German submarine U-16 (1936)

History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-16
Ordered	2 February 1935
Builder	Deutsche Werke, Kiel
Yard number	251
Laid down	5 August 1935
Launched	28 April 1936
Commissioned	16 May 1936
Fate	Sunk on 25 October 1939
General characteristics
Class & type	Type IIB coastal submarine
Displacement	279 t (275 long tons) surfaced; 328 t (323 long tons) submerged;
Length	42.70 m (140 ft 1 in) o/a; 27.80 m (91 ft 2 in) pressure hull;
Beam	4.08 m (13 ft 5 in) (o/a); 4.00 m (13 ft 1 in) (pressure hull);
Height	8.60 m (28 ft 3 in)
Draught	3.90 m (12 ft 10 in)
Installed power	700 PS (510 kW; 690 bhp) (diesels); 410 PS (300 kW; 400 shp) (electric);
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 × diesel engines; 2 × electric motors;
Speed	13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) surfaced; 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) submerged;
Range	1,800 nmi (3,300 km; 2,100 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced; 35–43 nmi (65–80 km; 40–49 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged;
Test depth	80 m (260 ft)
Complement	3 officers, 22 men
Armament	3 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes; 5 × torpedoes or up to 12 TMA or 18 TMB mines; 1 × 2 cm (0.79 in) anti-aircraft gun;
Service record
Part of	3rd U-boat Flotilla; 1 May 1936 – 1 August 1939; 1 September – 25 October 1939;
Identification codes	M 13 014
Commanders	Kptlt. Heinz Beduhn; 1 May 1936 – 29 September 1937; Kptlt. Hannes Weingärtner; 30 September 1937 – 11 October 1939; Oblt.z.S. / Kptlt. Udo Behrens; 8 October 1937 – 17 October 1939 ; Kptlt. Horst Wellner; 12 – 25 October 1939;
Operations	3 patrols:; 1st patrol:; a. 25 – 31 August 1939; b. 2 – 8 September 1939; 2nd patrol:; 13 September – 5 October 1939; 3rd patrol:; 18 – 25 October 1939;
Victories	1 merchant ship sunk ; (3,378 GRT); 1 auxiliary warship sunk ; (57 GRT);

German submarine U-16 was a Type IIB U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine that served during World War II. It was launched on 28 April 1936, under the command of Heinz Beduhn, with a crew of 23. The last of its four commanders was Kapitänleutnant Horst Wellner.