German submarine U-22 (1936)

	U-9, a typical Type IIB boat
History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-22
Ordered	2 February 1935
Builder	Germaniawerft, Kiel
Yard number	552
Laid down	4 March 1936
Launched	29 July 1936
Commissioned	20 August 1936
Fate	Missing since 27 March 1940, in the North Sea around Skagerrak. 27 presumed dead
General characteristics
Class & type	Type IIB coastal submarine
Displacement	279 t (275 long tons) surfaced; 328 t (323 long tons) submerged;
Length	42.70 m (140 ft 1 in) o/a; 27.80 m (91 ft 2 in) pressure hull;
Beam	4.08 m (13 ft 5 in) (o/a); 4.00 m (13 ft 1 in) (pressure hull);
Height	8.60 m (28 ft 3 in)
Draught	3.90 m (12 ft 10 in)
Installed power	700 PS (510 kW; 690 bhp) (diesels); 410 PS (300 kW; 400 shp) (electric);
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 × diesel engines; 2 × electric motors;
Speed	13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) surfaced; 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) submerged;
Range	1,800 nmi (3,300 km; 2,100 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced; 35–43 nmi (65–80 km; 40–49 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged;
Test depth	80 m (260 ft)
Complement	3 officers, 22 men
Armament	3 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes; 5 × torpedoes or up to 12 TMA or 18 TMB mines; 1 × 2 cm (0.79 in) anti-aircraft gun;
Service record
Part of:	3rd U-boat Flotilla ; 1 August 1936 – 1 August 1939; 1 September – 31 December 1939; 1st U-boat Flotilla; 1 January – 27 March 1940;
Identification codes:	M 26 177
Commanders:	Kptlt. Harald Grosse; 23 December 1936 – 4 October 1937; Kptlt. Werner Winter; 1 October 1937 – 3 October 1939; Kptlt. Karl-Heinrich Jenisch; 4 October 1939 – 27 March 1940;
Operations:	7 patrols:; 1st patrol:; 26 August – 9 September 1939; 2nd patrol:; a. 27 – 30 September 1939; b. 2 – 3 October 1939; 3rd patrol:; 15 – 24 November 1939; 4th patrol:; 13 – 24 December 1939; 5th patrol:; 15 – 24 January 1940; 6th patrol:; 8 – 25 February 1940; 7th patrol:; 20 – 27 March 1940;
Victories:	6 merchant ships sunk ; (7,344 GRT); 1 warship sunk ; (1,475 tons); 2 auxiliary warships sunk ; (3,633 GRT);

German submarine U-22 was a Nazi German Type IIB U-boat which was commissioned in 1936 following construction at the Germaniawerft shipyards at Kiel. Her pre-war service was uneventful, as she trained crews and officers in the rapidly expanding U-boat arm of the Kriegsmarine following the abandonment of the terms of the Treaty of Versailles two years before.

History
U-9, a typical Type IIB boat
Nazi Germany
Name	U-22
Ordered	2 February 1935
Builder	Germaniawerft, Kiel
Yard number	552
Laid down	4 March 1936
Launched	29 July 1936
Commissioned	20 August 1936
Fate	Missing since 27 March 1940, in the North Sea around Skagerrak. 27 presumed dead
General characteristics
Class & type	Type IIB coastal submarine
Displacement	279 t (275 long tons) surfaced 328 t (323 long tons) submerged
Length	42.70 m (140 ft 1 in) o/a 27.80 m (91 ft 2 in) pressure hull
Beam	4.08 m (13 ft 5 in) (o/a) 4.00 m (13 ft 1 in) (pressure hull)
Height	8.60 m (28 ft 3 in)
Draught	3.90 m (12 ft 10 in)
Installed power	700 PS (510 kW; 690 bhp) (diesels) 410 PS (300 kW; 400 shp) (electric)
Propulsion	2 shafts 2 × diesel engines 2 × electric motors
Speed	13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) surfaced 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) submerged
Range	1,800 nmi (3,300 km; 2,100 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced 35–43 nmi (65–80 km; 40–49 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth	80 m (260 ft)
Complement	3 officers, 22 men
Armament	3 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes 5 × torpedoes or up to 12 TMA or 18 TMB mines 1 × 2 cm (0.79 in) anti-aircraft gun
Service record
Part of:	3rd U-boat Flotilla 1 August 1936 – 1 August 1939 1 September – 31 December 1939 1st U-boat Flotilla 1 January – 27 March 1940
Identification codes:	M 26 177
Commanders:	Kptlt. Harald Grosse 23 December 1936 – 4 October 1937 Kptlt. Werner Winter 1 October 1937 – 3 October 1939 Kptlt. Karl-Heinrich Jenisch 4 October 1939 – 27 March 1940
Operations:	7 patrols: 1st patrol: 26 August – 9 September 1939 2nd patrol: a. 27 – 30 September 1939 b. 2 – 3 October 1939 3rd patrol: 15 – 24 November 1939 4th patrol: 13 – 24 December 1939 5th patrol: 15 – 24 January 1940 6th patrol: 8 – 25 February 1940 7th patrol: 20 – 27 March 1940
Victories:	6 merchant ships sunk (7,344 GRT) 1 warship sunk (1,475 tons) 2 auxiliary warships sunk (3,633 GRT)