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U-96 submarine
 

U-96 submarine was a Type VIIC U-boat of the German Navy during World War II. Her keel was laid down on 16 September 1939.

Commissioned on 14 September 1940, U-96 submarine was the very first Type VIIC boat that saw action. She sunk 27 ships totalling 181,206 gross register tons and damaging four others totalling 33,043 GRT. She also caused one vessel of 8,888 GRT to be declared a total loss.

U-96 submarine took part in eleven wolfpacks:
Hammer (5–12 August 1941)
Grönland (12–27 August 1941)
Kurfürst (28 August – 2 September 1941)
Seewolf (2–10 September 1941)
Stosstrupp (30 October – 4 November 1941)
Störtebecker (5–19 November 1941)
Benecke (19–22 November 1941)
Hecht (11 May – 18 June 1942)
Stier (29 August – 2 September 1942)
Vorwärts (3–25 September 1942)
Jaguar (10–20 January 1943)

During 1941, war correspondent Lothar-Günther Buchheim joined the U-96 submarine for her seventh patrol. Over 5,000 photographs survived the war. From his experiences, he wrote a short story The Oak-Leaves Patrol and a 1973 novel which was to become an international best-seller, Das Boot (The Boat), followed in 1976 by U-Boot-Krieg (U-Boat War), a nonfiction chronicle of the voyage.

In 1981, Wolfgang Petersen created the Oscar-nominated, critically acclaimed film Das Boot based on Buchheim's novel.



In 2019, Deep Water Studio released the video game UBOAT in early access. UBOAT gives the player command of U-96 during the Second World War.
U-96 submarine is also featured as one of the five playable submarines in the video game Wolfpack released by Usurpator AP into early access in 2019.
The U-boat is also featured in the mobile game Azur Lane in an anthropomorphised form.

U-96 submarine survived war service, being decommissioned in February 1945 and converted into a training vessel. She was sunk one month later in March by Allied bombs. The same replica of U-96 was used in Steven Spielberg's 1981 film Raiders of the Lost Ark.

This primarily wood U-96 submarine model is 38" long $3,490 Shipping and insurance in the contiguous USA included. Other places: $300.

Model is built per commission only. We require only a small deposit to start the process. Not full amount, not even half: $500   The remaining balance won't be due until the model is completed, in about six months.

"Just to let you folks know that the model arrived safe and as usual completely intact…..another amazing packing job! DHL definitely a little slower than FedEx but still got the job done. Frank the model of the U-96 is simply outstanding and the attention to detail, right down to the rust, incredible. I’m as usual  totally impressed as are a number of people who have already seen it fully displayed in my office. Looking forward now to the completion of the HMS St. Lawrence later this year. Thank you again, Ian"

Learn more about the U-96 submarine here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_submarine_U-96_(1940)