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</script> </div> <div align="center"> <h3><a href="/boats/">List of all U-boats</a></h3><h1>U-22</h1> </div> <div align="center"> <table class="table_subtle width650"><tr> <td class="width100"><h3>Type</h3></td><td class="width95" align="center" class="seperator"><h3><a href="/types/iib.htm" class="header">IIB</a></h3></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td>Ordered</td><td class="seperator">2 Feb 1935</td><td><br/></td></tr> <tr><td>Laid down</td><td class="seperator">4 Mar 1936</td> <td class="seperator"><a href="/technical/shipyards/germania.htm">F. Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel</a> (werk 552)</td></tr> <tr><td>Launched</td><td class="seperator">29 Jul 1936</td><td><br/></td></tr> <tr><td>Commissioned</td><td class="seperator">20 Aug 1936</td><td class="seperator"> </td></tr> <tr><td>Commanders</td> <td colspan="2" class="seperator"><table class="table-clean"><tr><td class="width85 right">23 Dec 1936</td><td> - </td><td class="width90 right">4 Oct 1937</td><td>  </td><td>Kptlt. <a href="/men/commanders/388.html"> Harald Grosse</a></td></tr><tr><td class="width85 right">1 Oct 1937</td><td> - </td><td class="width90 right">3 Oct 1939</td><td>  </td><td>Kptlt. <a href="/men/winter.htm"> Werner Winter</a> (<a href="/men/decorations/8.html">Knights Cross</a>) </td></tr><tr><td class="width85 right">4 Oct 1939</td><td> - </td><td class="width90 right">27 Mar 1940</td><td>  </td><td>Kptlt. <a href="/men/commanders/550.html"> Karl-Heinrich Jenisch</a></td></tr></table></td></tr> <tr><td>Career<br><a href="/boats/patrols/u22.html">7 patrols</a></td><td colspan="2" class="seperator"><table class="table-clean"><tr><td class="right">1 Aug 1936</td><td>-</td><td class="right">1 Aug 1939</td><td>  <a href="/flotillas/3flo.htm">3. Flottille</a> (active service)<br></td></tr><tr><td class="right">1 Sep 1939</td><td>-</td><td class="right">31 Dec 1939</td><td>  <a href="/flotillas/3flo.htm">3. Flottille</a> (active service)<br></td></tr><tr><td class="right">1 Jan 1940</td><td>-</td><td class="right">27 Mar 1940</td><td>  <a href="/flotillas/1flo.htm">1. Flottille</a> (active service)<br></td></tr></table></td></tr> <tr><td>Successes</td><td colspan="2" class="seperator">6 ships sunk, total tonnage 7,344 GRT<br/>2 auxiliary warships sunk, total tonnage 3,633 GRT<br/>1 warship sunk, total tonnage 1,475 tons</td></tr> <tr><td class="width100">Fate</td> <td colspan="2" class="width400 seperator"> <p><a href="/fates/missing.htm">Missing</a> since 27 March 1940 in the <a href="/maps/north_sea.htm">North Sea</a> or <a href="/maps/kattegat.htm">Skaggerak</a>. There is no explanation for its loss. 27 dead (all hands lost).</p> </td></tr> <tr><td>Loss position</td> <td colspan="3"> <style media="screen" type="text/css"> #mapFate {width:510px; height: 270px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px;} </style> <div id="mapFate" align="center"></div> <script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"> var mymap = L.map('mapFate').setView([57, 6.00], 4) L.tileLayer('/map-tiles/{z}/{x}/{y}.png', { attribution: 'map 漏 OpenStreetMap contributors | ship info by uboat.net', maxZoom: 10, }).addTo(mymap); var iconFate = L.icon({ iconUrl: '/media/maps/googlemarkers/orange_Marker.png', iconSize: [20, 34], iconAnchor: [10, 34], }); var marker = L.marker([56.00, 6.00], {icon: iconFate}).addTo(mymap).bindPopup('<strong>U-22</strong>. <a href=\"/fates/missing.htm\">Missing</a> since 27 March 1940 in the <a href=\"/maps/north_sea.htm\">North Sea</a> or <a href=\"/maps/kattegat.htm\">Skaggerak</a>. There is no explanation for its loss.'); </script> </td> </tr> </table>  <p class="np"><a href="/boats/successes/u22.html">See the 9 ships hit by U-22</a> - <a href="/boats/patrols/u22.html">View the 7 war patrols</a><br></p> </div> <p><a href="/boats/u22.htm">U-22</a> sailed from Wilhelmshaven to operate east of the Pentland Firth on 20 March 1940 and two days later was ordered to temporarily patrol off Ryvingen, Norway. The boat sent no messages after leaving port and it was reported missing on 27 March 1940.</p> </p> <h3>Men lost from U-boats</h3> <p>Unlike <a href="/men/men_lost.htm">many other U-boats</a>, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-22 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.</p> <h3>U-boat Emblems</h3> <p>We have 1 <strong>emblem</strong> entry for this boat. See the emblem page <a href="/special/emblems/u22.html">for this boat</a> or view emblems individually below.</p> <table><tr> <td class="width95"><a href="/special/emblems/emblem177.html"><img src="/media/boats/emblems/emblem_missing.gif" class="width80" alt="" /><br>Black Figure</a></td> </tr></table><br> <div align="center"> <h3>Media links</h3> <table> <tr> <td class="width140"><p><a href="/books/item/2388"><img src="/media/books/covers/english/184832118X.jpg" alt="" /> <br>U-Boat Attack Logs</a><br>Daniel Morgan and Bruce Taylor</p><div class="left"><br> <img src="/media/images/flags/small/flag-uk_s.gif" alt="" /> <a href="/about/scripts/amazon_co_uk.php?book=184832118X&path=/boats/u22.htm">amazon.co.uk</a> <br>(拢 38.25)</div></td> <td class="width140"><p><a href="/books/item/525"><img src="/media/books/covers/english/german_u-boat_losses.jpg" alt="" /> <br>German U-Boat Losses During World War II</a><br>Niestle, Axel</p></td> <td class="width140"><p><a href="/books/item/267"><img src="/media/books/covers/english/u-boat_operations2.jpg" alt="" /> <br>U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1</a><br>Wynn, Kenneth</p></td> <td class="width140"><p><a href="/books/item/537"><img src="/media/books/covers/english/hitlers_uboat_war.jpg" alt="" /> <br>Hitler's U-boat War</a><br>Blair, Clay</p></td></tr> </table> </div> <p><strong>There was another U-22 in World War One</strong><br>That boat was launched from its shipyard on 6 Mar 1913 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 25 Nov 1913. The <a href="/history/wwi/">Naval war in WWI</a> was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about SM <a href="/wwi/boats/?boat=22">U 22 during WWI</a>.</p> <br><table class="width450"><tr><td> <strong>Related page:</strong><br> <a href="/fates/missing.htm">U-boats Missing in Action</a>. </td></tr></table> <br><br>  <p class='center'><br/>As an Amazon Associate uboat.net earns a commission from qualifying purchases.</p> <div class="adSeperator"></div> <div id="ga_contentFooter728" align="center"> <script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-1101670507446460" data-ad-slot="7580936821"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div><br> </div>  <div id="footer"> <div id="footer_navcontainer"> <ul id="footer_navlist"> <li><a href="/" title="Front page">Front page</a></li> <li><a href="/about/" title="About uboat.net">About</a></li> <li><a href="/about/contact.htm" title="Contact us">Contact us</a></li> <li><a href="/special/faq.htm" title="Frequently Asked Questions">FAQ</a></li> <li><a href="/glossary.htm" title="Glossary pages">Glossary</a></li> <li><a href="/new.htm" title="What's new at uboat.net">What's new</a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="footer_copyright">  © 1995 - 2025 Guðmundur Helgason </div> </div>  </div>  </body></html>