List of German Type II submarines

The list of German Type II submarines includes all Type II submarines ("Unterseeboot" or U-boat) built by Germany.

Type IIA

"U 1"

* Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
* Laid down: 11 February 1935
* Commissioned: 29 June 1935
* Operations: 2 patrols
* Victories: None
* Fate: Sunk 6 April 1940 by a mine in the North Sea

"U 2"

* Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
* Laid down: 11 February 1935
* Commissioned: 25 July 1935
* Operations: 2 patrols, served with "Unterseebootschulflottille" and 21. "Unterseebootflottille"
* Victories: None
* Fate: Sunk 8 April 1944 from collision with "Helmi Söhle" near Pillau in the Baltic Sea

"U 3"

* Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
* Laid down: 6 August 1935
* Commissioned: 29 June 1935
* Operations: 5 patrols, served with "Unterseebootschulflottille" and 21. "Unterseebootflottille"
* Victories: 2 ships (total of GRT|2,348|metric|first=yes)
* Fate: Stricken 1 August 1944 and scrapped

"U 4"

* Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
* Laid down: 11 February 1935
* Commissioned: 17 August 1935
* Operations: 4 patrols, served with "Unterseebootschulflottille" and 21. "Unterseebootflottille"
* Victories: 4 ships (total of GRT|6,223|metric)
* Fate: Stricken 1 August 1944 and scrapped

"U 5"

* Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
* Laid down: 11 February 1935
* Commissioned: 31 August 1935
* Operations: 2 patrols, served with "Unterseebootschulflottille" and 21. "Unterseebootflottille"
* Victories: None
* Fate: Sunk 19 March 1943 in diving accident near Pillau in the Baltic Sea

"U 6"

* Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
* Laid down: 11 February 1935
* Commissioned: 7 September 1935
* Operations: 2 patrols, served with "Unterseebootschulflottille" and 21. "Unterseebootflottille"
* Victories: None
* Fate: Stricken 7 August 1944

Type IIB

"U 7"

* Builder: Germaniawerft at Kiel
* Laid down: 11 March 1935
* Commissioned: 18 July 1935
* Operations: 6 patrols, served with "Unterseebootschulflottille" and 21. "Unterseebootflottille"
* Victories: 2 ships totalling GRT|4,524|metric
* Fate: Sunk 18 February 1944 in diving accident near Pillau in the Baltic Sea

"U 8"

* Builder: Germaniawerft at Kiel
* Laid down: 25 March 1935
* Commissioned: 5 August 1935
* Operations: 1 patrol, served with "Unterseebootschulflottille" and 1. "Unterseebootflottille", 22. "Unterseebootflottille", and 24. "Unterseebootflottille"
* Victories: None
* Fate: Scuttled 2 May 1945 at Wilhelmshaven

"U 9"

* Builder: Germaniawerft at Kiel
* Laid down: 8 April 1935
* Commissioned: 21 August 1935
* Operations: 19 patrols, served with 1. "Unterseebootflottille", 21. "Unterseebootflottille", 24. "Unterseebootflottille", and 30. "Unterseebootflottille"
* Victories: 8 ships totaling GRT|17,221|metric plus 1 ship damaged totaling 412 tons
* Fate: Sunk 20 August 1944 by Soviet aircraft at Constanţa in the Black Sea, raised by the Soviets as "TS-16"

"U 10"

* Builder: Germaniawerft at Kiel
* Laid down: 22 April 1935
* Commissioned: 9 September 1935
* Operations: 5 patrols, served with "Unterseebootschulflottille", 1. "Unterseebootflottille", 3. "Unterseebootflottille", and 21. "Unterseebootflottille"
* Victories: 2 ships totaling GRT|6,356|metric
* Fate: Stricken 1 August 1944

"U 11"

* Builder: Germaniawerft at Kiel
* Laid down: 6 May 1935
* Commissioned: 21 September 1935
* Operations: Served with "Unterseebootschulflottille", 1. "Unterseebootflottille", 5. "Unterseebootflottille", 21. "Unterseebootflottille", and 22. "Unterseebootflottille"
* Victories: None
* Fate: Stricken 5 January 1945

"U 12"

* Builder: Germaniawerft at Kiel
* Laid down: 20 May 1935
* Commissioned: 30 September 1935
* Operations: 1 patrol, served with 3. "Unterseebootflottille"
* Victories: None
* Fate: Sunk 8 October 1939 after a mine hit near Dover in the English ChannelThe wrecksite of U-12 is designated as a protected place under the Protection of Military Remains Act. U-12 was the vessel nominated by the German authorities to represent all U-Boats sunk in British waters in the second world war.

"U 13"

* Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
* Laid down: 20 June 1935
* Commissioned: 30 November 1935
* Operations: 9 patrols, served with 1. "Unterseebootflottille"
* Victories: 9 ships totaling GRT|28,056|metric plus 3 ships damaged totaling GRT|26,218|metric
* Fate: Sunk 31 May 1940 by the Royal Navy sloop HMS "Weston"

"U 14"

* Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
* Laid down: 6 July 1935
* Commissioned: 18 January 1936
* Operations: 6 patrols, served with 3. "Unterseebootflottille", 22. "Unterseebootflottille", 24. "Unterseebootflottille", "UnterseeAusbildungsflottille", and 1. "UnterseeAusbildungsflottille"
* Victories: 9 ships totaling GRT|12,344|metric
* Fate: Scuttled 2 May 1945 at Wilhelmshaven

"U 15"

* Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
* Laid down: 24 September 1935
* Commissioned: 7 March 1936
* Operations: 5 patrols, served with 1. "Unterseebootflottille"
* Victories: 3 ships (GRT|4,532|metric)
* Fate: Sunk 30 May 1940 in collision with torpedo boat "Iltis" at Hoofden

"U 16"

* Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
* Laid down: 5 August 1935
* Commissioned: 16 May 1936
* Operations: 3 patrols, served with 3. "Unterseebootflottille"
* Victories: 2 ships (GRT|3,435|metric)
* Fate: Sunk 25 October 1939 by the Royal Navy trawler HMS "Cayton Wyke" and patrol vessel HMS "Puffin"

"U 17"

* Builder: Germaniawerft at Kiel
* Laid down: 1 July 1935
* Commissioned: 3 December 1935
* Operations: 4 patrols, served with 1. "Unterseebootflottille", 22. "Unterseebootflottille", "UnterseeAusbildungsflottille", and 1. "UnterseeAusbildungsflottille"
* Victories: 3 ships (GRT|1,825|metric)
* Fate: Scuttled 5 May 1945 at Wilhelmshaven

"U 18"

* Builder: Germaniawerft at Kiel
* Laid down: 10 July 1935
* Commissioned: 4 January 1936
* Operations: 14 patrols, served with 1. "Unterseebootflottille", 3. "Unterseebootflottille", 24. "Unterseebootflottille", 30. "Unterseebootflottille", "UnterseeAusbildungsflottille", and 1. "UnterseeAusbildungsflottille"
* Victories: 3 ships (GRT|1,985|metric) plus 2 damaged (GRT|7,801|metric)
* Fate: Scuttled 25 August 1944 at Constanţa in the Black Sea

"U 19"

* Builder: Germaniawerft at Kiel
* Laid down: 20 July 1935
* Commissioned: 16 January 1936
* Operations: 20 patrols, served with 1. "Unterseebootflottille", 22. "Unterseebootflottille", 24. "Unterseebootflottille", 30. "Unterseebootflottille", and 1. "UnterseeAusbildungsflottille"
* Victories: 15 ships (GRT|35,871|metric)
* Fate: Scuttled 10 September 1944 near Turkey in the Black Sea

"U 20"

* Builder: Germaniawerft at Kiel
* Laid down: 1 August 1935
* Commissioned: 1 February 1936
* Operations: 17 patrols, served with 1. "Unterseebootflottille", 3. "Unterseebootflottille", 21. "Unterseebootflottille", 30. "Unterseebootflottille", and 1. "UnterseeAusbildungsflottille"
* Victories: 14 ships (GRT|37,669|metric) plus 2 damaged (GRT|2,690|metric)
* Fate: Scuttled 10 September 1944 near Turkey in the Black Sea

"U 21"

* Builder: Germaniawerft at Kiel
* Laid down: 4 March 1936
* Commissioned: 3 August 1936
* Operations: 7 patrols, served with 1. "Unterseebootflottille" and 21. "Unterseebootflottille"
* Victories: 6 ships (GRT|11,311|metric) plus 1 damaged (11,500 tons)
* Fate: Interned by Norway 27 March to 9 April 1940, stricken 5 August 1944 and scrapped

"U 22"

* Builder: Germaniawerft at Kiel
* Laid down: 4 March 1936
* Commissioned: 20 August 1936
* Operations: 7 patrols, served with 1. "Unterseebootflottille" and 3. "Unterseebootflottille"
* Victories: 7 ships (GRT|8,819|metric) plus 1 damaged (GRT|3,633|metric)
* Fate: Went missing 27 March 1940 in the Skagerak

"U 23"

* Builder: Germaniawerft at Kiel
* Laid down: 11 April 1936
* Commissioned: 24 September 1936
* Operations: 16 patrols, served with 1. "Unterseebootflottille", 21. "Unterseebootflottille", and 30. "Unterseebootflottille"
* Victories: 12 ships (GRT|30,703|metric)
* Fate: Scuttled 10 September 1944 near Turkey in the Black Sea

"U 24"

* Builder: Germaniawerft at Kiel
* Laid down: 21 April 1936
* Commissioned: 10 October 1936
* Operations: 20 patrols, served with 1. "Unterseebootflottille", 3. "Unterseebootflottille", 21. "Unterseebootflottille", 30. "Unterseebootflottille", and 1. "UnterseeAusbildungsflottille"
* Victories: 7 ships (GRT|9,408|metric) plus 1 damaged (GRT|7,661|metric)
* Fate: Scuttled 25 August 1944 at Constanţa on the Black Sea

"U 120"

* Builder: Flender Werke AG at Lübeck
* Laid down: 31 March 1938
* Commissioned: 20 April 1940
* Operations: Served with 21. "Unterseebootflottille", 31. "Unterseebootflottille", and "Unterseebootschulflottille"
* Victories: None
* Fate: Scuttled 2 May 1945 at Bremerhaven, raised 1950 and scrapped

"U 121"

* Builder: Flender Werke AG at Lübeck
* Laid down: 16 April 1938
* Commissioned: 28 May 1940
* Operations: Served with 21. "Unterseebootflottille", 24. "Unterseebootflottille", 31. "Unterseebootflottille", and "Unterseebootschulflottille"
* Victories: None
* Fate: Scuttled 2 May 1945 at Bremerhaven, raised 1950 and scrapped

Type IIC

"U 56"

* Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
* Laid down: 21 September 1937
* Commissioned: 26 November 1938
* Operations: 12 patrols, served with 1. "Unterseebootflottille", 5. "Unterseebootflottille", 19. "Unterseebootflottille", 22. "Unterseebootflottille", and 24. "Unterseebootflottille"
* Victories: 4 ships (GRT|27,783|metric)
* Fate: Sunk 28 April 1945 at Kiel by Royal Air Force bombers

"U 57"

* Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
* Laid down: 14 September 1937
* Commissioned: 29 December 1938
* Operations: 11 patrols, served with 1. "Unterseebootflottille", 5. "Unterseebootflottille", 19. "Unterseebootflottille", and 22. "Unterseebootflottille"
* Victories: 13 ships (GRT|55,484|metric) plus 2 damaged (GRT|10,403|metric)
* Fate: Scuttled 3 May 1945 at Kiel

"U 58"

* Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
* Laid down: 29 September 1937
* Commissioned: 4 February 1939
* Operations: 12 patrols, served with 1. "Unterseebootflottille", 5. "Unterseebootflottille", 19. "Unterseebootflottille", and 22. "Unterseebootflottille"
* Victories: 7 ships (GRT|26,549|metric)
* Fate: Scuttled 3 May 1945 at Kiel

"U 59"

* Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
* Laid down: 5 October 1937
* Commissioned: 4 March 1939
* Operations: 13 patrols, served with 1. "Unterseebootflottille", 5. "Unterseebootflottille", 19. "Unterseebootflottille", and 22. "Unterseebootflottille"
* Victories: 19 ships (GRT|35,121|metric)
* Fate: Stricken April 1945, scuttled and scrapped

"U 60"

* Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
* Laid down: 1 October 1937
* Commissioned: 22 July 1939
* Operations: 9 patrols, served with 1. "Unterseebootflottille", 5. "Unterseebootflottille", and 21. "Unterseebootflottille"
* Victories: 3 ships (GRT|7,561|metric) plus 1 damaged (GRT|15,434|metric)
* Fate: Scuttled 2 May 1945 at Wilhelmshaven

"U 61"

* Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
* Laid down: 1 October 1937
* Commissioned: 12 August 1939
* Operations: 10 patrols, served with 1. "Unterseebootflottille", 5. "Unterseebootflottille", and 21. "Unterseebootflottille"
* Victories: 5 ships (GRT|19,668|metric) plus 1 damaged (GRT|4,434|metric)
* Fate: Scuttled 2 May 1945 at Wilhelmshaven

"U 62"

* Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
* Laid down: 2 January 1939
* Commissioned: 21 December 1939
* Operations: 5 patrols, served with 1. "Unterseebootflottille", 5. "Unterseebootflottille", and 21. "Unterseebootflottille"
* Victories: 2 ships (GRT|5,931|metric)
* Fate: Scuttled 2 May 1945 at Wilhelmshaven

"U 63"

* Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
* Laid down: 2 January 1939
* Commissioned: 18 January 1940
* Operations: 1 patrol, served with 1. "Unterseebootflottille"
* Victories: 1 ship (GRT|3,840|metric)
* Fate: Sunk 25 February 1940 near the Shetland Islands in the North Sea by Royal Navy destroyers "Escort", "Inglefield", and "Imogen", and the submarine "Narwhal"

Type IID

"U 137"

* Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
* Laid down: 16 November 1939
* Commissioned: 15 June 1940
* Operations: 4 patrols, served with 1. "Unterseebootflottille" and 22. "Unterseebootflottille"
* Victories: 6 ships (GRT|24,136|metric) plus 2 damaged (GRT|16,469|metric)
* Fate: Scuttled 2 May 1945 at Wilhelmshaven

"U 138"

* Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
* Laid down: 16 November 1939
* Commissioned: 27 June 1940
* Operations: 5 patrols, served with 1. "Unterseebootflottille", 3. "Unterseebootflottille", and 22. "Unterseebootflottille"
* Victories: 6 ships (GRT|48,564|metric) plus 1 damaged (GRT|6,993|metric)
* Fate: Sunk 18 June 1941 near Cadiz, Spain in the Atlantic Ocean by the Royal Navy destroyers HMS "Faulknor", "Fearless", "Foresight", "Forester", and "Foxhound"

"U 139"

* Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
* Laid down: 20 November 1939
* Commissioned: 24 July 1940
* Operations: Served with 1. "Unterseebootflottille", 21. "Unterseebootflottille", and 22. "Unterseebootflottille"
* Victories: None
* Fate: Scuttled 2 May 1945 at Wilhelmshaven

"U 140"

* Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
* Laid down: 16 November 1939
* Commissioned: 7 August 1940
* Operations: 3 patrols, served with 1. "Unterseebootflottille", 22. "Unterseebootflottille", and 31. "Unterseebootflottille"
* Victories: 4 ships (GRT|12,616|metric)
* Fate: Scuttled 2 May 1945 at Wilhelmshaven, later scrapped

"U 141"

* Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
* Laid down: 12 December 1939
* Commissioned: 21 August 1940
* Operations: 4 patrols, served with 1. "Unterseebootflottille", 3. "Unterseebootflottille", 21. "Unterseebootflottille", and 31. "Unterseebootflottille"
* Victories: 4 ships (GRT|6,801|metric) plus 1 damaged (GRT|5,133|metric)
* Fate: Scuttled 2 May 1945 at Wilhelmshaven, later scrapped

"U 142"

* Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
* Laid down: 12 December 1939
* Commissioned: 4 September 1940
* Operations: 3 patrols, served with 1. "Unterseebootflottille", 5. "Unterseebootflottille", 22. "Unterseebootflottille", and 24. "Unterseebootflottille"
* Victories: None
* Fate: Scuttled 2 May 1945 at Wilhelmshaven, later scrapped

"U 143"

* Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
* Laid down: 3 January 1940
* Commissioned: 18 September 1940
* Operations: 4 patrols, served with 1. "Unterseebootflottille", 3. "Unterseebootflottille", 22. "Unterseebootflottille", and 24. "Unterseebootflottille"
* Victories: 1 ship (GRT|1,409|metric)
* Fate: Surrendered to the Allies 30 June 1945 for Operation Deadlight, sunk 22 December 1945

"U 144"

* Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
* Laid down: 10 January 1940
* Commissioned: 2 October 1940
* Operations: 3 patrols, served with 1. "Unterseebootflottille", and 22. "Unterseebootflottille"
* Victories: 1 ship (206 tons)
* Fate: Sunk 10 August 1941 near Hiiumaa (Dagö) in the Gulf of Finland by Soviet Navy submarine Щ-307

"U 145"

* Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
* Laid down: 29 March 1940
* Commissioned: 16 October 1940
* Operations: 3 patrols, served with 1. "Unterseebootflottille", and 22. "Unterseebootflottille"
* Victories: None
* Fate: Surrendered to the Allies 30 June 1945 for Operation Deadlight, sunk 22 December 1945

"U 146"

* Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
* Laid down: 30 March 1940
* Commissioned: 30 October 1940
* Operations: 2 patrols, served with 1. "Unterseebootflottille", 3. "Unterseebootflottille", and 22. "Unterseebootflottille"
* Victories: 1 ship (GRT|3,496|metric)
* Fate: Scuttled 2 May 1945 at Wilhelmshaven

"U 147"

* Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
* Laid down: 10 April 1940
* Commissioned: 11 December 1940
* Operations: 3 patrols, served with 1. "Unterseebootflottille", 3. "Unterseebootflottille", and 22. "Unterseebootflottille"
* Victories: 3 ships (GRT|8,636|metric) plus 1 damaged (GRT|4,996|metric)
* Fate: Sunk 2 June 1941 near Ireland in the Atlantic Ocean, by the Royal Navy destroyer HMS "Wanderer" and corvette "Periwinkle"

"U 148"

* Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
* Laid down: 10 April 1940
* Commissioned: 28 December 1940
* Operations: Served with 21. "Unterseebootflottille", 24. "Unterseebootflottille", and 31. "Unterseebootflottille"
* Victories: None
* Fate: Scuttled 2 May 1945 at Wilhelmshaven, later scrapped

"U 149"

* Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
* Laid down: 25 May 1940
* Commissioned: 13 November 1940
* Operations: 1 patrol, served with 1. "Unterseebootflottille" and 22. "Unterseebootflottille"
* Victories: 1 ship (206 tons)
* Fate: Surrendered to the Allies 30 June 1945 for Operation Deadlight, sunk 22 December 1945

"U 150"

* Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
* Laid down: 25 May 1940
* Commissioned: 27 November 1940
* Operations: Served with 1. "Unterseebootflottille", 22. "Unterseebootflottille", and 31. "Unterseebootflottille"
* Victories: None
* Fate: Surrendered to the Allies May 1945 at Wilhelmshaven

"U 151"

* Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
* Laid down: 6 July 1940
* Commissioned: 15 January 1941
* Operations: Served with 21. "Unterseebootflottille", 24. "Unterseebootflottille", and 31. "Unterseebootflottille"
* Victories: None
* Fate: Scuttled 2 May 1945 at Wilhelmshaven

"U 152"

* Builder: Deutsche Werke AG at Kiel
* Laid down: 6 July 1940
* Commissioned: 29 January 1941
* Operations: Served with 21. "Unterseebootflottille", 24. "Unterseebootflottille", and 31. "Unterseebootflottille"
* Victories: None
* Fate: Scuttled 2 May 1945 at Wilhelmshaven, later scrapped

See also

* List of Kriegsmarine ships
* List of naval ships of Germany
* List of World War II ships of less than 1000 tons
* List of ship commissionings in: 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940