German submarine U-13 was a Type IIB U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine which was commissioned on 30 November 1936, following construction at the Deutsche Werke shipyards at Kiel. The first commander on board was Hans-Gerrit von Stockhausen. In her career she completed nine patrols, all while serving with the 1st U-boat Flotilla. The U-boat succeeded in sinking nine ships and damaging three more.
Design German Type IIB submarines were enlarged versions of the original Type IIs. U-13 had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. Officially, the standard tonnage was , however. The U-boat had a total length of , a pressure hull length of , a beam of , a height of , and a draught of . The submarine was powered by two MWM RS 127 S four-stroke, six-cylinder diesel engines of for cruising, two Siemens-Schuckert PG VV 322/36 double-acting electric motors producing a total of for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to .
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and a maximum submerged speed of . When submerged, the boat could operate for at ; when surfaced, she could travel at . U-13 was fitted with three torpedo tubes at the bow, five torpedoes or up to twelve Type A torpedo mines, and a anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of twentyfive.
Fate U-13 was sunk on 31 May 1940, in the North Sea south-east of Lowestoft, in position by depth charges from the British sloop . There were no casualties.
Summary of raiding history Date Name Nationality Tonnage(GRT) Fate10 September 19398,641Sunk (mine)16 September 193910,902Damaged (mine)24 September 19392,660Sunk (mine)30 October 1939Cairnmona4,666Sunk19 November 1939Bowling793Sunk6 January 1940City of Marseilles8,317Damaged (mine)31 January 1940Start1,168Sunk1 February 1940Fram2,491Sunk6 February 1940Anu1,421Sunk (mine)17 April 1940Swainby4,935Sunk26 April 1940Lily1,281Sunk28 April 1940Scottish American6,999Damaged
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