U- Boats

[Redbaron1908]

Hello does anyone know how many U-Boats the germans had in total

[Korbius]

Roughly a total of 900-1000 different types if I remember correctly.

[Redbaron1908]

thanks Korbius but i mean in numbers of submaries that they built throughout the war

[Erik E]

1153 went into action.
Several more were built but never commisioned due to damage or simply that they lacked parts to complete them........

EE

[Redbaron1908]

thanks for your reply Erik E do you know which types were able to reach the atlantic coast of the usa

[Erik E]

This really isn`t my field Hr.Baron

But when the first operation against the US coast was launched (Think it was called "Paukenschlag"), only the "Type IX" had the capabillity of travelling this distance. I would guess other types followed durin the war!

Erik

[Redbaron1908]

i ll try to do somev research but i hate it when a search engine gives you about a million sites and most of them are not related

[Aufklarung]

RedBaron1908
Try this site: http://uboat.net/
or this within, in regards to Drumbeat: http://uboat.net/gallery/?gallery=DivingC
Regards
A

[Andy H]

During 1945 Type IXC40, IXC & IXD2's types were used.

Andy

[Redbaron1908]

Thank you for responding to my post and thanks for the links

[Tim Smith]

The Type VIIC U-boats could also operate off the US east coast when they could be refuelled and rearmed from the Type XIV U-tankers, known as 'Milk Cows'.

The Type XIV was a U-boat designed to resupply other U-boats at sea. It looked like an extremely fat or pregnant Type VII, swollen with huge fuel tanks. It had no torpedo tubes of its own, and had only AA guns for self defence. On board was a small workshop capable of helping other U-boats carry out minor repairs and maintenance at sea. About 10 were built.

[jacobite1]

If you are interested in U-boats ( doesn't sound as if you are..... DOH sarcasm alert........) look for a book called " Ten Years and Twenty Days "
Admiral Karl Doenitz Memoirs
ISBN 0-304-35686-7
It is a Cassel Military Paperback
My Wife bought it me for Christmas, a good read.

Dave Moffitt

[Redbaron1908]

It is true I am not that intrested in U boats but i was intrested in the types and numbers that there were since the other day I was watching the movie U-571(I think thats the right title) and was just wandering how many U boats there were in total.