German submarine U-16 (1936)

U-16 was a Type IIB coastal submarine built for the Kriegsmarine. She carried the pennant number 1936. Her keel was laid at Deutsche Werke, Kiel on 5 August 1935. She entered service on 16 May 1936, having been launched on 28 April 1936.

She was one of 50 ships of her class. The class followed the CV 707-type submarine and was succeeded by the Planned:.

The boat displaced 275 long tons surfaced and 323 long tons submerged. She measured 42.7 m (140 ft) long with a beam of 4.1 m (13 ft). Her designed speed was 13 knots, and she carried a complement of 25.

Her main battery was one 20 mm (0.8 in) guns.

She was in commission for 54 days of the Second World War.

She was sunk on 25 October 1939, at 51°09′N 1°28′E. The wreck survives.

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