German submarine U-60 (1939)
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| Nazi Germany | |
| Name | U-60 |
| Ordered | 21 July 1937 |
| Builder | Deutsche Werke, Kiel |
| Yard number | 259 |
| Laid down | 1 October 1938 |
| Launched | 1 June 1939 |
| Commissioned | 22 July 1939 |
| Fate | Scuttled at Wilhelmshaven, 5 May 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Type IIC coastal submarine |
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| Height | 8.40 m (27 ft 7 in) |
| Draught | 3.82 m (12 ft 6 in) |
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| Test depth | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Complement | 3 officers, 22 men |
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| Identification codes: | M 11 306 |
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German submarine U-60 was a Type IIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine that served in the Second World War. She was built by Deutsche Werke AG, Kiel. Ordered on 21 July 1937, she was laid down on 1 October that year as yard number 259. She was launched on 1 June 1939 and commissioned on 22 July under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Georg Schewe.
U-60 was initially sent to the 5th U-boat Flotilla for training, until 1 October 1939, when she was reassigned to the 1st flotilla for a front-line combat role. U-60 carried out nine war patrols, sinking three ships for a total of 7,561 gross register tons (GRT) and damaging one other of 15,434 GRT. She then became a 'school' or training boat with the 21st flotilla for the rest of her career.
She was scuttled on 5 May 1945 at Wilhelmshaven.