Book of the Week
Struggle for the middle sea
The Great Navies at War in the Mediterranean Theater, 1940-1945
O'Hara, Vincent P.
Allied Warships
Check out our new extensive section on all the Allied Warships during WWII in all theatres of the war.Over 11.300 ships
Shipyards
Deutsche Werke AG, Kiel
69 commissioned U-boats
| Type | Boats | Werk | Built during | |
| IIA | U-1 - U-6 | 6 boats | 236 - 241 | 1935 |
| IIB | U-13 - U-16 | 4 boats | 248 - 251 | 1935 - 1936 |
| IIC | U-56 - U-63 | 8 boats | 255 - 262 | 1937 - 1940 |
| IID | U-137 - U-152 | 16 boats | 266 - 281 | 1939 - 1941 |
| VIIC | U-451 - U-458 | 8 boats | 282 - 289 | 1939 - 1941 |
| VIIC | U-465 - U-473 | 9 boats | 296 - 304 | 1940 - 1943 |
| VIIC | U-475 - U-480 | 6 boats | 306 - 311 | 1941 - 1943 |
| VIIC | U-481 - U-486 | 6 boats | 316 - 321 | 1941 - 1944 |
| XIV | U-459 - U-464 | 6 boats | 290 - 295 | 1940 - 1942 |
The first U-boat launched by Deutsche Werke AG in Kiel was the U-1 on 15 Jun, 1935, but the last U-boat launched was the U-486 on 12 Feb, 1944. This refers to U-boats that were actually commissioned into the Kriegsmarine.
U-boats that had been laid down
The following boats were laid down but not finished by the yard:
U-474, U-491, U-492, U-493
U-boat ordered but not laid down by this yard
| Type | Boats | Werk | Ordered | Notes | |
| VIIC | U-474 | 305 | 1940 | Sunk at the yard during an air raid on 14 May, 1943. Raised and 95% repaired in 1945. Scuttled on May 3, 1945. | |
| XIV | U-491 - U-493 | 3 boats | 322 - 324 | 1942 | Work halted in 1944. Boat about 75% completed. Further work cancelled on 23 Sept, 1944. Broken up. |
Summary
Of those 4 contracts not finished by Deutsche Werke AG in Kiel, 4 had been laid down and 1 of those had been launched before the war ended.