German submarine U-49 (1939)
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For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-49.
German submarine U-49 was a Type VIIB U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was ordered on 21 November 1936 and laid down on 15 September 1938 at the yards of Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft AG in Kiel as yard number 584. Launched on 24 June 1939, she was commissioned on 12 August and assigned to the 7th U-Boat Flotilla under the command of Kurt von Goßler.
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Name | U-49 |
Ordered | 21 November 1936 |
Builder | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
Cost | 4,439,000 Reichsmark |
Yard number | 584 |
Laid down | 15 September 1938 |
Launched | 24 June 1939 |
Commissioned | 12 August 1939 |
Fate | Sunk, 15 April 1940, near Narvik |
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Class and type | Type VIIB U-boat |
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Draught | 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in) |
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Complement | 4 officers, 40–56 enlisted |
Sensors and processing systems | Gruppenhorchgerät |
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Identification codes: | M 06 383 |
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1 merchant ship sunk (4,258 GRT) |
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