SM U-52 (right) meeting U-35 (left) | |
History | |
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German Empire | |
Name | U-52 |
Ordered | 23 August 1914 |
Builder | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
Yard number | 234 |
Laid down | 13 March 1915 |
Launched | 8 December 1915 |
Commissioned | 16 March 1916 |
Fate | 21 November 1918 - Surrendered. Broken up at Swansea in 1919. |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Type U 51 submarine |
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Height | 7.82 m (25 ft 8 in) |
Draught | 3.64 m (11 ft 11 in) |
Installed power | |
Propulsion | 2 shafts |
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Range |
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Test depth | 50 m (164 ft 1 in) |
Complement | 36 |
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Service record | |
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Commanders: | |
Operations: | 4 patrols |
Victories: |
SM U-52 was one of 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-52 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.
U-52 was noted for sinking two notable warships, the first notable warship (and second kill) being the Royal Navy's light cruiser HMS Nottingham, sunk in the North Sea on 19 August 1916 at 55°34′N00°12′E / 55.567°N 0.200°E . Thirty-eight men were lost. [8]
The sinking of Nottingham was an important event in the German Imperial Navy's action of August 19. [9]
At that time Otto Ciliax was watch officer on board the submarine. He later became an admiral in the Kriegsmarine. [10]
U-52's second notable warship kill was the French battleship Suffren, sunk 90 miles (140 km) west of Portugal at 39°30′N11°00′W / 39.500°N 11.000°W . [11] on 26 November 1916. All 648 men were lost as the torpedo ignited a magazine and the ship sank within seconds. [12]
U-52 was surrendered to the Allies at Harwich on 21 November 1918 in accordance with the requirements of the Armistice with Germany. She was sold by the British Admiralty to George Cohen on 3 March 1919 for £2,400 (£117,300 in 2023) (excluding her engines), and was broken up at Swansea. [13]
Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage [Note 1] | Fate [14] |
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11 July 1916 | HMT Onward | Royal Navy | 266 | Sunk |
19 August 1916 | HMS Nottingham | Royal Navy | 5,400 | Sunk |
26 September 1916 | HMY Conqueror II | Royal Navy | 526 | Sunk |
26 September 1916 | HMT Sarah Alice | Royal Navy | 299 | Sunk |
26 September 1916 | St. Gothard | United Kingdom | 2,788 | Sunk |
25 November 1916 | Egyptiana | United Kingdom | 3,818 | Damaged |
25 November 1916 | Suffren | French Navy | 12,750 | Sunk |
10 December 1916 | Emma Laurans | France | 2,153 | Sunk |
30 March 1917 | Michelina Catalano | Italy | 78 | Sunk |
4 April 1917 | Missourian | United States | 7,924 | Sunk |
4 April 1917 | Ravenna | Italy | 4,101 | Sunk |
5 April 1917 | Angel Marina | Italy | 257 | Sunk |
7 April 1917 | Seward | United States | 2,471 | Sunk |
8 April 1917 | Alba | Italy | 1,639 | Sunk |
9 April 1917 | Esterel | France | 2,574 | Sunk |
11 April 1917 | Ansgar | Denmark | 301 | Sunk |
12 April 1917 | Glencliffe | United Kingdom | 3,673 | Sunk |
14 April 1917 | Tres Macs | Portugal | 163 | Sunk |
15 April 1917 | Cabo Blanco | Spain | 2,163 | Damaged |
16 April 1917 | Crios | Greece | 4,116 | Sunk |
19 April 1917 | Senhora Da Conceicao | Portugal | 206 | Sunk |
20 April 1917 | Caithness | United Kingdom | 3,500 | Sunk |
21 April 1917 | HMS Heather | Royal Navy | 1,250 | Damaged |
23 April 1917 | Acadia | Norway | 1,556 | Sunk |
6 July 1917 | Flora | Norway | 818 | Sunk |
9 July 1917 | Prince Abbas | United Kingdom | 2,030 | Sunk |
11 July 1917 | Vanda | Sweden | 1,646 | Sunk |
12 July 1917 | Fredrika | Sweden | 1,851 | Sunk |
17 July 1917 | HMS C34 | Royal Navy | 321 | Sunk |
20 August 1917 | Bulysses | United Kingdom | 6,127 | Sunk |
1 September 1917 | Tarapaca | France | 2,506 | Sunk |
2 September 1917 | Wentworth | United Kingdom | 3,828 | Sunk |
4 September 1917 | Peerless | United Kingdom | 3,112 | Sunk |
5 September 1917 | Echunga | United Kingdom | 6,285 | Sunk |
5 September 1917 | San Dunstano | United Kingdom | 6,220 | Damaged |
11 September 1917 | Tobol | Russia | 3,741 | Sunk |
16 August 1918 | HMT Fylde | Royal Navy | 256 | Damaged |
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