U-16
Type | IIB | |||||||||
| Ordered | 2 Feb, 1935 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 5 Aug, 1935 | Deutsche Werke, Kiel (werk 251) | ||||||||
| Launched | 28 Apr, 1936 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 16 May, 1936 | Kptlt. Heinz Beduhn | ||||||||
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| Career | 3 patrols | 1 May, 1936 - 1 Aug, 1939 3. Flottille (front boat) 1 Sep, 1939 - 25 Oct, 1939 3. Flottille (front boat) | ||||||||
| Successes | 1 ship sunk for a total of 3.378 GRT 1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 57 GRT | |||||||||
| Fate | Sunk 25 Oct, 1939 in the English Channel near Dover, in position 51.09N, 01.28E, by depth charges from the British ASW trawler HMS Cayton Wyke and the British patrol vessel HMS Puffin. 28 dead (all hands lost). | |||||||||
See the 2 ships hit by U-16 - View the 3 war patrols
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-16 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
 German U-Boat Losses During World War II Niestle, Axel Buy this title at amazon.co.uk See more sellers |
Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2, Wynn, Kenneth, 1998 |
There was another U-16 in World War One
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 23 Aug, 1911 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 28 Dec, 1911. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 16 during WWI.