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Line 1: {{Short description\|German World War II submarine}} {\|{{Infobox ship begin}} {{Infobox ship image \|Ship image=File:Bouw van de O 25 (1939-1940) bij de NV Dok en Werf Maatschappij Wilton-Fijenoord. De O 25 glijdt van de helling (2158 015571).jpg ~~\|Ship image=~~ \|image size=250 ~~\|Ship caption=''U-D3''~~ \|Ship caption=Launch of ''O 25'' in May 1940 }} {{Infobox ship career \|Hide header= \|Ship country= ~~{{nowrap\|[[Nazi Germany]]}}~~Netherlands \|Ship flag={{shipboxflag\|~~Nazi Germany\|naval~~Netherlands}} \|Ship name=HNLMS ''~~U-D3~~O 25'' \|Ship namesake= \|Ship ordered=28 June 1938 \|Ship awarded= \|Ship builder=''Wilton-Fijenoord'', [[Rotterdam]] Line 18 ⟶ 20: \|Ship laid down=10 April 1939 \|Ship launched=1 May 1940 \|Ship sponsor= \|Ship christened= \|Ship completed= \|Ship acquired= \|Ship commissioned= \|Ship decommissioned= \|Ship refit= \|Ship struck= \|Ship homeport= \|Ship identification= \|Ship motto= \|Ship nickname= \|Ship honours= \|Ship fate=Incomplete, scuttled, later raised by German \|Ship notes= \|Ship badge= }} {{Infobox ship career \|Hide header=title \|Ship country=[[Nazi Germany]] \|Ship flag={{shipboxflag\|Nazi Germany\|naval}} \|Ship name=''UD-3'' \|Ship namesake= \|Ship ordered= \|Ship awarded= \|Ship builder= \|Ship original cost= \|Ship yard number= \|Ship way number= \|Ship laid down= \|Ship launched= \|Ship sponsor= \|Ship christened= Line 31 ⟶ 64: \|Ship nickname= \|Ship honours= \|Ship fate= Scuttled on 3 May 1945 ~~\|Ship status=~~ \|Ship notes= \|Ship badge= Line 38 ⟶ 70: {{Infobox ship characteristics \|Hide header= \|Header caption=<ref>{{cite web \|url= http://www.dutchsubmarines.com/classes/class_o21.htm \|title=Dutch Submarines: The O 21 submarine class ~~\|first= \|last=~~ \|work=dutchsubmarines.com \|year=2012 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=28 July 2013}}</ref> \|Ship class= {{~~Sclass-~~sclass\|O 21\|submarine}} \|Ship type= \|Ship displacement=990 tons surfaced ~~<br />~~ 1205 tons submerged \|Ship length= {{convert\|77.770\|m\|ftin\|0\|abbr=on}} \|Ship beam={{convert\|6.880\|m\|ftin\|0\|abbr=on}} \|Ship draught={{convert\|3.95\|m\|ftin\|0\|abbr=on}} \|Ship power= \|Ship propulsion=2~~ ~~ ×~~ ~~ {{convert\|2500\|PS\|bhp kW\|0\|abbr=on}} [[diesel engine]]s ~~<br />~~ 2~~ ~~ ×~~ ~~ {{convert\|500\|PS\|bhp kW\|0\|abbr=on}} [[electric motor]]s \|Ship speed={{convert\|19.5\|kn~~\|abbr=on~~\|lk=in}} surfaced~~<br />~~ {{convert\|9\|kn~~\|abbr=on~~}} submerged \|Ship range={{convert\|10000\|nmi\|abbr=on\|lk=in}} at {{convert\|12\|kn~~\|abbr=on~~}} surfaced ~~<br />~~ {{convert\|28\|nmi\|abbr=on\|lk=in}} at {{convert\|8.5\|kn~~\|abbr=on~~}} submerged \|Ship test depth= \|Ship complement=39 \|Ship armament=4~~ ~~ ×~~ ~~ {{convert\|21\|in\|mm\|0\|abbr=on}} bow [[torpedo tube]]s ~~<br />~~ 2~~ ~~ ×~~ ~~ 21 in stern torpedo tubes ~~<br />~~ * 2~~ ~~ ×~~ ~~ 21 in (1×2) external-traversing TT amidships \|Ship notes= }} {{Infobox service record \|is_ship=yes \|label=Service record as ''UD-3''<ref name="uboatnet">{{cite web \|url=http://uboat.net/boats/foreign_ud3.htm \|title= Foreign U-boats UD-3 \|last=Helgason \|first=Guðmundur \|website=German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net \|access-date=30 April 2015 }}</ref> \|partof= [[3rd U-boat Flotilla]] June – July 1941 [[5th U-boat Flotilla]] July – August 1941 [[2nd U-boat Flotilla]] August 1941 – September 1942 [[10th U-boat Flotilla]] October 1942 – February 1943 [[U-boat Defense School]] March 1943 – October 1944 \|codes=M 38 047 \|commanders= ''[[K.Kapt.]] / [[F.Kapt.]]'' Hermann Rigele<ref name="Rigele">{{cite web \|url=http://uboat.net/men/commanders/1009.html \|title=Hermann Rigele \|last=Helgason \|first=Guðmundur \|website=Uboat.net \|access-date=30 April 2016 }}</ref> 8 June 1941 – 23 October 1943 ''[[Oblt.z.S.]]'' Joachim Seeger<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://uboat.net/men/commanders/1181.html \|title=Joachim Seeger \|last=Helgason \|first=Guðmundur \|website=Uboat.net \|access-date=30 April 2016 }}</ref> 24 October 1943 – 13 October 1944 \|operations=3 patrols \|victories= 1 merchant ship sunk <br/>({{GRT\|5,041}}) }} \|} '''''U-D3''''' was an {{sclass-\|O 21\|submarine}}. The boat was laid down as the Dutch submarine '''''K XXV''''' and renamed '''''O 25''''' but was captured during the [[Battle of the Netherlands\|German invasion]] of the Netherlands in [[World War II]] and commissioned in the [[Kriegsmarine]]. '''''UD-3''''' was an {{sclass\|O 21\|submarine}}. The boat was [[Keel laying\|laid down]] as the Dutch submarine '''HNLMS ''K XXV''''' and renamed '''HNLMS ''O 25''''' but was captured during the [[German invasion of the Netherlands\|German invasion]] of the Netherlands in [[World War II]] and [[Ship commissioning\|commissioned]] in the ''[[Kriegsmarine]]''. ==Ship history== [[File:Bouw van de O 25 (1939-1940) bij de NV Dok en Werf Maatschappij Wilton-Fijenoord (2158 015561).jpg\|thumb\|left\|200px\|''O 25'' under construction in March 1940]] The submarine was ordered on 28 June 1938 and laid down on 10 April 1939 as ''K XXV'' at the ''[[Wilton-Fijenoord]]'', [[Rotterdam]]. During construction she was renamed ''O 25'', and was finally launched on 1 May 1940. Following the [[Battle of the Netherlands\|German invasion]] of 10 May 1940, ''O 25'' was scuttled in the [[Nieuwe Waterweg]] near Rotterdam because there was no tugboat available to tow her to the [[United Kingdom]].<ref name="dutchsubmarines">{{cite web \|url= http://www.dutchsubmarines.com/boats/boat_o25.htm \|title=Dutch Submarines: The submarine O 25 \|first= \|last= \|work=dutchsubmarines.com \|year=2012 \|accessdate=28 July 2013}}</ref> The submarine was ordered on 28 June 1938 and [[Keel laying\|laid down]] on 10 April 1939 as ''K XXV'' at the ''[[Wilton-Fijenoord]]'', [[Rotterdam]]. During construction she was renamed ''O 25'', and was finally launched on 1 May 1940. Following the [[Battle of the Netherlands\|German invasion]] of 10 May 1940, ''O 25'' was scuttled in the [[Nieuwe Waterweg]] near Rotterdam because there was no tugboat available to tow her to the United Kingdom.<ref name="dutchsubmarines">{{cite web \|url= http://www.dutchsubmarines.com/boats/boat_o25.htm \|title=Dutch Submarines: The submarine O 25 \|work=dutchsubmarines.com \|year=2012 \|access-date=28 July 2013}}</ref> The boat was raised by the Germans and it was decided to repair and complete her. She served in the ''Kriegsmarine'' as ''UUD-D33'' and was [[Ship commissioning\|commissioned]] on 8 June 1941.<ref name="dutchsubmarines"/> From June to July 1941 ''UUD-D33'' served as a trial boat in [[Kiel]] while attached to the [[3rd U-boat Flotilla\|3rd Flotilla]]. In June she was transferred to the [[5th U-boat Flotilla\|5th Flotilla]] also in Kiel where she was used as a school boat. She remained there until August that year. From August 1941 until September 1942 the boat was stationed at [[Lorient]] in occupied France and attached to the [[2nd U-boat Flotilla\|2nd Flotilla]]. In October 1942 she was transferred to [[10th U-boat Flotilla\|10th Flotilla]] also in Lorient where she served until February 1943.<ref name="dutchsubmarines"/> When patrolling off the west coast of Africa ''UUD-D33'' spotted and sank the ~~5041BRT~~{{GRT\|5,041}} Norwegian freighter ''Indra'' on 26 November 1942.<ref name="dutchsubmarines"/> In March 1943 the boat was transferred to [[Bergen]] in [[German occupation of Norway\|occupied Norway]] and attached to the ''U-boot Abwehr Schule'' to be used as school boat until October 1944.<ref name="dutchsubmarines"/> On 13 October 1944, ''UUD-D33'' was decommissioned after being damaged in an air raid on Kiel. On 3 May 1945 the boat was scuttled.<ref name="dutchsubmarines"/> ==Summary of raiding history== {\| class="wikitable sortable" \|- ! Date ! Ship Name ! Nationality ! Tonnage <br/>([[Gross register tonnage\|GRT]]) ! Fate<ref name="Rigele"/> \|- \|- \|align="right"\|26 November 1942 \|align="left" \|[[List of shipwrecks in November 1942#26 November\|''Indra'']] \|align="left" \|{{flag\|Norway\|civil}} \|align="right"\|5,041 \|align="left" \|Sunk \|- \|} ==References== {{reflist}} ==Bibliography== {{cite book \| last1 = Busch \| first1 = Rainer \| last2 = Röll \| first2 = Hans-Joachim \| translator-last = Brooks \| translator-first = Geoffrey \| title = German U-boat commanders of World War II : a biographical dictionary \| publisher = Greenhill Books, Naval Institute Press \| location = London, Annapolis, Md \| year = 1999 \| isbn = 978-1-55750-186-8 }} *{{cite book \|last1=Gröner \|first1=Erich \|last2=Jung \|first2=Dieter \|last3=Maass \|first3=Martin \|translator-last1=Thomas \|translator-first1=Keith \|translator-last2=Magowan \|translator-first2=Rachel \|year=1991 \|title=German Warships 1815–1945, U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels \|volume=2 \|location=London \|publisher=Conway Maritime Press \|isbn=978-0-85177-593-7 \|ref=CITEREFGröner1991 }} {{O 21 class submarine}} {{Foreign U-boats \|state=collapsed}} {{May 1940 shipwrecks}} {{May 1945 shipwrecks}} {{use dmy dates\|date=June 2015}} ~~{{Italic title prefixed\|16}}~~ {{DEFAULTSORT:UUD-D33}} [[Category:1939 ships]] ~~[[Category:Ships built in the Netherlands]]~~ [[Category:World War II submarines of the Netherlands]] ~~[[Category:U-boats scuttled in 1945]]~~ [[Category:World War II submarines of Germany]] [[Category:O 21-class submarines]] [[Category:Naval ships of the Netherlands captured by Germany during World War II]] [[Category:Maritime incidents in May 1940]] [[Category:Maritime incidents in May 1945]] [[Category:Operation Regenbogen (U-boat)]] [[Category:Submarines built by Wilton-Fijenoord]]