Ordered - 24 May 1938
Laid down - 6 Sep 1939 AG Weser, Bremen (werk 966)
Launched - 12 Apr 1940
Commissioned 5 Jul 1940 Korvkpt. Victor Schütze (Knights Cross/Oak Leaves)
Commanders
5 Jul 1940 - 12 Aug 1941 Korvkpt. Victor Schütze (Knights Cross/Oak Leaves)
15 Jul 1942 - 13 Mar 1944 Kptlt. Gustav-Adolf Janssen (German Cross in Gold)
23 Jan 1945 - 18 Feb 1945 Oblt. Heinz Murl
31 Mar 1945 - 15 Apr 1945 Oblt. Hans-Norbert Schunck
Career
11 patrols
5 Jul 1940 - 1 Sep 1940 2. Flottille (training)
1 Sep 1940 - 1 Jan 1944 2. Flottille (active service)
1 Jan 1944 - 1 Mar 1944 24. Flottille (school boat)
Successes 45 ships sunk, total tonnage 237,596 GRT
3 ships damaged, total tonnage 28,158 GRT
Fate: Decommissioned on 13 March 1944 at Memel and later used as training hulk at Gotenhafen. In January 1945 transferred to Hamburg-Finkenwerder and used as power generating plant. Transferred to Kiel in April 1945.
Scuttled on 3 May 1945 at Kiel. Wreck broken up.
During her period in action in the south
POLYANA - SAMSO - WRAY CASTLE - SURAT - DUNKWA - CITY OF WINCHESTER - CITY OF SHANGHAI - BRITISH GRENADIER - MARIONGA - RADAMES - WANGI WANGI - ELMDENE
POLYANA
SAMSÖ
WRAY CASTLE
SURAT
DUNKWA
CITY OF WINCHESTER
CITY OF SHAGHAI
BRITISH GRENADIER
MARIONGA
RADAMES
WANGI WANGI
ELMDENE