German submarine U-94 (1940)
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For other ships with the same name, see German submarine U-94.
German submarine U-94 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was laid down on 9 September 1939 at the F. Krupp Germaniawerft in Kiel as yard number 599, launched on 12 June 1940 and commissioned on 10 August 1940 under Kapitänleutnant Herbert Kuppisch.
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Chief of the German U-boat arm Karl Dönitz observing the arrival of U-94 at St. Nazaire in June 1941 | |
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Name | U-94 |
Ordered | 30 May 1938 |
Builder | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
Yard number | 599 |
Laid down | 9 September 1939 |
Launched | 12 June 1940 |
Commissioned | 10 August 1940 |
Fate | Sunk 28 August 1942 by a US aircraft and a Canadian warship |
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Class and type | Type VIIC submarine |
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Height | 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in) |
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Complement | 4 officers, 40–56 enlisted |
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Identification codes: | M 07 970 |
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She sank 26 ships of 141,852 GRT in ten patrols and was a member of six wolfpacks but was herself sunk by a US aircraft and a Canadian warship on 28 August 1942.