German submarine U-18 (1936)
- German submarine U-18 (1936)
Unterseeboot 18 (U-18) was a Type IIB German U-boat that was in use during World War II. It was laid down July 10 1935 and commissioned on January 4 1936. It served under many unterseebootsflotilles (flotillas) during its service.
Fate
While a training boat, "U-18" sank at 0954 hrs on November 20 1936 in Lübeck Bay, after a collision with T-156. 8 died and 12 survived. It was raised on November 28 1936. It returned service on September 30 1937.
On August 20 1944, in a Soviet air raid on the Romanian harbor of Constanţa in the Black Sea, "U-18" was damaged and as a results deemed not seaworthy and was scuttled.
The boat was raised by the USSR in late 1944. It was sunk by the Soviet submarine M-120 on May 26 1947 off Sevastopol (also sunk that day was the former U-24).
ervice history
*4 Jan 1936 - 20 Nov 1936: 1st Flottille (front boat)
*30 Sep 1937 - 1 Aug 1939: 3rd Flottille (front boat)
*1 Sep 1939 - 1 Nov 1939: 3rd Flottille (front boat)
*1 Nov 1939 - 1 Mar 1940: U-Ausbildungsflottille (front boat)
*1 Apr 1940 - 1 Jun 1940: U-Ausbildungsflottille (training)
*1 Jul 1940 - 17 Dec 1940: 24th Flottille (training)
*6 May 1943 - 25 Aug 1944: 30th Flottille (front boat)
Commanders
*Hans Pauckstadt, 4 Jan 1936 - 20 Nov 1936
*Kptlt. Heinz Beduhn, 30 Sep 1937 - 31 Oct 1937
*Kptlt. Max-Hermann Bauer, 1 Nov 1937 - 24 Nov 1939
*Oblt. Ernst Mengersen (Knights Cross), 24 Nov 1939 - 2 Sep 1940
*Kptlt. Hans-Heinz Linder, 3 Sep 1940 - 17 Dec 1940
*Kptlt. Ernst Vogelsang, 18 Dec 1940 - 6 May 1941
*Oblt. Hans-Achim von Rosenberg-Gruszcynski, 7 May 1941 - 31 May 1942
*Oblt. Friedrich-Wilhelm Wissmann, 1 Jun 1942 - 18 Aug 1942
*Oblt. Karl Fleige (Knights Cross), 3 Dec 1942 - 25 Aug 1944
*Oblt. Hans-Jürgen Bartsch, 2 May 1944 - 25 May 1944
*Oblt. Rudolf Arendt, 25 May 1944 - 7 Jun 1944
*Oblt. Friedrich Baumgärtel, 22 Dec 1944 - 6 Feb 1945
References
*cite web|url=http://uboat.net/boats/u18.htm |accessdate=2007-01-20
title=U-18 |publisher=uboat.net
*cite web|url=http://ubootwaffe.net/ops/boat.cgi?boat=18 |accessdate=2007-01-20
work=U-Boat Operations
title=U-18
publisher=Kriegsmarine and U-Boat history, ubootwaffe.net
*cite web|url=http://www.u-boot-archiv.de/dieboote/u0017.html|accessdate=2007-02-16
work=u-boot-archiv.de
title=U-18
publisher=Kriegsmarine and U-Boat history, u-boot-archiv.de
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