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German submarine U-38 was a Type IXA U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine that operated during World War II. [1] Her keel was laid down on 15 April 1937, by DeSchiMAG AG Weser of Bremen as yard number 943. She was launched on 9 August 1938 and commissioned on 24 October with Kapitänleutnant Heinrich Liebe in command. [1]
The inspiration for the Type IXA submarine came from the German Type IA submarine, which had a similar diving depth and identical submerged horsepower. Two of the eight Type IXA submarines ( U-37 and U-38 ) would become the 6th and 10th most successful U-boats that saw service in World War II, sinking 53 and 35 ships respectively.
U-38 may refer to one of the following German submarines: SM U-38 , was a Type U 31 submarine launched in 1914 and that served in the First World War until surrendered on 23 February 1919 During the First World War, Germany also had these submarines with similar names:
A Type UB II submarine, UB-38 had a displacement of 274 tonnes (270 long tons) when at the surface and 303 tonnes (298 long tons) while submerged. She had a total length of 36.90 m (121 ft 1 in), a beam of 4.37 m (14 ft 4 in), and a draught of 3.69 m (12 ft 1 in).
Submarines of World War II represented a wide range of capabilities with many types of varying specifications produced by dozens of countries. The principle countries engaged in submarine warfare during the war were Germany, Italy, Japan, the United States, United Kingdom and the Soviet Union. The Italian and Soviet fleets were the largest.
Type VIIC/41 U-boat. List of U-boat types contains lists of the German U-boat types (submarine classes) used in World War I and World War II.. The anglicized word U-boat is usually only used as reference for German submarines in the two World Wars and therefore postwar submarine in the Bundesmarine and later German Navy are not included.
The Italian Liner SS Ancona which was sunk by the German submarines, sailing from New York for Italy Postcard of SS Persia at Aden, c.1900 Max Valentiner Canaris, while a Korvettenkapitän SM U-38 was a German Type U 31 U-boat which operated in the Mediterranean Sea during World War I .
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