German Submarine U-9

U-9 may refer to one of the following German submarines:

  • SM U-9, was the lead ship of the Type U 9 class of submarines; launched in 1910 and served in the First World War until surrendered on 26 November 1918, and famous for the Action of 22 September 1914
    • During the First World War, Germany also had these submarines with similar names:
      • SM UB-9, a Type UB I submarine launched in 1915 and stricken on 19 February 1919
      • SM UC-9, a Type UC I submarine launched in 1915 and sunk 20 October 1915
  • German submarine U-9 (1935), a Type IIB submarine that served in the Second World War and sank on 20 August 1944
  • German submarine U-9 (S188), a Type 205 submarine of the Bundesmarine that was launched in 1967; decommissioned in 1993; now a museum ship in Speyer, see Technikmuseum Speyer.

U-9 or U-IX may also refer to:

  • U-IX, an Austro-Hungarian Navy submarine
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