Construction
U-41 was ordered by the Kriegsmarine on 21 November 1936 (as part of Plan Z and in violation of the Treaty of Versailles). She was laid down on 27 November 1937 by AG Weser, Bremen as 'werk' 946. She was launched on 28 January 1939 and commissioned on 22 April of that same year under the command of Kapitänleutnant Gustav-Adolf Mugler.
Like all Type IXA submarines, U-41 had two MAN M9V40/46 supercharged 9-cylinder diesel engines, that put out 4,400 hp (3,281 kW) as well as two SSW GU345/34 double-acting electric motors; they produced 1,000 hp (746 kW) and allowed her to travel at a maximum speed of 18.2 knots (33.7 km/h) while surfaced and 7.7 knots (14.3 km/h) submerged. She had a range of 19,425 nmi (35,975 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) while on the surface and 144 nmi (267 km) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h) while submerged. U-41 had six torpedo tubes, (four in the bow, two in the stern). She also carried a total of 22 x 533 mm (21 in) torpedoes and had a 105 mm/45 deck gun that used 110 rounds. She was likely equipped with the standard 2 cm FlaK 30 anti-aircraft gun. U-41 had a crew of forty-nine men; however she could hold up to fifty-six crew members at any given time. After being commissioned, U-41 was stationed in the German port city of Wilhelmshaven. This was to be her home for the rest of her short career.
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