U-9, a typical Type IIB boat |
| History |
|---|
| Nazi Germany |
|---|
| Name | U-17 |
| Ordered | 2 February 1935 |
| Builder | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
| Yard number | 547 |
| Laid down | 1 July 1935 |
| Launched | 14 November 1935 |
| Commissioned | 3 December 1935 |
| Fate | Scuttled, 5 May 1945 at Wilhelmshaven |
| General characteristics |
|---|
| Class & type | Type IIB coastal submarine |
| Displacement |
- 279 t (275 long tons) surfaced
- 328 t (323 long tons) submerged
|
| Length | |
| Beam |
- 4.08 m (13 ft 5 in) (o/a)
- 4.00 m (13 ft 1 in) (pressure hull)
|
| Height | 8.60 m (28 ft 3 in) |
| Draught | 3.90 m (12 ft 10 in) |
| Installed power |
- 700 PS (510 kW; 690 bhp) (diesels)
- 410 PS (300 kW; 400 shp) (electric)
|
| Propulsion | |
| Speed |
- 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) surfaced
- 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) submerged
|
| Range |
- 1,800 nmi (3,300 km; 2,100 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced
- 35–43 nmi (65–80 km; 40–49 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
|
| Test depth | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Complement | 3 officers, 22 men |
| Armament | |
| Service record |
| Part of: |
- 1st U-boat Flotilla
- 1 December 1935 – 1 August 1939
- 1 September – 31 October 1939
- U-boat Training Flotilla
- 1 November 1939 – 30 April 1940
- U-boat Defense School
- 1 May 1940 – 28 February 1943
- 22nd U-boat Flotilla
- 1 March 1943 – 6 February 1945
|
| Identification codes: |
M 25 322 |
| Commanders: |
- Oblt.z.S. / Kptlt. Werner Fresdorf
- 3 December 1935 – 1 November 1937
- Oblt.z.S. / Kptlt. Heinz von Reiche
- 2 November 1937 – 11 September 1939
- Kptlt. Harald Jeppener-Haltenhoff
- 11 September – 17 October 1939
- Kptlt. Wolf-Harro Stiebler
- 18 October 1939 – 5 January 1940
- Kptlt. Udo Behrens
- 6 January – 7 July 1940
- Oblt.z.S. Herwig Collmann
- 8 July 1940 – 4 January 1941
- Kptlt. Wolfgang Schultze
- 5 January – 15 October 1941
- Otto Wollschläger
- 2 – 14 October 1941
- Oblt.z.S. Ernst Heydemann
- 16 October 1941 – 31 May 1942
- Walter Sitek
- 1 June 1942 – 22 February 1943
- Oblt.z.S.d.R Karl-Heinz Schmidt
- 23 February 1943 – 25 May 1944
- Oblt.z.S. Hans-Jürgen Bartsch
- 26 May – 21 December 1944
- Oblt.z.S. Friedrich Baumgärtel
- 22 December 1944 – 6 February 1945
|
| Operations: |
- 4 patrols:
- 1st patrol:
- a. 31 August – 8 September 1939
- b. 9 – 10 September 1939
- 2nd patrol:
- 29 January – 10 February 1940
- 3rd patrol:
- a. 29 February – 7 March 1940
- b. 27 March 1940
- c. 5 – 6 April 1940
- 4th patrol:
- 13 April – 2 May 1940
|
| Victories: |
3 merchant ships sunk
(1,825 GRT) |
German submarine U-17 was a Type IIB U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine. It was built in Germaniawerft, Kiel, where it was laid down on 1 July 1935 and commissioned on 3 December 1935, under the command of Werner Fresdorf.
