German submarine U-31 (1936)
- German submarine U-31 (1936)
Unterseeboot 31 (also known as U-31) was a German Type VIIA submarine used in World War II. She was laid down on March 11936 and commissioned December 28 1936.
During her career "U-31" was involved in 7 patrols and attacked the first convoy of World War II, OB-4 on September 16, 1939 where she sank the British steamer SS Aviemore.
In "U-31"'s entire career she sunk 11 ships, totalling GRT|27,751|metric, and one auxiliary warship totalling GRT|160|metric. "U-30" also damaged the British warship HMS Nelson totalling 33.950 tons.
ee also
* List of shipwrecks in 1940
References
* [http://www.uboat.net/boats/u31.htm uboat.net webpage for "U-31"]
* [http://www.ubootwaffe.net/ops/boat.cgi?boat=31 ubootwaffe.net webpage about "U-31"]
* [http://www.u-boot-archiv.de/dieboote/u0031.html u-boot-archiv.de webpage for "U-31"]
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