111
- U-5112
- U-5113
- U-5114
- U-5115
- U-5116
- U-5117
- U-5118
- U-5251
- U-5252
- U-5253
- U-5254
- U-5255
- U-5256
- U-5257
- U-5258
- U-5259
- U-5260
- U-5261
- U-5262
- U-5263
- U-5264
- U-5265
- U-5266
- U-5267
- U-5268
- U-5269
- U-5330
Foreign U-boats edit
Germany captured and commissioned 14 submarines from six countries into the Kriegsmarine during World War II.
Post–World War II U-boats edit
Type XXI edit
- Wilhelm Bauer (ex U-2540)
Type XXIII edit
Type 201 edit
Type 205 edit
Type 206 edit
Type 212A edit
See also edit
- List of U-boats never deployed
- List of German U-boat WW2 Raiding Careers
- List of naval ships of Germany
- Category:Type II U-boats
- Category:Type IX U-boats
- Category:Type VII U-boats
- Category:Type XIV U-boats
- Category:Type XXI U-boats
- List of ships of the Second World War
- List of submarines of the Second World War