German submarine U-30 (1936)

Template:U-Boat Frame Template:U-Boat Title Template:U-Boat Infobox Template:U-Boat Career Template:U-Boat Patrol Template:U-Boat Patrol Template:U-Boat Patrol Template:U-Boat Patrol Template:U-Boat Patrol Template:U-Boat End Frame Unterseeboot 30, or U-30, was a German Type VIIA submarine used in World War II. She was laid down on 24 January 1936 and commissioned 8 October 1936. During Her career U-30 was involved in six patrols, under several flotilles. U-30 was very successful, sinking 15 ships, totalling 86,165 Gross Registered Tonnage or GRT, and one auxiliary warships totalling 325 GRT. U-30 also damaged one ship totalling 5,642 GRT, and damaged one Battleship (HMS Barham). U-30 was used in the last months of World War II, as a range boat, and was scuttled 4 May, 1945.

U-30's career began ingloriously, when on 3 September 1939 she sank the 13,581 ton passenger ship Athenia, the first ship sunk in World War II . The commander, Fritz-Julius Lemp almost had his career wrecked, but pled it was a genuine error. Mistaking her for an Armed Merchant Cruiser or AMC, which he claimed was zig-zagging.

U-30 Commanders:

• Oct, 1936 - 31 Oct, 1938 - Hans Cohausz
• 15 Feb, 1938 - 17 Aug, 1938 - Hans Pauckstadt
• Nov, 1938 - Sep, 1940 - Kptlt. Fritz-Julius Lemp (Knights Cross)
• Sep, 1940 - 31 Mar, 1941 - Robert Prützmann
• 1 Apr, 1941 - Apr, 1941 - Paul-Karl Loeser
• Apr, 1941 - 22 Apr, 1941 - Hubertus Purkhold
• 23 Apr, 1941 - 9 Mar, 1942 - Oblt. Kurt Baberg
• 10 Mar, 1942 - 4 Oct, 1942 - Oblt. Hermann Bauer
• 5 Oct, 1942 - 16 Dec, 1942 - Franz Saar
• May, 1943 - 1 Dec, 1943 - Oblt. Ernst Fischer
• 2 Dec, 1943 - 14 Dec, 1944 - Oblt. Ludwig Fabricius
• 17 Jan, 1945 - 23 Jan, 1945 - Oblt. Günther Schimmel

References

• http://uboat.net/boats/u30.htm
• Bishop, C. Cocksmarine U-Boats, 1939-45. Amber Books, 2006.