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German submarine U-78 (1940)
| History | |
|---|---|
 Nazi Germany | |
| Name | U-78 |
| Ordered | 25 January 1939 |
| Builder | Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack |
| Yard number | 6 |
| Laid down | 28 March 1940 |
| Launched | 7 December 1940 |
| Commissioned | 15 February 1941 |
| Fate | Sunk on 16 April 1945 by Soviet artillery fire.[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| 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 29 850 |
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| Operations: | None |
| Victories: | None |
German submarine U-78 was a Type VIIC submarine of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was the only German submarine to be sunk by land-based artillery fire during the war. Built by Bremen-Vegesack.
She was ordered on 25 January 1939, and laid down on 28 March 1940, in the shipyard of Bremer Vulkan in the port city of Bremen-Vegesack as yard number 6. U-78 was launched on 7 December 1940 and formally commissioned into the Kriegsmarine as a "school boat" on 15 February 1941, with a crew of 41 under the command of Kapitänleutnant Alfred Dumrese.[1]
- ^ a b c Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC boat U-78". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
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