German submarine U-57

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U-57 may refer to one of the following German submarines:

  • SM U-57, the lead ship of the Type U 57 class of submarines; launched in 1915 and that served in the First World War until surrendered on 24 November 1918; broken up at Cherbourg in 1921
  • German submarine U-57 (1938), a Type IIC submarine that served in the Second World War until sunk 3 September 1940; raised later in the month and returned to service on 11 January 1941; scuttled on 3 May 1945
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