Fastest U-boats

Fastest U-boats ranked by speed.

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As of 2026-07-08, V-80 tops the list with 52 km/h.

  1. #1 V-80 — 52 km/h

    German World War II experimental submarine

    The V-80 was a 76-ton experimental submarine and the only representative of the German Type V design produced for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine. Read more on Wikipedia.

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  2. #2 U-187 — 34 km/h

    1942 Type IXC/40 submarine

    German submarine U-187 was a Type IXC/40 U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine built for service during World War II. Her keel was laid down on 6 August 1941 by DeSchiMAG AG Weser in Bremen as yard number 1027. She was launched on 16 March 1942 and commissioned on 23 July with Kapitänleutnant Ralph Münnich in command. Read more on Wikipedia.

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  3. #3 U-188 — 34 km/h

    1942 Type IXC/40 submarine

    German submarine U-188 was a Type IXC/40 U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine built for service during World War II. Read more on Wikipedia.

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  4. #4 U-68 — 34 km/h

    1940 Type IXC submarine

    German submarine U-68 was a Type IXC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. The submarine was laid down on 20 April 1940 at the DeSchiMAG AG Weser yard at Bremen as yard number 987, launched on 22 October and commissioned on 1 January 1941 under the command of Korvettenkapitän Karl-Friedrich Merten as part of 2nd U-boat Flotilla. Read more on Wikipedia.

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  5. #5 U-102 — 33 km/h

    1940 Type VIIB submarine

    German submarine U-102 was a Type VIIB submarine of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. Read more on Wikipedia.

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  6. #6 U-101 — 33 km/h

    1940 Type VIIB submarine

    German submarine U-101 was a Type VIIB U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She had a highly successful career. Read more on Wikipedia.

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  7. #7 U-100 — 33 km/h

    1940 Type VIIB submarine

    German submarine U-100 was a Type VIIB U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. Read more on Wikipedia.

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  8. #8 U-762 — 33 km/h

    1942 Type VIIC submarine

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  9. #9 U-988 — 33 km/h

    1943 Type VIIC submarine

    German submarine U-988 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She was laid down on 2 October 1942 by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg as yard number 188, launched on 3 June 1943 and commissioned on 15 July 1943 under Oberleutnant zur See Erich Dobberstein. Read more on Wikipedia.

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  10. #10 U-761 — 33 km/h

    1942 Type VIIC submarine

    German submarine U-761 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. Read more on Wikipedia.

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