U 25 Kriegsmarine U-Boat Original Photo Postcard Dated 1938

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U 25 Kriegsmarine U-Boat Original Photo Postcard Dated 1938

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Post by chef*robert » 25 May 2009, 22:48

:D Here we have a original German Photo Postcard of an Kriegsmarine U-Boat, U 25 . On back of postcard German printed information, Echte Photographie, Verlag M. Dieterle & Sohn, Kiel. Reihe Heimat Nr. 5327. Printed by and made in Germany

:o The Photo postcard is in very good condition, Fine, collectible. Some pencil writing in Old German and dated 12.IV.1938 = April 12, 1938 on back on photo postcard – clean and It came out of photo album (see photo pictures)

8O Historia Information for U-boat (U 25)

Ordered
17 Dec, 1934

Laid down
28 Jun, 1935 AG Weser, Bremen (Werk 903)

Launched
14 Feb, 1936

Commissioned
6 Apr, 1936 Kptlt. Eberhardt Godt

Commanders
6 Apr, 1936 - 3 Jan, 1938 KrvKpt. Eberhard Godt
3 Jan, 1938 - 12 Dec, 1938 Werner von Schmidt
10 Dec, 1938 - 3 Apr, 1939 Kptlt. Otto Schuhart (Knights Cross)
4 Apr, 1939 - 4 Sep, 1939 Georg-Heinz Michel
5 Sep, 1939 - 19 May, 1940 KrvKpt. Viktor Schütze (Knights Cross)
20 May, 1940 - 1 Aug, 1940 Kptlt. Heinz Beduhn

Career 5 patrols
1 Apr, 1936 - 31 Dec, 1939 2. Flottille (school boat)
1 Jan, 1940 - 1 Aug, 1940 2. Flottille (front boat)

Successes
7 ships sunk for a total of 33,209 GRT
1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 17,046 GRT
1 ship damaged for a total of 7,638 GRT

Fate
The boat was lost around 1 August, 1940 in the North Sea north of Terchelling in position 54.14N, 05.07E to British mines, probably in the mine barrage Field No 7. 49 dead (all hands lost).

Mine barrage Field No 7, was laid by the destroyers HMS Express, HMS Esk, HMS Icarus and HMS Impulsive in the North Sea on 3 March, 1940. It probably accounted for several U-boats on their inbound or return journey.

Wolfpack operations
U 25 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career: Prien (12 Jun, 1940 - 15 Jun, 1940)

Men lost from the boat
5 Nov, 1939

8O Found on Epier Auctions
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Re: U 25 Kriegsmarine U-Boat Original Photo Postcard Dated 1

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Post by red devil » 27 May 2009, 09:23

Interesting. Was that technical data obtained from uboat.net?


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Re: U 25 Kriegsmarine U-Boat Original Photo Postcard Dated 1

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Post by chef*robert » 27 May 2009, 17:00

Hi, :lol: :lol: "photos in my collection"

8O

Thank you,

Robert: idea: the information came from another website.
Thank you,
Chef*ROBERT
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Post by red devil » 27 May 2009, 17:12

Vielen Dank!

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Re: U 25 Kriegsmarine U-Boat Original Photo Postcard Dated 1

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Post by tigre » 20 Jun 2014, 15:42

Hello to all :D; a little complement......................

The U Boat Type IA U 25.

On December 17, 1934 the shipyard DESCHIMAG AG WESER in BREMEN received the work order to build two submersibles Type IA, they were called U 25 and U 26, having as work numbers, 903 and 904 respectively. In mid 1935, more precisely on June 28, at the shipyard DESCHIMAG AG WESER in BREMEN was laid the keel of the first Type IA; should be noted that the U 25 was the first submersible to be built by this shipyard. Moreover, the U 26's keel was laid on August 1, 1935.

Source: KTB U-Bootwaffe. 1923 - 1938. Das Kriegstagebuch der U-Bootwaffe von Roland Berr. http://ktb.ubootwaffe.net/

Cheers. Raúl M 8-).
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One of the diesel engines MAN 8V 40/46 of the U 25 ...............
http://www.stimbergstadt.de/Krieg/Gefallene-W/Wiebusch-Fritz-Geschichte-U25-1.htm
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