German submarine UA (1939)

UA was one of fourteen U-boats that made up the Foreign U-boats of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. Built at Kiel as one of four submarines of the Ay class for Turkey, Batiray as she was to have been named, was not handed over to the Turkish Navy being seized by Germany and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine in 1939. Two sister ships, Saldiray and Atılay, had been delivered in June 1939. One boat, Yıldıray, was built slowly in a Turkish shipyard.[1] The design was a modification of the Type IX to fit Turkish requirements. Two of the Turkish U-boats served in the Turkish Navy until 1957, but Atilay was lost in a training exercise off Çanakkale.

For other ships with the same name, see German submarine UA.
This article is about the World War Two submarine. For the World War One submarine type, see German Type UA submarine.
History
Nazi Germany
Name: UA (ex Batiray)
Ordered: 1936
Builder: Germaniawerft, Kiel
Laid down: 1937
Launched: 28 August 1938
Commissioned: 1939
Fate: Scuttled, 3 May 1945
General characteristics
Displacement:
  • 1,128 t (1,110 long tons) surfaced
  • 1,284 t (1,264 long tons) submerged
Length: 86.65 m (284 ft 3 in)
Beam: 6.80 m (22 ft 4 in)
Draught: 4.12 m (13 ft 6 in)
Propulsion:
Range:
  • 13,000 nmi (24,000 km; 15,000 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced
  • 75 nmi (139 km; 86 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth: 100 m (330 ft)
Complement: 4 officers, 41 men
Armament:

Service

UA was commissioned on 30 April 1939 under the initial command of Hans Cohausz, and later Hans Eckerman. She was supposed to be used as a minelayer by the Turks, but the Germans used her like a type IX U-boat.

UA was attacked on 8 March 1941 by the destroyer HMS Wolverine, but survived. During her service, she sank seven Allied ships, including the British 13,950-ton armed merchant cruiser HMS Andania. Only nine ships in total were destroyed by the Foreign U-boat corps, UA destroying seven of those while damaging another three.

She was used on training duties from July 1942 and carried out no more operational patrols. As the war was drawing to a close she was scuttled on 3 May 1945 at Kiel.[2]

UA submarine gun and conning tower detail

See also

References
  1. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Foreign U-boats UA". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  2. Wynn, Kenneth (1998). U-boat operations of the second world war. Vol. 2 Career histories, U511 - UIT25. London: Chatham. p. 278. ISBN 1861760698.

Bibliography
  • Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). German U-boat commanders of World War II : a biographical dictionary. Translated by Brooks, Geoffrey. London, Annapolis, Md: Greenhill Books, Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-186-6.
  • Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. German Warships 1815–1945. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4.

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