German submarine U-3 (1935)
- German submarine U-3 (1935)
Unterseeboot 3 or U-3 was a German Type IIA U-boat laid down at the Deutsche Werke in Kiel on February 11, 1935. She was commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on August 6, 1936 under the command of Oberleutnant Hans Meckel.
"U3" made a total of 5 combat patrols and sank 2 ships while under the command of Joachim Schepke, the Danish vessel "Vendia" and the Swedish vessel "Gun" for a total of GRT|2,348. During April 1940, she was part of the fleet that supported the German invasion of Norway, Operation Weserübung.
As the Type II submarines were too small for combat duty in the Atlantic Ocean she was assigned to the Baltic for training duties with the 21. Unterseebootsflottille, a training outfit.
Fate
"U-3" was stricken on August 1, 1944 in Gotenhafen. She was captured by Great Britain on May 3, 1945 and scrapped that same year.
References
* cite web
title = uboat.netarticle on U3
url=http://www.uboat.net/boats/u3.htm
accessdate = 2006-11-04
* cite web
title = u-boot-archiv.de article on U3
url=http://www.u-boot-archiv.de/dieboote/u0003.html
accessdate = 2006-11-04
*cite web
title = The Invasion of Norway (Operation Weserübung)
url=http://www.feldgrau.com/norwegian.html
accessdate = 2006-11-04
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