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German submarine ''U-96'' was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's ''Kriegsmarine'' during World War II. Her keel was laid down on 16 September 1939, by Germaniawerft, of Kiel as yard number 601. She was commissioned on 14 September 1940, with ''Kapitänleutnant'' Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock in command. Lehmann-Willenbrock was relieved in March 1942 by ''Oberleutnant zur See'' Hans-Jürgen Hellriegel, who was relieved in turn in March 1943 by ''Oblt.z.S.'' Wilhelm Peters. In February 1944, ''Oblt.z.S.'' Horst Willner took command, turning the boat over to ''Oblt.z.S.'' Robert Rix in June of that year. Rix commanded the boat until February 1945. As part of the 7th U-boat Flotilla, stationed in Saint Nazaire, on the French Atlantic coast, ''U-96'' conducted 11 patrols, sinking 27 ships totalling and damaging four others totalling . She also caused one vessel of to be declared a total loss. The boat was a member of eleven wolfpacks. On 30 March 1945, ''U-96'' was sunk by US bombs while in the submarine pens in Wilhelmshaven. In her entire career, she suffered no casualties to her crew. The boat was also known for its emblem, a green laughing sawfish. It became the symbol of the 9th Flotilla after Lehmann-Willenbrock took command in March 1942. During 1941, war correspondent Lothar-Günther Buchheim joined ''U-96'' for a single patrol. His orders were to photograph and describe the U-boat in action for propaganda purposes. Over 5,000 photographs, mostly taken by Buchheim, survived the war. From his experiences, he wrote a short story, "''Die Eichenlaubfahrt''" ("The Oak-Leaves Patrol") and a 1973 novel which was to become an international best-seller, ''Das Boot'', followed in 1976 by ''U-Boot-Krieg'' ("U-Boat War"), a nonfiction chronicle of the voyage. In 1981 Wolfgang Petersen brought the novel to the big screen with the critically acclaimed ''Das Boot''. ==Design== German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. ''U-96'' had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. She had a total length of , a pressure hull length of , a beam of , a height of , and a draught of . The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of for use while surfaced, two AEG GU 460/8–27 double-acting electric motors producing a total of for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to . The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and a maximum submerged speed of . When submerged, the boat could operate for at ; when surfaced, she could travel at . ''U-96'' was fitted with five torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteen torpedoes, one , 220 rounds, and an anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of between forty-four and sixty. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「German submarine U-96 (1940)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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