Submarine U-34

U-34

Country	Germany
Ship Class	Type VII-class Submarine
Builder	Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft
Yard Number	557
Ordered	25 Mar 1935
Laid Down	15 Oct 1935
Launched	17 Jul 1936
Commissioned	12 Sep 1936

Contributor:

This article has been removed for review and updates, please check back again soon!

Submarine U-34 Interactive Map

U-34 Operational Timeline

15 Jul 1940	German submarine U-34 sank neutral Greek ship Evdoxia with a G7a torpedo amidships 40 miles southwest of Ireland at 0321 hours; 1 was killed and 22 survived. The torpedo used was the last torpedo aboard U-34. The survivors were later landed at Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom.
17 Jul 1940	German submarine U-34 sank 3,531-ton Greek cargo ship Naftilos (built in 1904 and owned by D. J. Goulandris; en route from San Nicolas for Dublin, Ireland with 5,801 tons of grain) with gunfire south of Ireland at 0110 hours. All 28 abandoned the ship, but 1 of them would later die of wounds suffered during this attack.

Please consider supporting us on Patreon. Even $1 per month will go a long way! Thank you.

Please help us spread the word:

Reddit
Bluesky
Mastodon

Stay updated with WW2DB:

RSS Feeds

Posting Your Comments on this Topic

Your Name

Your Webite

Your Email

Your email will not be published

Comment Type

Your Comments

Notes:

1. We hope that visitor conversations at WW2DB will be constructive and thought-provoking. Please refrain from using strong language. HTML tags are not allowed. Your IP address will be tracked even if you remain anonymous. WW2DB site administrators reserve the right to moderate, censor, and/or remove any comment. All comment submissions will become the property of WW2DB.

2. For inquiries about military records for members of the World War II armed forces, please see our FAQ.

Change View

Desktop View

Search WW2DB

More on U-34

Event(s) Participated:
» First Happy Time

Random Photograph

Fire further inland from the Juno Beach landing area, Normandy, France, 6 Jun 1944

Current Site Statistics

Famous WW2 Quote

"You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word. It is victory. Victory at all costs. Victory in spite of all terrors. Victory, however long and hard the road may be, for without victory there is no survival."

Winston Churchill

Support Us

Please consider supporting us on Patreon. Even $1 a month will go a long way. Thank you!

Or, please support us by purchasing some WW2DB merchandise at TeeSpring, Thank you!

World War II Database

U-34