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German Empire | |
Name | U-101 |
Ordered | 15 September 1915 |
Builder | AG Weser, Bremen |
Yard number | 252 |
Laid down | 30 November 1915 |
Launched | 1 April 1917 |
Commissioned | 15 May 1917 |
Fate | Surrendered 21 November 1918 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | German Type U 57 submarine |
Displacement | |
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Height | 8.25 m (27 ft 1 in) |
Draught | 3.65 m (12 ft) |
Installed power | |
Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2 × 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) propellers |
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Range |
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Test depth | 50 m (164 ft 1 in) |
Complement | 4 officers, 32 enlisted |
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Service record | |
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Commanders: | |
Operations: | 8 patrols |
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SM U-101 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-101 was engaged in the German campaign against Allied commerce ( Handelskrieg ) during that conflict. [5] On 26 November 1917, U-101 torpedoed and damaged RFA Crenella, [6] which managed to return to port with assistance from USS Cushing. [7]
Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage [Note 1] | Fate [8] |
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6 August 1917 | Rosemount | United Kingdom | 3,044 | Sunk |
26 September 1917 | Jacqueline | France | 2,899 | Sunk |
9 October 1917 | Nervier | Belgium | 1,759 | Sunk |
26 November 1917 | RFA Crenella | Royal Navy | 7,035 | Damaged |
27 November 1917 | Notre Dame De Rostrenen | France | 186 | Sunk |
19 January 1918 | St. Clair | United Kingdom | 621 | Damaged |
1 February 1918 | Kindly Light | United Kingdom | 116 | Sunk |
2 February 1918 | Marie Magdeleine | France | 115 | Sunk |
2 February 1918 | Sofie | United Kingdom | 354 | Sunk |
3 February 1918 | Nikolaos | Kingdom of Italy | 3,561 | Damaged |
5 February 1918 | Mexico City | United Kingdom | 5,078 | Sunk |
20 March 1918 | Glenford | United Kingdom | 494 | Sunk |
22 March 1918 | Trinidad | United Kingdom | 2,592 | Sunk |
23 March 1918 | Jane Gray | United Kingdom | 124 | Sunk |
24 March 1918 | John G. Walter | United Kingdom | 258 | Sunk |
27 March 1918 | Allendale | United Kingdom | 2,153 | Sunk |
30 March 1918 | Lough Fisher | United Kingdom | 418 | Sunk |
2 April 1918 | Solway Queen | United Kingdom | 307 | Sunk |
14 May 1918 | Embla | Denmark | 157 | Sunk |
26 May 1918 | Princess Royal | United Kingdom | 1,986 | Sunk |
27 May 1918 | Molière | France | 1,545 | Sunk |
28 May 1918 | Flora | France | 209 | Sunk |
29 May 1918 | Souvenir | Denmark | 549 | Sunk |
30 May 1918 | Waneta | United Kingdom | 1,683 | Sunk |
31 May 1918 | Pretty Polly | United Kingdom | 19 | Sunk |
3 June 1918 | HMT St. John’s | Royal Navy | 208 | Sunk |
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