German submarine UD-3

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Bouw van de O 25 (1939-1940) bij de NV Dok en Werf Maatschappij Wilton-Fijenoord. De O 25 glijdt van de helling (2158 015571).jpg
Launch of O 25 in May 1940
History
Flag of the Netherlands.svgNetherlands
NameHNLMS O 25
Ordered28 June 1938
BuilderWilton-Fijenoord, Rotterdam
Laid down10 April 1939
Launched1 May 1940
FateIncomplete, scuttled, later raised by German
War ensign of Germany (1938-1945).svg Nazi Germany
NameUD-3
Commissioned8 June 1941
Decommissioned13 October 1944
FateScuttled on 3 May 1945
General characteristics [1]
Class and type O 21-class submarine
Displacement
  • 990 tons surfaced
  • 1205 tons submerged
Length77.70 m (254 ft 11 in)
Beam6.80 m (22 ft 4 in)
Draught3.95 m (13 ft 0 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 19.5 knots (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph) surfaced
  • 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) submerged
Range
  • 10,000  nmi (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced
  • 28  nmi (52 km; 32 mi) at 8.5 knots (15.7 km/h; 9.8 mph) submerged
Complement39
Armament
  • 4 × 21 in (533 mm) bow torpedo tubes
  • 2 × 21 in stern torpedo tubes
  • 2 × 21 in (1×2) external-traversing TT amidships
Service record as UD-3 [2]
Part of:
Commanders:
Operations: 3 patrols
Victories: 1 merchant ship sunk
(5,041  GRT)

UD-3 was an O 21-class submarine. The boat was laid down as the Dutch submarine HNLMS K XXV and renamed HNLMS O 25 but was captured during the German invasion of the Netherlands in World War II and commissioned in the Kriegsmarine .

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Ship history

O 25 under construction in March 1940 Bouw van de O 25 (1939-1940) bij de NV Dok en Werf Maatschappij Wilton-Fijenoord (2158 015561).jpg
O 25 under construction in March 1940

The submarine was ordered on 28 June 1938 and laid down on 10 April 1939 as K XXV at the Wilton-Fijenoord , Rotterdam. During construction she was renamed O 25, and was finally launched on 1 May 1940. Following the German invasion of 10 May 1940, O 25 was scuttled in the Nieuwe Waterweg near Rotterdam because there was no tugboat available to tow her to the United Kingdom. [5]

The boat was raised by the Germans and it was decided to repair and complete her. She served in the Kriegsmarine as UD-3 and was commissioned on 8 June 1941. [5]

From June to July 1941 UD-3 served as a trial boat in Kiel while attached to the 3rd Flotilla. In June she was transferred to the 5th Flotilla also in Kiel where she was used as a school boat. She remained there until August that year. From August 1941 until September 1942 the boat was stationed at Lorient in occupied France and attached to the 2nd Flotilla. In October 1942 she was transferred to 10th Flotilla also in Lorient where she served until February 1943. [5]

When patrolling off the west coast of Africa UD-3 spotted and sank the 5,041  GRT Norwegian freighter Indra on 26 November 1942. [5]

In March 1943 the boat was transferred to Bergen in occupied Norway and attached to the U-boot Abwehr Schule to be used as school boat until October 1944. [5] On 13 October 1944, UD-3 was decommissioned after being damaged in an air raid on Kiel. On 3 May 1945 the boat was scuttled. [5]

Summary of raiding history

DateShip NameNationalityTonnage
(GRT)		Fate [3]
26 November 1942 Indra Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 5,041Sunk

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References

  1. ↑ "Dutch Submarines: The O 21 submarine class". dutchsubmarines.com. 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  2. ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Foreign U-boats UD-3". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  3. 1 2 Helgason, Guðmundur. "Hermann Rigele". Uboat.net. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  4. ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Joachim Seeger". Uboat.net. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Dutch Submarines: The submarine O 25". dutchsubmarines.com. 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2013.

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