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| History | |
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 Nazi Germany | |
| Name | U-9 |
| Ordered | 20 July 1934 |
| Builder | |
| Yard number | 543 |
| Laid down | 8 April 1935 |
| Launched | 30 July 1935 |
| Commissioned | 21 August 1935 |
| Fate | Sunk 20 August 1944 atConstanța, Romania, in a Soviet air raid |
 Soviet Union | |
| Name | TS-16 |
| Acquired | 1945 |
| Fate | Broken up on 12 December 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Type IIB coastal submarine |
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| Height | 8.60 m (28 ft 3 in) |
| Draught | 3.90 m (12 ft 10 in) |
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| Test depth | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Complement | 3 officers, 22 men |
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| Service record | |
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| Identification codes | M 13 068 |
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German submarineU-9 was aType IIBU-boat ofNazi Germany'sKriegsmarine. Her keel waslaid down on 8 February 1935, byGermaniawerft inKiel as yard number 543. She waslaunched on 30 July 1935 andcommissioned on 21 August, withKorvettenkapitän Hans-Günther Looff in command.
U-9 conducted 19 patrols under a series of commanders, including U-boat aceWolfgang Lüth, sinking eight ships totalling 17,221 gross register tons (GRT) and damaging another displacing 412 tons. This included the French Sirène classcoastal submarineDoris.
She was sunk by Soviet bombs on 20 August 1944. Her wreck was later raised by the Soviets, repaired and recommissioned as TS-16 but was broken up in December 1946 because of her poor performance.
German Type IIB submarines were enlarged versions of the originalType IIs.U-9 had a displacement of 279 tonnes (275 long tons) when at the surface and 328 tonnes (323 long tons) while submerged. Officially, the standard tonnage was 250 long tons (254 t), however.[1] The U-boat had a total length of 42.70 m (140 ft 1 in), apressure hull length of 28.20 m (92 ft 6 in), abeam of 4.08 m (13 ft 5 in), a height of 8.60 m (28 ft 3 in), and adraught of 3.90 m (12 ft 10 in). The submarine was powered by twoMWM RS 127 S four-stroke, six-cylinderdiesel engines of 700 metric horsepower (510 kW; 690 shp) for cruising, twoSiemens-Schuckert PG VV 322/36double-acting electric motors producing a total of 460 metric horsepower (340 kW; 450 shp) for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two 0.85 m (3 ft)propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to 80–150 metres (260–490 ft).[1]
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) and a maximum submerged speed of 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph).[1] When submerged, the boat could operate for 35–42 nautical miles (65–78 km; 40–48 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph); when surfaced, she could travel 3,800 nautical miles (7,000 km; 4,400 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph).U-9 was fitted with three 53.3 cm (21 in)torpedo tubes at the bow, fivetorpedoes or up to twelve Type A torpedo mines, and a2 cm (0.79 in) anti-aircraft gun. The boat had acomplement of twenty.[1]
U-9 was ordered on 20 July 1934, i.e. in violation of theVersailles Treaty, which denied Germany possession of submarines. The U-boat was not laid down until 11 March 1935, andlaunched on 29 June 1935, within weeks of theAnglo-German Naval Agreement, which granted Germany parity with the British Empire in submarines. On 27 December 1942, at 16:20, off Sochi in theBlack Sea, a Soviet minesweeper dropped eight depth charges on the boat, causing minor damage. On 31 Mar 1944U-9 was lying in Feodosia to refuel when the harbor was attacked by 18Il-2 ground attack aircraft. The boat was damaged by strafing and a bomb hit made a dent in the pressure hull on port side aft, also wounding the commander, who operated the 20mm AA gun himself, with splinters. The gunners claimed hits on two aircraft that were seen to crash. Eleven days later, again in the Black Sea, south of Yalta, depth charges from a Soviet escort caused minor damage.[2]
To serve in the30th U-boat Flotilla, the submarine was transported in sections along the Danube to the Romanian port ofGalați. She was then re-assembled by the Romanians at theGalați shipyard and sent to theBlack Sea.[3] At 10:30 on 20 August 1944, atConstanţa in Romania in position44°12′N28°41′E / 44.200°N 28.683°E /44.200; 28.683,U-9 was sunk by bombs fromSoviet aircraft. The Soviets raised the boat and brought her intoMykolaiv in 1945. She was repaired andcommissioned into theSoviet Navy asTS-16, but was struck from the Soviet Navy due to the impossibility of restoration and later broken up.U-9's Iron Cross is on display at the Black Sea Fleet Museum.
| Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage[Note 1] | Fate[4] |
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| 18 January 1940 | Flandria |  Sweden | 1,179 | Sunk |
| 19 January 1940 | Patria | Sweden | 1,188 | Sunk |
| 11 February 1940 | Linda |  Estonia | 1,213 | Sunk |
| 4 May 1940 | San Tiburcio |  United Kingdom | 5,995 | Sunk (mine) |
| 9 May 1940 | Doris |  French Navy | 552 | Sunk |
| 11 May 1940 | Tringa | United Kingdom | 1,930 | Sunk |
| 11 May 1940 | Viiu | Estonia | 1,908 | Sunk |
| 23 May 1940 | Sigurd Faulbaum |  Belgium | 3,256 | Sunk |
| 11 May 1944 | Shtorm |  Soviet Navy | 412 | Damaged |
