U-52 file photo

U-52

CountryGermany
Ship ClassType VII-class Submarine
BuilderFried Krupp AG Germaniawerft, Kiel, Germany
Laid Down9 Mar 1937
Launched21 Dec 1938
Commissioned4 Feb 1939
Decommissioned1 Oct 1943
Displacement753 tons standard; 857 tons submerged
MachineryTwo 1400PS diesel engines and two 375PS electric motors
Speed18 knots
Range8,700nm at 10 knots
Crew44
Armament4x bow torpedo tubes, 1x stern torpedo tube, 14 torpedoes, 1x88mm gun,
Submerged Speed8 knots

Contributor: C. Peter Chen

Submarine U-52 was commissioned to Lieutenant Captain Wolfgang Barten in Feb 1939. She made a total of 13 war patrols during the war; one of them was under the command of Barten, while the latter 12 were under the command of Lieutenant Captain Otto Salman. On 4 Aug 1940, she was attacked by British warships; the depth charges caused heavy damage, which kept her in shipyards for repairs for four months. During her combat career, she sank 13 Allied transports totaling 56,000 tons. Between Jun 1941 and Oct 1943, she served as a training submarine. She was decommissioned at Danzig, Germany in Oct 1943. She was transferred to Kiel, Germany some time between late 1943 and early 1945. On 3 May 1945, she was scuttled at Kiel. She was broken up for scrap starting in 1946.

Source: Uboat.net.

U-52 Operational Timeline

4 Feb 1939 U-52 was commissioned into service.
1 Oct 1943 U-52 was decommissioned from service.

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German submarine U-52 surfaced, date unknown




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