German submarine U-47 (1938)
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German submarine U-47 was a Type VIIB U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was laid down on 25 February 1937 at Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft in Kiel as yard number 582 and went into service on 17 December 1938 under the command of Günther Prien.
15 October 1939. U-47 returns to port after sinking HMS Royal Oak. The battleship Scharnhorst is in the background.
Kriegsmarine U-boat commander Günther Prien
SS Arandora Star lost 2 July 1940
A model of U-47 viewed from the side
Type VII submarine
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Type VII U-boats were the most common type of German World War II U-boat. 703 boats were built by the end of the war. The lone surviving example, U-995, is on display at the Laboe Naval Memorial located in Laboe, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
U-995 Type VIIC/41 at the Laboe Naval Memorial near Kiel
A cross-section of a Type VIIC U-boat.
Miniature model of a Type VIIC.
Type VIIC/41 U-995. Laboe Naval Memorial