 German submarine U-53 (1939)

German submarine "U-53" was a Type VIIB U-boat of Nazi Germany's "Kriegsmarine" during World War II.She was laid down on 13 March 1937 at Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft in Kiel and went into service on 24 June 1939 under the command of "Oberleutnant zur See" ("Oblt.z.S.")