U-52号（德語：U 52）是纳粹德国战争海军建造的二十四艘VII-B型潜艇（或称U艇）之一。它由基尔的日耳曼尼亚船厂承建，于1938年12月21日下水，至1939年2月4日交付使用。第二次世界大战期间，该艇曾执行过八次巡逻作战，共击沉13艘同盟国或中立国商船，累积总吨位为56,333吨。1943年10月22日，U-52号在但泽退役，至1945年5月3日在诺伊施塔特遭四架英国台风战斗轰炸机发射的火箭弹击伤后自沉。

U 52 war ein deutsches U-Boot vom Typ VII B, das im Zweiten Weltkrieg von der Kriegsmarine eingesetzt wurde.

General characteristics Class & type    Type VIIB U-boat Displacement     753 t (741 long tons) surfaced 857 t (843 long tons) submerged Length     66.50 m (218 ft 2 in) o/a 48.80 m (160 ft 1 in) pressure hull Beam     6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull Draught    4.74 m (15 ft 7 in) Installed power     2,800–3,200 PS (2,100–2,400 kW; 2,800–3,200 bhp) (diesels) 750 PS (550 kW; 740 shp) (electric) Propulsion     2 shafts 2 × diesel engines 2 × electric motors Speed     17.9 knots (33.2 km/h; 20.6 mph) surfaced 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) submerged Range     8,700 nmi (16,112 km; 10,012 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)surfaced 90 nmi (170 km; 100 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) Test depth     230 m (750 ft) Calculated crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft) Complement    4 officers, 40–56 enlisted Sensors & processing systems    Gruppenhorchgerät Armament     5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern) 14 × torpedoes or 26 TMA mines 1 × 8.8 cm (3.46 in) deck gun (220 rounds) 1 × 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft gun Service record Part of:     7th U-boat Flotilla 4 February 1939 – 31 May 1941 26th U-boat Flotilla 1 June – 31 March 1942 24th U-boat Flotilla 1 April 1942 – 30 September 1943 23rd U-boat Flotilla 1 – 22 October 1943 Identification codes:    M 13 400 Commanders:     Oblt.z.S. Wolfgang Barten 4 February – 17 September 1939 Kptlt. Otto Salman 14 November 1939 – 9 June 1941 Kptlt. Helmut Möhlmann 20 March – 15 April 1941 Oblt.z.S. Wolf-Rüdiger von Rabenau 10 June – 6 July 1941 Oblt.z.S. Freiherr Walter von Freyberg-Eisenberg-Allmendingen 7 July 1941 – 13 January 1942 Oblt.z.S. Friedrich Mumm 16 January – 24 July 1942 Oblt.z.S. Hermann Rossmann 25 July 1942 – 31 March 1943 Oblt.z.S. Ernst-August Racky 1 April – 22 October 1943 Operations:     8 patrols: 1st patrol: a. 19 August – 17 September 1939 b. 20 – 21 February 1940 c. 25 February 1940 d. 27 February 1940 2nd patrol: 27 February – 4 April 1940 3rd patrol: 7 – 29 April 1940 4th patrol: 8 June – 21 July 1940 5th patrol: 27 July – 13 August 1940 6th patrol: 17 November – 28 December 1940 7th patrol: a. 22 January – 24 February 1941 b. 22 – 23 March 1941 c. 27 – 31 March 1941 8th patrol: 3 April – 1 May 1941 Victories:    13 merchant ships sunk (56,333 GRT)