U-40
| 國家 | 德國 |
| 艦級 | Type IX 級 潛艇 |
| 造船廠 | Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG |
| Yard Number | 945 |
| 訂購日期 | 1936年7月29日 |
| 安放龍骨日期 | 1937年7月1日 |
| 下水日期 | 1938年11月9日 |
| 服役日期 | 1939年2月11日 |
| 沉沒日期 | 1939年10月13日 |
| 排水量 | 1,032 tons standard; 1,153 tons submerged |
| 長度 | 251 feet |
| 寬度 | 21 feet |
| 吃水 | 15 feet |
| 動力來源 | 2 diesel engines (4,300bhp), 2 electric motors (990shp), 2 shafts |
| 速度 | 18 knots |
| 續航力 | 10,000nm at 10 knots surfaced, 65-78nm at 4 knots submerged |
| 乘員 | 48 |
| 武裝 | 4x53.3cm bow torpedo tubes, 2x53.3cm stern torpedo tubes, 22 torpedoes, 1x10.5cm SK C/32 gun, 1x3.7cm SK C/30 anti-aircraft gun, 1x2x2cm FlaK 30 anti-aircraft gun |
Contributor: C. Peter Chen
ww2dbaseU-40 was commissioned into service in Feb 1939. In her short career, she had two commanding officers, Kapitänleutnant Werner von Schmidt and Kapitänleutnant Wolfgang Barten. She conducted two war patrols. In Oct 1939, she struck a mine in the Strait of Dover and sank. 39 were killed during the sinking and 9 survived. 6 of the survivors would die of wounds or exposure, however. The 3 survivors were rescued and taken prisoner aboard destroyer HMS Boreas.
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Submarine U-40 互動地圖
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U-40 Operational Timeline
| 1936年7月29日 | The order for the construction of U-40 was issued. |
| 1937年7月1日 | The keel of U-40 was laid down by Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG in Bremen, Germany. |
| 1938年11月9日 | U-40 was launched by Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG in Bremen, Germany. |
| 1939年2月11日 | U-40 was commissioned into service with Kapitänleutnant Werner von Schmidt in command. She was assigned to the 6th Submarine Flotilla. |
| 1939年8月19日 | U-40 departed Wilhelmshaven, Germany for her first war patrol. She was to patrol waters off of Gibraltar. |
| 1939年9月18日 | U-40 arrived at Wilhelmshaven, Germany, ending her first war patrol. |
| 1939年10月10日 | U-40 departed Wilhelmshaven, Germany for her second war patrol. She was to patrol waters off of Portugal and Spain. |
| 1939年10月13日 | U-40 struck a mine in the Strait of Dover and sank. 39 were killed. 9 survived the sinking, but 6 would die before being rescued. |
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Alan Chanter says:6 Jul 2020 03:08:23 AM
On 10 February 1944, HMS Boreas (Lt. Cdr. Michael W. Tomkinson, RN), the ‘B Class’ destroyer which picked up the survivors from U-40, was loaned to the Greek Navy and renamed RHN Salamis. She was returned to the Royal Navy in 1951 for decommissioning.
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Winston Churchill, 1935
28 Jun 2020 06:53:18 PM
That would have to be one of the shortest operational careers of any U-Boat in WW2 - 7 weeks and 2 patrols.