Category:U-96 (submarine, 1940)

**German submarine U-96**
	German world war II submarine U-96 entering St. Nazaire, crew on deck
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Instance of	U-boat
Part of	7th U-boat Flotilla (14 September 1940, 30 November 1940, education),; 24th U-boat Flotilla (1 April 1943, 30 June 1944, education),; 22nd U-boat Flotilla (1 July 1944, 15 February 1945, training ship),; 7th U-boat Flotilla (1 December 1940, 31 March 1943, deployment)
Location	Nazi Germany
Operator	Kriegsmarine;
Manufacturer	Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft;
Location of final assembly	Kiel;
Yard number	601;
Home port	Kiel (10 August 1940, 31 March 1943); Klaipėda (1 April 1943, 30 June 1944); Wilhelmshaven (1 July 1944, 30 March 1945);
Vessel class	German Type VIIC submarine;
Significant event	order (30 May 1938); keel laying (16 September 1939); ceremonial ship launching (1 August 1940); ship decommissioning (15 February 1945, Wilhelmshaven, 53°30′46.8″N 8°7′21.4″E); sinking (30 March 1945, Wilhelmshaven, 53°30′46.8″N 8°7′21.4″E, aerial bomb); ship commissioning (14 September 1940);
Powered by	diesel engine (2, 6, 1,600 horsepower); electric motor (2, 375 horsepower);
Mass	871 t;
Beam	6.2 m;
Draft	4.74 m;
Length	67.1 m;
Speed	17.7 kn;
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