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German submarine ''U-39'' was a Type IXA U-boat of the ''Kriegsmarine'' that operated from 1938 to the first few days of World War II.〔 She was ordered by the ''Kriegsmarine'' on 29 July 1936 as part of the re-armament program (''Aufrüstung'') in Germany, which was illegal under the terms of the Treaty of Versailles. The keel for ''U-39'' was laid down on 2 June 1937, by DeSchiMAG AG Weser of Bremen. She was commissioned on 10 December 1938 with ''Kapitänleutnant'' Gerhard Glattes in command. On 14 September 1939, just 27 days after she began her first patrol, ''U-39'' attempted to sink the British aircraft carrier by firing two torpedoes at her. The torpedoes malfunctioned and exploded just short of the carrier; ''U-39'' was immediately hunted down by three British destroyers, disabled with depth charges, and subsequently sunk. All of the crew members survived and were captured.〔 ''U-39'' was the first German U-boat to be sunk in World War II. ==Design== As one of the eight original German Type IX submarines, later designated IXA, ''U-39'' had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. The U-boat 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 9 V 40/46 supercharged four-stroke, nine-cylinder diesel engines producing a total of for use while surfaced, two Siemens-Schuckert 2 GU 345/34 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, it could operate for at ; when surfaced, she could travel at . ''U-39'' was fitted with six torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and two at the stern), 22 torpedoes, one , 180 rounds, and a as well as a anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of forty-eight. 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-39 (1938)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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