German submarine UD-4

History
Netherlands
NameO 26
Ordered24 June 1938
BuilderRotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij, Rotterdam
Yard numberRDM-209
Laid down20 April 1939
CapturedBy Germany, 14 May 1940
Nazi Germany
NameUD-4
Launched23 November 1940
Acquired14 May 1940
Commissioned28 January 1941
Decommissioned19 March 1945
FateScuttled, 3 May 1945
General characteristics
Class & typeO 21-class submarine
Displacement
  • 987 long tons (1,003 t) (surfaced)
  • 1,488 long tons (1,512 t) (submerged)
Length255 ft (77.7 m)
Beam21 ft 6 in (6.6 m)
Draught13 ft (4.0 m)}
Propulsion
Speed
  • 19.5 knots (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph) (surfaced)
  • 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph) (submerged)
Range
  • 10,000 nmi (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) (surfaced)
  • 28 nmi (52 km; 32 mi) at 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph) (submerged)
Test depth330 ft (100 m)
Complement60
Armament

UD-4 was an O 21-class submarine built for the Royal Netherlands Navy during the 1930s for European service. The boat was captured incomplete during the German invasion of the Netherlands in May 1940 during World War II and was later commissioned into the Kriegsmarine as UD-4. The submarine served as a training boat during the war. She was decommissioned in early 1945 and scuttled in May 1945.