U BOATS IN ACTION SOUTH ATLANTIC - U A U 87

4)U 38

Ordered - 29 Jul 1936

Laid down - 15 Apr 1937 AG Weser, Bremen (werk 943)

Launched  - 9 Aug 1938

Commissioned 24 Oct 1938 Heinrich Liebe (Knights Cross/Oak Leaves) 

Commanders:  

24 Oct 1938 - 22 Jul 1941  Kptlt. Heinrich Liebe (Knights Cross)

15 Jul 1941 - 6 Jan 1942  KrvKpt. Heinrich Schuch

1943 - 1943  Oblt. Ludo kregelin (in deputize) -- acting

5 Jan 1943 - 22 Aug 1943   Oblt. Helmut Laubert

23 Aug 1943 - 14 Dec 1943  Oblt. Paul Sander

16 Dec 1943 - Dec, 1943  Oblt. Goske von Möllendorff

Jan 1944-14 Apr 1944  Oblt. Herbert Kühn

15 Apr 1944-5 May 1945  Georg Peters

Career 

11 patrols

24 Oct 1938-31 Aug 1939  6. Flotille (active service)

1 Sep 1939-31 Dec 1939  6. Flotille (active service)

1 Jan 1940-30 Nov 1941  2. Flotille (active service)

1 Dec 1941-31 Mar 1942  24. Flotille (training)

1 Apr 1942-30 Nov 1943  21. Flotille (school boat)

1 Dec 1943-28 Feb 1945  4. Flotille (trial boat)(eb)

1 Mar 1945-5 May 1945  5. Flotille (trial boat)(eb)

Successes - 35 ships sunk, total tonnage 188,967 GRT

1 ship damaged, total tonnage 3,670 GRT

Scuttled 5 May, 1945 west of Wesermünde in position 53º 34"N 08º 32"E, broken up in 1948.

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U-38 sent to the bottom 8 ships in the south Atlantic with 59,516 GRT and 55,108 tons of cargo.

EMPIRE PROTECTOR - KINGSTON HILL - QUEEN MAUD - TABARISTAN - VULCAIN - BERHALA - RINDA - JAPAN

 EMPIRE PROTECTOR

 KINGSTON HILL (Sister ship PRIMROSE HILL)

 QUEEN MAUD

 TABARISTAN

 VULCAIN

BERHALA (Seen as former German Rheinland)

 RINDA

 JAPAN

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