German submarine U-29 (1936)
Introduction '''German submarine ''U-29''''' was a Type VIIA U-boat of Nazi Germany's ''Kriegsmarine'' during World War II.She was laid down on 2 January 1936, launched on 29 August and commissioned on 10 November. During her career ''U-29'' was involved in seven war patrols under the command of ''Kapitänleutnant'' Otto Schuhart.
Design As one of the first ten German Type VII submarines later designated as Type VIIA submarines, ''U-29'' 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 MAN M 6 V 40/46 four-stroke, six-cylinder diesel engines producing a total of  for use while surfaced, two BBC GG UB 720/8 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-29'' was fitted with five  torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), eleven torpedoes, one  SK C/35 naval gun, 220 rounds, and an anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of between forty-four and sixty.
Service history HMS ''Courageous'' sinking after being torpedoed by ''U-29''''U-29'' was responsible for sinking the aircraft carrier , on 17 September 1939, the first British warship sunk in the war by enemy action. The commander of the German submarine force, Commodore Karl Dönitz, regarded the sinking of ''Courageous'' as "a wonderful success" and Grand Admiral Erich Raeder, commander of the ''Kriegsmarine'' (German navy), directed that Schuhart be awarded the Iron Cross First Class and that all other members of the U-29 crew receive the Iron Cross Second Class.During ''U-29''s  career, she sank twelve ships, totaling  and one warship of 22,500 tons. At the beginning of 1941, ''U-29'' was removed from front line duty and reassigned to the 24th U-boat Flotilla as a training submarine. The U-boat was used in this role until 17 April 1944 when she was decommissioned and used for instruction.===Fate===''U-29'' was scuttled in Kupfermühlen Bay, (east of Flensburg), on 5 May 1945 as part of ''Operation Regenbogen''. The wreck was still in situ as of 1993.===Wolfpacks===''U-29'' took part in one wolfpack, namely:* Rösing (12 – 15 June 1940)
Emblem ''U-29''s emblem was an oak leaf, with an anchor, and a knife or dagger. She also shared this emblem with , , ,  and .
Summary of raiding history  DateName of ShipNationalityTonnageFate8 September 1939''Regent Tiger''10,176Sunk13 September 1939''Neptunia''798Sunk14 September 1939''British Influence''8,431Sunk17 September 193922,500Sunk 3 March 1940''Cato''710Sunk (mine)4 March 1940''Pacific Reliance''6,717Sunk4 March 1940''Thurston''3,072Sunk16 March 1940''Slava''4,512Sunk (mine)26 June 1940''Dimitris''5,254Sunk1 July 1940''Adamastos''7,466Sunk2 July 1940''Athellaird''8,999Sunk2 July 1940''Santa Margarita''4,919Sunk25 September 1940''Eurymedon''6,223Sunk
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External links ** *  The sinking of HMS ''Courageous''